Research Catalog

Title

Anime and philosophy : wide eyed wonder / edited by Josef Steiff and Tristan D. Tamplin.

Publication

Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, c2010.

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Additional Authors

• Steiff, Josef
• Tamplin, Tristan D.

Description

xviii, 348 p. : ill.; 23

Summary

From the Publisher: Anime and Philosophy focuses on some of the most-loved, most-intriguing anime films and series, as well as lesser-known works, to find what lies at their core. Astro Boy, Dragon Ball Z, Ghost in the Shell, and Spirited Away are just a few of the films analyzed in this book. In these stories about monsters, robots, children, and spirits who grapple with the important questions in life we find insight crucial to our times: lessons on morality, justice, and heroism, as well as meditations on identity, the soul, and the meaning-or meaninglessness-of life. Anime has become a worldwide phenomenon, reaching across genres, mediums, and cultures. For those wondering why so many people love anime or for die-hard fans who want to know more, Anime and Philosophy provides a deeper appreciation of the art and storytelling of this distinctive Japanese culture.

Series Statement

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 47

Uniform Title

Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 47.

Subject

• Animated films > Japan > History and criticism
• Animated television programs > Japan > History and criticism

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Accidental anime / Margo Coughlin Zimmerman -- Body: Take a ride on the catbus / Shana Heinricy -- The making of killer cuties / Christie Barber, Mio Bryce, Jason Davis -- Just a ghost in a shell? / Angus McBlane -- Mind: I am Tetsuo / Benjamin Stevens -- The CPU has its reasons / John Hartung -- Eye am / Josef Steiff -- Spirit: Nothing that happens is ever forgotten / Cari Callis -- Did Santa die on the cross? / Adam Barkman -- Why nice princesses don't always finish last / Daniel Haas -- Conflict: Just war is no gouf / Louis Melançon -- The search for vengeance / Ian M. Peters -- The possibility of perfection / Andrew Terjesen -- Heroes: Alchemic heroes / Benjamin Chandler -- Astro boy and the atomic age / Alicia Gibson -- Grave of the child hero / Hal Shipman -- Devils: Human alchemy and the deadly sins of capitalism / D.E. Wittkower -- Everything you never wanted to know about sex and were afraid to watch / Andrew A. Dowd -- The devil within / Sara Livingston -- Future perfect: Cyborg songs for an existential crisis / Sarah Penicka-Smith -- Cyborg goddess / Dan Dinello -- It's the end of the species as we know it, and I feel anxious / Andrew Wells Garnar -- Special Features: Alternate ending: bide your time and hold out hope / Tristan D. Tamplin.

ISBN

• 9780812696707 (trade paper : alk. paper)
• 0812696700 (trade paper : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009050134

OCLC

430841248

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library