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The Rough Guide to Anime provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse and amazing world of animation from Japan. Combining a critical approach with all the essential background information - from history and short biographies of the key people in the industry to the different genres, themes and cultural references of anime - this is the ultimate guide to Japanese animation. The book introduces the creative talents behind the major anime movies, TV series and OVA (original video animation) - from the Oscar-winning Spirited Away to classic works like Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and the iconic shows Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Speed Racer and Robotech. Written by anime expert Simon Richmond, features include the Top 50 must-sees, with details on the most influential directors and creative artists. There's an exploration of the art form's history, plus information on the anime conventions and manga-related attractions in Japan. Newcomers will love the glossary of all the anime slang and jargon, while devoted fans will relish the fresh exploration of themes, genres and obsessions in the colourful anime universe.
The Rough Guide to Anime explores the best of the prolific genre of anime in today's popular culture.
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After finishing it very quickly, I was disappointed to find that I actually came away with no new knowledge at all, with some of the information quite incorrect. There are a lot of spelling mistakes also and whilst the author could argue that they're of romanised Japanese words and names, a lot of the studios have formally released English spellings for such things. The lists of must-see anime also seemed overly biased towards Studio Ghibli and Satoshi Kon's work.
The book is aimed squarely at newcomers to anime, and as such, is no better or worse than a lot of the introduction to anime books out there, yet it seems to have an identity crisis of its own because at times it explores areas that likely hold little significance to people just starting out in anime, such as the fandom itself.
Veterans have been warned!
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