Jex
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So anyway, I've been re-reading this book lately:
It's not what you think.
It's got lots of informative essays and thoughtful analysis. I don't quite buy some of their reasoning with regards to why certain types of work get made but in general it's a surprisingly good read.
Which shouldn't be that surprising considering all the books I've read by Helen McCarthy and Jonathan Clements are excellent. I feel like they have a more useful approach to analysing anime than, say, Susan J Napier who writes some very interesting analysis which occasionally seem a little too literary and selective. As opposed to her they tackle the anime head on by examining the cultural factors which influence a works creation as well as history of particular genres and tropes.
It's not what you think.
It's got lots of informative essays and thoughtful analysis. I don't quite buy some of their reasoning with regards to why certain types of work get made but in general it's a surprisingly good read.
Which shouldn't be that surprising considering all the books I've read by Helen McCarthy and Jonathan Clements are excellent. I feel like they have a more useful approach to analysing anime than, say, Susan J Napier who writes some very interesting analysis which occasionally seem a little too literary and selective. As opposed to her they tackle the anime head on by examining the cultural factors which influence a works creation as well as history of particular genres and tropes.