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A History of Anime's Evolution




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phoelixian





PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:18 pm Reply with quote
I was hoping someone could direct me towards the titles of some good reading material discussing the history of anime, the evolution of its creators and technology covering the last half century.

That's quite the mouthful. I'd like to read how one creator has influenced another, one series influenced another, etc.

Thanks! Smile
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wolfsong



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:27 pm Reply with quote
I have some books I got from the US as english and swedish are the only languages I speek. But they are not new, haven't llok for any books since 1997. The one with the most history parts in it has to be:

The Complete Anime Guide - 2nd Edition
- Trish Ledoux & Doug Ranney

This lists all anime released in the US up to that date. But the first part of it also takes you though the evolution of anime from Astroboy in 1963 and on. Lots of info on different shows and reactions.

I guess there are books with more info in them these days though.
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phoelixian





PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:56 pm Reply with quote
Thanks. I've got my foot in the door now!
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the_soultaker



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:28 am Reply with quote
two words: ozuma tezuka. (the father of manga)
as for all the giant robots which are heavly into the anime scene, you can thank go nagai (devilman) who created mazinger. also check out animatrix for a lil' history lesson
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CorneredAngel



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:49 pm Reply with quote
Patrick Drazen's "Anime Explosion!" and Susan Napier's "Anime from Akira to Mononoke" both include fairly competent overviews of the history of anime. Another good source is Michael O'Connell's "A Brief History of Anime", which was originally published in the 1999 Otakon program book.
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phoelixian





PostPosted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:53 pm Reply with quote
This is great! I'm heading out to Chapters (a chain of book stores here in Canada) this weekend with a list now where, more than likely, I'll need to order them in. Very Happy
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