This book is an inter-disciplinary study of the subject of anime, a popular form of Japanese animation. Using a variety of research methods and spanning a period of nine years including intensive fieldwork conducted in Japan and other parts of Asia, the study aims to provide an alternative account of the growth of the medium-genre particularly from an Asian perspective.

Author Biography

Tze-yue G. Hu lectures on East Asian identities and cultures and other Asian studies courses at the School of International and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma.