Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination

Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination (Volume 13)

From sushi and karaoke to martial arts and technoware, the currency of made-in-Japan cultural goods has skyrocketed in the global marketplace during the past decade. The globalization of Japanese Â“coolâ€ is led by youth products: video games, manga (comic books), anime (animation), and cute characters that have fostered kid crazes from Hong Kong to Canada. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, Millennial Monsters explores the global popularity of Japanese youth goods today while it questions the make-up of the fantasies and the capitalistic conditions of the play involved. Arguing that part of the appeal of such dream worlds is the polymorphous perversity with which they scramble identity and character, the author traces the postindustrial milieux from which such fantasies have arisen in postwar Japan and been popularly received in the United States.

Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
ReleaseDate 2006-06-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780520245655

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2006-06-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520245655

Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination (Volume 13)

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