Godzilla stomped his way into American movie theaters in 1956, and ever since then Japanese trends and cultural products have had a major impact on children's popular culture in America. This can be seen in the Hello Kitty paraphernalia phenomenon, the popularity of anime television programs like Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z, computer games, and Hayao Miyazaki's award-winning films, such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.
The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture brings together contributors from different backgrounds, each exploring a particular aspect of this phenomenon from different angles, from scholarly examinations to recounting personal experiences. The book explains the interconnections among the various aspects of Japanese influence and discusses American responses to anime and other forms of Japanese popular culture.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Godzilla, the Evolving Monster
- Chapter 2. Reptar: The Rugrats Meet Godzilla
- Chapter 3. Invasion of the Japanese Monsters: A Home-Front Report
- Chapter 4. Hello Kitty in America
- Chapter 5. The Allure of Anthropomorphism in Animé and Manga
- Chapter 6. We Live in a Pokémon World: Animated Utopia for Kids
- Chapter 7. Pokémon as Theater: Training the Pocket Monsters of Self and Consumerism
- Chapter 8. Japanese Dominance of the Video-Game Industry and the Future of Interactive Media
- Chapter 9. Jet-Set Kids: Mutation/Seduction/Hybridization
- Chapter 10. Interviews with Adolescent Animé Fans
- Chapter 11. North American Reactions to Yaoi
- Chapter 12. Paradigm Lost: How the Rising Ubiquity of All Things Japanese Ruined the National Pastime for One American Father
- Chapter 13. Two Worlds, United by Animé
- Chapter 14. The Cross-Cultural Appeal of the Characters in Manga and Animé
- Chapter 15. The Censorship of Japanese Animé in America: Do American Children Need to Be Protected from Dragon Ball?
- Chapter 16. Early Japanese Animation in the United States: Changing Tetsuwan Atomu to Astro Boy
- Chapter 17. Inu Yasha: The Search for the Jewel of Four Souls in America
- Chapter 18. Folklore and Gender Inversion in Cardcaptor Sakura
- Chapter 19. Anima and Animé: Environmental Perspectives and New Frontiers in Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away
- Index
- About the Contributors
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