Nash, Eric Peter. Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theater. New York: Abrams, 2009. Shige CJ Suzuki Given the increasing international scholarly interest in manga, anime, and other forms of popular culture in Japan, it is not surprising to observe renewed attention to what many regard as a crucial progenitor: Japanese kamishibai, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
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Yonebayashi Hiromasa, director. Miyazaki Hayao and Niwa Keiko, script. Kari-gurashi no Arrietti. Translated as The Secret World of Arrietty, subtitled DVD. Studio Ghibli, 2010. Come into the Garden . . . Pamela Gossin When the creative team at Studio Ghibli takes us into the world of The Borrowers, it is in many […]
Matsuoka Waka, Christina Plaka and Dirk Schwieger. Nichimandoku. Collaborative online manga series. Hosted by Goethe Institut Tokyo, http://blog.goethe.de/nichimandoku/. January-October, 2011. Why Spellbound to Japan? Communities Disarmed and Isolated in a Global Context Toshiro Osawa “Nichimandoku” is a neologism made up of three Japanese words, “nichi (Japan),” “man (manga)” and “doku (Germany).” Translated roughly, it means […]