Introducing Japanese Popular Culture

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<P>Specifically designed for use in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses, while reaching specialists and general readers, this second edition of <I>Introducing Japanese Popular Culture </I>is a comprehensive textbook offering an up-to-date overview of a wide variety of media forms.</P><P>It uses particular case studies as a way into examining the broader themes in Japanese culture and provides a thorough analysis of the historical and contemporary trends that have shaped artistic production, as well as politics, society, and economics. As a result, more than being a time capsule of influential trends, this book teaches enduring lessons about how popular culture reflects the societies that produce and consume it.</P><P>With contributions from an international team of scholars, representing a range of disciplines from history and anthropology to art history and media studies, the book covers:</P><UL><LI>Characters</LI><LI>Television</LI><LI>Videogames</LI><LI>Fan media and techn