| Description |
ix, 362 pages, 10 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 52 |
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Popular culture and philosophy ; v. 52
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| Contents |
Nimensei : Light shows the way: Death Note / Brandon Canaday ; Writing wrong: Death Note / Gilbert M. Lugo -- Zen no michi : Being good takes practice: Hero Heel / Josef Steiff ; Kenshin is not an Emo pansy: Samurai X / Daisuke Matsuura ; Showing the world the right path: Gundam Wing / Gordon Hawkes ; The brink of extinction: Ark Angels / Ashley Barkman ; Down the abyss: Nausicaä on the Valley of the Wind / Steve Odin ; Drawing on the self: Sexy Voice and Robo, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, FLCL / Sally Jane Thompson -- Hamon : Why do they look white? / Jason Davis, Christie Barber, and Mio Bryce ; Never really there / Elizabeth A. Marks ; Being cute and being cool / Thorsten Botz-Bornstein ; The flaming metaphysical lips of mange / George A. Reisch -- Furoku : Select your warrior ; "Okay, I can handle the library being gone" ; Searching Yggdrasil -- Kids, animals, and women with attitude -- Fullmetal Metaphysician |
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Tezuka. You need a system to play Black Jack: Black Jack / Tristan D. Tamplin ; "You, God of manga, are cruel!": Black Jack, Phoenix, Buddha / Ada Palmer ; Imagination rising: Phoenix / Bruce Sheridan -- Ketsuekigata. Why are there so few superhero manga?: Spider-man J, Cyborg 009, Ultimo, Shadow Lady, Zetman / Andrew Terjesen ; Should Athena really wear pink?: Ulysses 31, Appleseed, Saint Seiya, Chrno Crusade / Adam Barkman ; Re-staging World War II: Cosmoship Yamato, Barefoot Gen, Zipang / Carl H. Sobocinski ; Living happily never after in women's manga: josei / Jonathan Clements ; Dirty pictures: Iolicon / Nancy Kang -- Kazoku. No man could love her more: angel sanctuary, vampire knight / Elizabeth Birmingham ; Is Al still Ed's brother, or Is he already dead?: Fullmetal alchemist / Nicolas Michaud ; Humanity grows up: To Terra / Deborah Shamoon ; Operation La Famiglia: Gunslinger girl / Sara Livingston |
| Summary |
Arguably the most important pop culture import from the East to the West, manga is a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored. Yet just as much as it is a source of visual splendor and riveting storylines, manga - theherald of the exotic and uber-hip - stimulates intense philosophical interest. Manga and Philosophy joins the lively discussion by examining some of its major forms, best titles, and the cultural factors surrounding it |
| Notes |
Title on cover also in Japanese script: Manga to rinen |
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Title on cover also in Japanese script: マンガと理念 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Japan.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Manga
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| Author |
Barkman, Adam, 1979-
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Steiff, Josef.
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| LC no. |
2010016759 |
| ISBN |
9780812696790 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) |
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