Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization is the only concise
overview of Japan's phenomenal impact on world pop culture available in
English. Surveying Japanese forms from anime (animation) and manga
(comic books) to monster movies and Hello Kitty products, this volume is
an accessible introduction to Japan's pop creativity and its appeal
worldwide. Written in an accessible style and illustrated with more than
20 photographs, Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization combines a
historical approach to the evolution and diffusion of Japanese pop with
interdisciplinary perspectives from anthropology, literary studies,
political science, and the visual arts. It also includes a useful
glossary of terms and a bibliography of recommended readings.