The Art of Studio Gainax
Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime
Dani
Cavallaro
ISBN
978-0-7864-3376-6
filmography, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
240pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2009
Available for immediate shipment
Description
Formed by a small group of university students in the early 1980s, Studio Gainax is now one of the most adventurous and widely esteemed anime companies on the scene. And it is fascinating for its unique approach to animation. Formal experimentation, genre-straddling, self-reflexivity, unpredictable plot twists, a gourmet palate for stylishness, proverbially controversial endings, and a singularly iconoclastic worldview are some of the hallmarks.
This documentation of the studio’s achievements provides a critical overview of both the company and its films: in-depth examinations of particular titles that best represent the company’s overall work, including television series such as Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and Neon Genesis Evangelion, and feature films such as Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise and Gunbuster vs. Diebuster. Each chapter highlights the contribution made by a specific production to the company’s progress.
About the Author
Dani Cavallaro has written widely about literature, cultural theory, and anime. She lives in London.
Other Book(s) by Dani Cavallaro Available from McFarland:
The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki
The Cinema of Mamoru Oshii
Anime Intersections
Anime and Memory
Anime and the Visual Novel
Magic as Metaphor in Anime
The Mind of Italo Calvino
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