Magic as Metaphor in Anime
A Critical Study
Dani
Cavallaro
ISBN
978-0-7864-4744-2
notes, filmography, bibliography, index
220pp.
softcover
2010
Available for immediate shipment
Description
Since its inception as an art form, anime has engaged with themes, symbols and narrative strategies drawn from the realm of magic. In recent years, the medium has increasingly turned to magic specifically as a metaphor for a wide range of cultural, philosophical and psychological concerns.
This book first examines a range of Eastern and Western approaches to magic in anime, addressing magical thinking as an overarching concept which unites numerous titles despite their generic and tonal diversity. It then explores the collusion of anime and magic with reference to specific topics. A close study of cardinal titles is complemented by allusions to ancillary productions in order to situate the medium’s fascination with magic within an appropriately broad historical context.
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
The Art of Studio Gainax
Anime and Memory
Anime and the Visual Novel
The Mind of Italo Calvino
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