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Manga and anime
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I. Contents and organization. In this unit we will discuss
manga, or comics, and anime, or animation. Chief coursework will
include a review of the historical development of manga and anime,
a reading of Takahashi Rumiko's Ranma 1/2, and a viewing
of the film Ghost in the Shell. We will also discuss a broad
range of issues, including formal aspects of manga/anime, the marketing
and consumption of manga/anime in the national and international
contexts, viewership and viewing strategies, post-nuclear trama
and the "cyberpunk" imagination, and gender and sexuality
as presented in manga/anime. See the syllabus and bibliography for
more detailed information.
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II. How to find manga and anime at Middlebury.
1. Manga. Several manga in Japanese available in the browsing
section of the Starr Library, immediately to the right when passing
through the main entrance. In addition, numerous back issues of
the now-defunct journal Mangajin are available at the Japanese
Department's book collection in Hillcrest 8. This journal presents
articles on Japanese language and popular culture, as well as
selections of manga in both Japanese and English translations,
and is well worth browsing through. Finally, the following three
titles in English translation are on reserve at Starr library:
Takahashi Rumiko, Maison Ikkoku.
Takahashi Rumiko, Ranma 1/2.
Tezuka Osamu, Adolf: A Tale of
the Twentieth Century.
2. Anime. The following anime videos and DVDs are available in
the Sunderland media center:
Ghost in the shell. MCTR
5081D
Laputa Castle in the sky.
MCTR 5152V
Kaze no tani no Naushika.
MCTR 5153V
Kiki's delivery service.
MCTR 5065V
Tenchi the movie. MCTR 4521D
Grave of the fireflies. MCTR
4298V
Barefoot Gen. On order.
Some of the above are in Japanese language only. In addition,
a number of Japanese animated films can be found at Waterfront
Videos and other local video stores.
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