Anime: A History

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Title Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: What do we talk about when we talk about anime?
1 Kid Deko\'s New Picture Book: Early cartoons in Japan 1912–21
2 The Film Factories: Animation technique and technology 1921–37
3 The Shadow Staff: Japanese animation at war 1931–48
4 The Seeds of Anime: Japanese animation industries 1946–62
5 Dreams of Export: To¯ei Do¯ga and MOM Production 1953–67 The
6 Warrior Business: Tezuka’s anime revolution in context 1961–72
7 The Brown Screen: Trended change in Japanese animation 1966–83
8 The Third Medium: The transformation of ownership and access 1977–96
9 The Pokemon Shock: Anime goes global 1984–97, 1997–2006
10 The Digital Engine: New technologies and animation 1983–2012
Epilogue: The end of anime’s first century
Bibliography
Index
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