After decades in which American popular culture dominated global media and markets; Japanese popular culturemdash;primarily manga and anime; but also toys; card and video games; and fashionmdash;has exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. From Pokeacute;mon and the Power Rangers to Paranoia Agent and Princess Mononoke; Japanese popular culture is consumed by an eager and exponentially increasing audience of youths; teenagers; and adults. Mechademia; a new annual edited by Frenchy Lunning; begins an innovative and fresh conversation among scholars; critics; and fans about the complexity of art forms like Superflat; manga; and anime. The inaugural volume; Mechademia 1 engages the rise of Japanese popular culture through game design; fashion; graphic design; commercial packaging; character creation; and fan culture. Promoting dynamic ways of thinking; along with state-of-the-art graphic design and a wealth of images; this cutting-edge work opens new doors between academia and fandom.The premiere issue features the interactive worlds that anime and manga have created; including the origins of cosplay (the manga and anime costume subculture); Superflat; forgotten images from a founding manga artist; video game interactivity; the nature of anime fandom in America; and the globalization of manga. Contributors: Anne Allison; Duke U; William L. Benzon; Christopher Bolton; Williams College; Vern L. Bullough; California State U; Northridge; Martha Cornog; Patrick Drazen; Marc Hairston; Mari Kotani; Thomas LaMarre; Antonia Levi; Portland State U; Thomas Looser; NYU; Susan Napier; U of Texas; Austin; Michelle Ollie; Timothy Perper; Sara Pocock; Brian Ruh; Takayuki Tatsumi; Keio U; Tokyo; Toshiya Ueno; Wako U; Tokyo; Theresa Winge; U of Northern Iowa; Mark J. P. Wolf; Concordia U; Wendy Siuyi Wong; York U.Frenchy Lunning is professor of liberal arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
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