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- Title
The sweet smell of Japan: Anime, manga, and Japan in North America.
- Authors
Levi, Antonia
- Abstract
The article discusses the concept of cultural odorlessness by Iwabuchi Koichi which points out the contradiction in the promotion of Japanese animation or anime and graphic comics and novels or manga. It expresses the disappointments among Japanese scholars wherein the purpose of bringing interest in Japan through anime and manga was not recognized by fans but instead on the lack of special racial characteristics. It highlights one reason why anime and manga fans hold contradictory views which is their uncertainty over what is and what is not inherently Japanese.
- Subjects
ANIME; MANGA (Art); MANGA fans; JAPANESE fantasy fiction; COMIC strip characters; INDUSTRIAL promotion; ANIMATION (Cinematography) industry; KOICHI, Iwabuchi
- Publication
Journal of Asian Pacific Communication (John Benjamins Publishing Co.), 2013, Vol 23, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0957-6851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1075/japc.23.1.02lev