Anime Explosion!

<p><b>A fascinating guide to themes and films in the expanding Japanese megaverse.</b></p>
<p>For fans culture watchers and perplexed outsiders this expanded edition offers an engaging tour of the anime megaverse from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Hayao Miyazaki Katsuhiro Otomo Satoshi Kon and CLAMP.</p>
<p>Examined are all of anime's major themes styles and conventions plus the familiar tropes of giant robots samurai furry beasts high school heroines and gay/girl/fanboy love. Concluding are fifteen essays on favorite anime including <i>Evangelion</i> <i>Escaflowne</i> <i>Sailor Moon</i> <i>Patlabor</i> and <i>Fullmetal Alchemist</i>.</p>