Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination Volume 13

by Anne Allison

Book Overview

From sushi and karaoke to martial arts and technoware, the currency of made-in-Japan cultural goods has skyrocketed in the global marketplace during the past decade. The globalization of Japanese "cool" is led by youth products: video games, manga (comic books), anime (animation), and cute characters that have fostered kid crazes from Hong Kong to Canada. Examining the crossover traffic between Japan and the United States, Millennial Monsters explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520245652
• ISBN13: 9780520245655
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"