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Akira & Japan (chapter 2: Anime)

Chapter Two ANIME I like the fact that we are actually living in the times they depict. –   Fat Jon [American Hip Hop producer who in 2004 collaborated with anime director Shinichi Watanabe for his TV...

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Akira & Japan (chapter 3: Literature review & methodology)

Chapter Three Literature review & methodology In fact, I found Japanese fantasy to be very serious stuff, exploring issues such as the dark side of modernization, the increasing tension between the...

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Akira & Japan (chapter 4: Akira)

Chapter Four AKIRA “Maybe we shouldn’t touch that power” – The Colonel [Akira] Akira is a feature length anime that was released in 1988 in Japan, adapted from his own manga of the same name, director...

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Akira & Japan (chapter 5: Conclusion)

Chapter Five Conclusion Tokyo, the megalopolis that has swallowed up all sorts of people. Its chaotic vitality never rests, and it multiplies itself, growing ever larger. It is said that creator...

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Akira & Japan (Bibliography)

Bibliography Books Napier, J Susan (1996) The Fantastic in Modern Japanese Literature: The Subversion of Modernity London: Routledge. Napier, J Susan (2001) Anime: From Akira to Princess Mononoke New...

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Akira & Japan: Anime & Technology

In April 2005, while studying at university I submitted a dissertation revolving around the anime Akira and how it comments on Japan’s relationship to technology, and having modernity thrust upon it....

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