That recognition stretched into the 1980s and 1990s, when screenings and sales of anime exploded in North America, supported by grassroots college fan clubs and independent VHS distributors. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, American consumers began to recognize Japanese cartoons (or “Japanimation”) as a unique style of cartoon and a particular form of national representation. From the 1960s to 1970s, Japanese cartoon series and films played from coast-to-coast on U.S. After World War II, Japanese animated films were aggressively sold and screened to American audiences. is nearly as long as the history of Japanese animation itself. This class is an examination of the first half-decade of the commercial Japanese animated film and television industry, with a focus on the many transnational, transcultural, and trans- industrial exchanges that took place between animation studios, animators, and audiences in Japan and the United States. Instructor: Michael ARNOLD ( ) Office: Friendly Hall 427 Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:30-4:30, Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 in 122 MCK Screenings – Fridays 11:00 a.m. Transnational Anime: Japanese Animation History and Theory University of Oregon - JPN 407/507 - Fall 2014Ĭlasses – Mondays and Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:20 p.m.
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