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# Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition

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Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition [Drazen, Patrick] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition

Review: Diverse information, useful perspective - I read this as part of the research for my own book in progress about anime. I found this book particularly valuable for the author's ability to connect a wide variety of anime to each other, as well as to history, culture, religion, literature, music, and so on. Knowledge of the Japanese language also comes through in Drazen's ability to explain puns and jokes that would otherwise be missed by an English-only audience. I found a great deal that could help inform my own book. I recommend it strongly to anyone looking to learn more about anime.
Review: It was so much fun and so interesting - I could not stop reading this! It was so much fun and so interesting. I hope to read more of Patrick Drazen's works and learn even more about anime.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,278,901 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #633 in Animation Graphic Design (Books) #1,997 in Art of Film & Video #6,065 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (44) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | Second |
| Grade level  | 6 - 8 |
| ISBN-10  | 1611720133 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1611720136 |
| Item Weight  | 1.15 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 388 pages |
| Publication date  | April 8, 2014 |
| Publisher  | Stone Bridge Press |
| Reading age  | 16 - 18 years |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Diverse information, useful perspective
*by R***N on March 11, 2016*

I read this as part of the research for my own book in progress about anime. I found this book particularly valuable for the author's ability to connect a wide variety of anime to each other, as well as to history, culture, religion, literature, music, and so on. Knowledge of the Japanese language also comes through in Drazen's ability to explain puns and jokes that would otherwise be missed by an English-only audience. I found a great deal that could help inform my own book. I recommend it strongly to anyone looking to learn more about anime.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It was so much fun and so interesting
*by M***S on March 6, 2016*

I could not stop reading this! It was so much fun and so interesting. I hope to read more of Patrick Drazen's works and learn even more about anime.

### ⭐⭐⭐ I suppose it is good information to somebody with no knowledge of the medium
*by B***R on July 9, 2015*

Nothing really here that is surprising or different. I suppose it is good information to somebody with no knowledge of the medium.

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