- Series: Experimental Futures
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Duke University Press Books (February 11, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0822353946
- ISBN-13: 978-0822353942
In The Soul of Anime, Ian Condry explores the emergence of anime,
Japanese animated film and television, as a global cultural phenomenon.
Drawing on ethnographic research, including interviews with artists at
some of Tokyo's leading animation studios—such as Madhouse, Gonzo,
Aniplex, and Studio Ghibli—Condry discusses how anime's fictional
characters and worlds become platforms for collaborative creativity. He
argues that the global success of Japanese animation has grown out of a
collective social energy that operates across industries—including those
that produce film, television, manga (comic books), and toys and other
licensed merchandise—and connects fans to the creators of anime. For
Condry, this collective social energy is the soul of anime.
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