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Drazen, Patrick,

Holy anime! : Japan's view of Christianity / Patrick Drazen. - 1 online resource (vii, 195 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183), filmography (pages 183-184) , and index.

Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 History of Christianity in Japan; 3 Christianity in Japanese Popular Culture through the Lens of Said's Orientalism; 4 Christian References in the Manga of Tezuka Osamu; 5 Crucifixion in Manga and Anime; 6 The Exorcists; 7 Jinguru Beh! Christmas in Manga and Anime; 8 Christian Weddings in Japan; 9 Clergy; 10 Nuns in Anime/Manga; 11 Witch Hunter Robin; 12 Japan's Most Famous Christian Martyr; 13 Angels and Other Metaphors; 14 The "Not Safe" Chapter; Atogaki (Afterword); References; Index

Drazen samples depictions of Christianity in the popular Japanese media of comics and cartoons. The book begins with the work of postwar comics master Tezuka Osamu, with results that range from the comic to the revisionist to the blasphemous and obscene.

ISBN: 9780761869085 0761869085

Source: 9780761869085 Ingram Content Group

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB763546 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018288895 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Comic books, strips, etc.--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.--Japan
Animated films--Religious aspects--Christianity.--Japan
Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.--Japan
Culture populaire--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.--Japon
ART--Techniques--Drawing.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.--Religious aspects--Christianity
Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Japan

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: PN6712 / .D73 2017eb

Dewey Class. No.: 741.5/38230952