Stray Dog of Anime

Upon its US release in the mid 1990s, Ghost in the Shell , directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animated films in the country. Despite this, Oshii is known as a maverick within anime: a self-proclaimed 'stray dog'. This is the first book to take an in-depth look at his major films, from Urusei Yatsura to Avalon .

Brian Ruh is a former columnist for Anime News Network and curated a retrospective of Oshii's films for the Waterloo Festival of Animated Cinema in 2013 This revised edition includes Oshii's films since the book's original publication in 2004 Anime has only grown in popularity over the past 10 years. This updated volume speaks to the newest generation of viewers

Autorentext

Brian Ruh frequently writes and teaches about Japanese popular culture and film. He holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from Indiana University, USA.

Inhalt

1. An Introduction to Oshii 2. Urusei Yatsura (1981-84) 3. Angel's Egg (1985) 4. Twilight Q 2: Labyrinth Objects File 538 (1987) 5. Mobile Police Patlabor (1988-93) 6. Ghost in the Shell (1995) 7. Jin-Roh (2000) and Blood the Last Vampire (2000) 8. Avalon (2000) 9. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) 10. The Sky Crawlers (2008) 11. Assault Girls (2009) 12. Conclusion