{"product_id":"rediscovered-classics-of-japanese-animation-maria-chiara-oltolini-9781501389900","title":"Rediscovered Classics of Japanese Animation: The Adaptation of Children's Novels Into the World Masterpiece Theater Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRediscovered Classics of Japanese Animation \u003c\/i\u003eis the first academic work to examine \u003ci\u003eWorld Masterpiece Theater \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eSekai Meisaku Gekijô\u003c\/i\u003e, 1969-2009), which popularized the practice of adapting foreign children's books into long-running animated series and laid the groundwork for powerhouses like Studio Ghibli.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld Masterpiece Theater\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSekai Meisaku Gekijô, \u003c\/i\u003e 1969-2009) is a TV staple created by the Japanese studio Nippon Animation, which popularized the practice of adapting foreign children's books into long-running animated series. Once generally dismissed by critics, the series is now frequently investigated as a key early work of legendary animators Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki. In the first book-length examination of the series, Maria Chiara Oltolini analyzes cultural significance of \u003ci\u003eWorld Masterpiece Theater\u003c\/i\u003e, and the ways in which the series pioneered the importance of children's fiction for Japanese animation studios and laid the groundwork for powerhouses like Studio Ghibli. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdapting a novel for animation also means decoding (and re-coding) socio-cultural patterns embedded in a narrative. \u003ci\u003eWorld Masterpiece Theater\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a unique example of this linguistic, medial, and cultural hybridisation. Popular children's classics such as \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnne of Green Gables\u003c\/i\u003e became the starting point of a full-fledged negotiation process in which Japanese animators retold a whole range of narratives that have one basic formula in common: archetypal stories with an educational purpose. In particular, the series played a role in shaping the pop culture image of a young girl (\u003ci\u003eshôjo\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining the series through the lens of animation studies as well as adaptation studies, Oltolini sheds new light on this long-neglected staple of Japanese animation history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Chiara Oltolini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501389904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501389900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Maria Chiara Oltolini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46110814404863,"sku":"9781501389900","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbe2ee7a-a41c-465a-9a92-42c5761105bd.jpg?v=1725469858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rediscovered-classics-of-japanese-animation-maria-chiara-oltolini-9781501389900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}