false 155447 1 1 963272 0870117521 9780870117527 5 <![CDATA[Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179849648m/963272.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179849648s/963272.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/963272.Manga_Manga_The_World_of_Japanese_Comics 3.78 37 155447 3.73 134 20 1986 279843 188065623X 9781880656235 4 <![CDATA[Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173379237m/279843.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173379237s/279843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279843.Dreamland_Japan_Writings_on_Modern_Manga 3.53 34 155447 3.73 134 20 1996 969285 1933330546 9781933330549 3 <![CDATA[Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/969285.Astro_Boy_Essays_Osamu_Tezuka_Mighty_Atom_and_the_Manga_Anime_Revolution 4.27 15 The pioneering genius of Japan’s “God of Comics,” Osamu Tezuka (1928–89), is examined through his life’s masterwork: Tetsuwan Atomu, also known as Mighty Atom or Astro Boy, a comic series featuring a cute little android who yearns to be more human. The history of Tetsuwan Atomu and Tezuka’s role in it is a road map to understanding the development of new media in Japan and the United States. Topics include Tezuka’s life, the art of animation, the connection between fantasy robots and technology, spin-offs, and Astro Boy’s cultural impact.

Frederik L. Schodt is a translator and author of numerous books about Japan, including Manga! Manga! and Dreamland Japan. He often served as Osamu Tezuka’s English interpreter. In 2009 he was received the The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contribution to the introduction and promotion of Japanese contemporary popular culture.

]]> 155447 3.73 134 20 2007 266236 0870119184 9780870119187 0 <![CDATA[Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212220517m/266236.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1212220517s/266236.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/266236.Inside_the_Robot_Kingdom_Japan_Mechatronics_and_the_Coming_Robotopia 5.00 1 155447 3.73 134 20 1990 1037763 1880656108 9781880656105 1 <![CDATA[America and the Four Japans: Friend, Foe, Model, Mirror]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180415917m/1037763.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180415917s/1037763.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1037763.America_and_the_Four_Japans_Friend_Foe_Model_Mirror 2.00 1 155447 3.73 134 20 1994 3350787 4770010648 9784770010643 0 <![CDATA[Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3350787.Manga_Manga_The_World_of_Japanese_Comics 0.0 0 155447 3.73 134 20 1983 2348832 1880656787 9781880656785 0 <![CDATA[Native American in the Land of the Shogun: Ranald Macdonald and the Opening of Japan]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2348832.Native_American_in_the_Land_of_the_Shogun_Ranald_Macdonald_and_the_Opening_of_Japan 0.0 0 How Japan, after 250 years of self--imposed isolation, began the process of modernization is in part the story of Ranald MacDonald. In 1848 this half-Scot, half-Chinook adventurer from the Pacific Northwest landed on an island off Hokkaido. Although promptly arrested and imprisoned for seven months in Nagasaki, the intelligent, well-educated MacDonald fascinated the Japanese and became one of their first teachers of English and Western ways. Based on primary research in Japan and North America, this book chronicles the events leading to MacDonald's journey and his later struggle to obtain recognition at home.

Frederik L. Schodt has written extensively on Japan, including America and the Four Japans and Inside the -Robot Kingdom. Fluent in spoken and written Japanese, he lives in San Francisco.

"Schodt's account of MacDonald's life and his eventual journey to Japan is depicted with the accuracy of a trained academic and the excitement of a skillful novelist." -- Kyoto Journal

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Frederik L. Schodt has written extensively on Japan, including America and the Four Japans and Inside the -Robot Kingdom. Fluent in spoken and written Japanese, he lives in San Francisco.

"Schodt's account of MacDonald's life and his eventual journey to Japan is depicted with the accuracy of a trained academic and the excitement of a skillful novelist." -- Kyoto Journal

 

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