Animated Discussions, my new collection of essays on anime, is now available for purchase!
Distilled from years of writing, speaking, and paneling about anime, Animated Discussions includes:
- Fullmetal Alchemist‘s use of real-world alchemical traditions, from the wu xing to Jung
- Anime apocalypses
- Identity and narrative in Revolutionary Girl Utena and Princess Tutu
- Narrative collapse and substitution in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Madoka Magica
- The secret history of anime fandom in the U.S.
- Utena, gender, abuse, and helping vs. saving
- Trauma, heroism, and time travel
- And much more, including a guest chapter by Charles Dunbar!
Excerpts here and here.
You can buy the book right now from these fine sellers:
- Createspace (paperback)
- Smashwords (e-book)
- Amazon (paperback)
- Amazon (e-book )
- B&N (paperback or e-book)
- iTunes (e-book)
- Kobo (e-book)
More sellers coming soon!