Kirjahaku

"Japanamerica "is the first book that directly addresses the American experience with the Japanese pop culture craze--including anime from Hayao Miyazaki's epics to the burgeoning world of "hentai," or violent pornographic anime to Haruki Murakami's fiction. Including interviews with the inventor of Pac-man and executives from TokyoPop, GDH, and other major Japanese and American production companies, this book highlights the shared conflicts both countries face as anime and manga become a global form of entertainment and change both the United States and Japan in the process.

The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. The behind-the-scenes guide to the highly anticipated Blade Runner: Black Lotus animated series, premiering August 2021 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim channel, and streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll, except in Asia. The Art of Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a study and celebration of the artwork that went into making the first ever Blade Runner animated series. Concept art, sketchwork, pre-viz, animation tests, final frames and more, are paired alongside interviews with the masterminds behind the show to give fans the full story of Black Lotus. Respected co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama provide an exclusive, in-depth interview that explores their relationship with the Blade Runner universe, and their intimate analyses of and inspiration behind the characters. Alcon producers describe the creative journey, that spans many years prior, behind what they envisioned for the story, how Black Lotus would fit in the wider Blade Runner narrative, and who they wanted the protagonist to be. The writers explain how they conceptualised the characters and the voice actors share their personal journeys and light-hearted anecdotes on how they brought those characters to life. The lighting and animation team also share how they captured Blade Runner's cyberpunk visual and auditory palette in a new medium for the franchise: anime. This book is illustrated to the brim with concept art that is beautifully vivid and presented in a gallery format throughout the book; organised chronologically by character, location, and event as they are introduced in the show. Readers will be able to breeze through this companion guide as they watch the show for a deeper, richer, and more personal viewing experience. At the back of the book, you'll find never-before-seen sketches of the Black Out short films that accompanied Blade Runner 2049.

Pered vami khronika sozdanija pervogo v istorii animatsionnogo seriala vselennoj "Beguschego po lezviju". Kazhdyj personazh, lokatsija i element shou predstavleny v etom prekrasnom sbornike, vkljuchajuschem kontsept-arty, eskizy, raskadrovki, testy animatsii, finalnye kadry s effektami, snabzhennye ekskljuzivnymi intervju s avtorami seriala. Podrobnye kommentarii semochnoj gruppy dajut glubokij analiz personazhej i atmosfery buduschego. Rezhissery Sindzi Aramaki i Kendzi Kamijama opisyvajut tvorcheskoe puteshestvie, zapechatlennoe v vizualnoj i zvukovoj palitre kiberpanka i nuara, dobavivshej "Beguschemu po lezviju" novoe izmerenie - anime.