The Japanification of Children's Popular

Godzilla stomped his way into American movie theaters in 1956, and ever since then Japanese trends and cultural products have had a major impact on children's popular culture in America. This can be seen in the Hello Kitty paraphernalia phenomenon, the popularity of anime television programs like Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z, computer games, and Hayao Miyazaki's award-winning films, such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture brings together contributors from different backgrounds, each exploring a particular aspect of this phenomenon from different angles, from scholarly examinations to recounting personal experiences. The book explains the interconnections among the various aspects of Japanese influence and discusses American responses to anime and other forms of Japanese popular culture.

Introduction
Godzilla, the Evolving Monster	p. 1
Reptar: The Rugrats Meet Godzilla	p. 7
Invasion of the Japanese Monsters: A Home-Front Report	p. 17
Hello Kitty in America	p. 25
The Allure of Anthropomorphism in Manga and Anime	p. 41
We All Live in a Pokemon World: Animated Utopia for Kids	p. 53
Pokemon as Theater: Training the Pocket Monsters of Self and Consumerism	p. 73
Japanese Dominance of the Video-game Industry and the Future of Interactive Media	p. 85
Jet-Set Kids: Mutation/Seduction/Hybridization	p. 107
Interviews with Adolescent Anime Fans	p. 119
North American Reactions to Yaoi	p. 147
Paradigm Lost: How the Rising Ubiquity of All Things Japanese Ruined the National Pastime for One American Father	p. 175
Two Worlds, United by Anime	p. 185
The Cross-Cultural Appeal of the Characters in Manga and Anime	p. 191
The Censorship of Japanese Anime in America: Do American Children Need to Be Protected from Dragon Ball?	p. 199
Early Japanese Animation in the United States: Changing Tetsuwan Atomu to Astro Boy	p. 209
Inu Yasha: The Search for the Jewel of Four Souls in America	p. 227
Folklore and Gender Inversion in Cardcaptor Sakura	p. 249
Anima and Anime: Environmental Perspectives and New Frontiers in Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away	p. 267
Index	p. 285
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The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture From Godzilla to Miyazaki

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