{"product_id":"9781501389870-rediscovered-classics-of-japanese-animation-the-adaptation-of-childrens-novels-into-the-world-masterpiece-theater-seri","title":"Rediscovered Classics of Japanese Animation","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Adaptation of Children’s Novels into the World Masterpiece Theater Series\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125719384438,"sku":"9781501389870","price":29.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33051300.jpg?v=1738867683","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781501389870-rediscovered-classics-of-japanese-animation-the-adaptation-of-childrens-novels-into-the-world-masterpiece-theater-seri","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}