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Tokyo Rock Catwalk
Visual Kei refers to a Japanese pop music movement characterized by eccentric, flamboyant looks, striking make-up, unusual hair styles and elaborate costumes coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Tokyo Rock Catwalk is the first ever book to fully introduce this made-in-Japan pop culture to an overseas audience. Along with stunning full-color pinup pics and photos from some of the most exciting live performances, members of Visual Kei bands and some of their most loyal fans talk about where this phenomenon came from, how it fits into Japanese society, and how the West is waking up to this outrageous movement.
Neo Shunga
Shunga, or images of spring, are erotic depictions from Japans 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, usually achieved with a woodblock print process. Shunga appeared in romance novels and instructive albums for young wives, and were even carried by samurai for luck. This book provides an introduction into the world of shunga with a selection of striking full-color images. Pithy text, including descriptions of the historical and cultural settings of the prints, helps explain what this erotica meant to the people of the time.
Silver Screen Samurai
For 50 years, samurai movies have wowed the Japanese and the world with gory sword fights and tear-jerking tales of honor and sacrifice. From Kurosawa's Seven Samurai to anime's Samurai X, this first-ever collection of original samurai movie art pays tribute to a cinematic genre that is truly Japanese. Silver Screen Samurai is a must-have for samurai fans, movie-buffs and lovers of poster art!
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion was one of the major anime,works of the last decade. Director Hideaki Anno,used the medium as no one had before: as a means,for personal expression and for exorcising private,demons. However, the TV show and subsequent,feature films left many hardcore anime fans,scratching their heads in wonder. This book sets,out to answer the numerous questions that the,complex and endlessly fascinating characters,raised - from the Angles to the Evas to Shinji and,his estranged father, Gendo.
The Gundam Explorer
The secrets and mysteries of the four televised Gundam sagas from 1979. The books guides the reader through a maze of character bios. Gundam technologies, truths and legends that continue to perplex and mesmerize viewers all over the world.
Japanese Movie Billboards
A retrospective of the almost extinct phenomenon of billboard painting in Japan, this is a fascinating look at the golden age of cinema as seen through the eyes of Japanese artists and media. Contains cover-to-cover, full-color photos, film trivia and historical background. More than just a mine of retro-kitsch, this is a unique look at Western cinema from across the ocean, for both casual readers who wish to flick through and explore the vivid images, and those interested in the historical significance of the depiction of the West and Western films in Japan.
The Fullmetal Alchemist Archive
Using a question-and-answer format, presents information about the anime series.
Cosplay Girls 2
Enter the wacky world of Cosplay, Japan's underground costume scene. All over Japan hard-core fans of anime, video games and manga dress up in their latest costumes. This is a world where ordinary girls reinvent themselves as street-fighting chicks, em
The Negima Reader
Using a question-and-answer format, presents information about the anime series featuring a ten-year-old with a diploma in magic who teaches English at an all-girl Japanese high school.
Nana Essentials
The story of two very different young women who meet by chance and, after a number of coincidences, end up living together, "NANA" has been a huge manga success, made into two popular live-action movies. This unofficial guidebook analyzes the series.
