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Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon

Name: Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon
Brand: McFarland & Company
SKU: 9780786438662
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Contributors:

Fred Ladd, Harvey Deneroff

Publisher:

McFarland & Company

Genre:

Animation

Release Date:

2008-12-18

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Performing Arts

Book Subcategory:

Film, Television, Animation

Book Topic:

History & Criticism

ISBN 13:

9780786438662

Weight:

0.75 lbs

Audience:

Young Adult

Size:

Pages:

222

Description

The first generation of American television programmers had few choices of Saturday morning children's offerings. That changed dramatically in 1963 when a Japanese animated television series called Tetsuan Atom was acquired for distribution by NBC. Fred Ladd adapted the show for American television and--rechristened Astro Boy--it was an overnight sensation. Astro Boy's popularity sparked a new industry importing animated television from Japan. Ladd went on to adapt numerous Japanese animated imports, and here provides an insider's view of the creation of an ongoing cultural and media phenomenon.

About the Author
Writer and director Fred Ladd adapted Astro Boy, Gigantor, Kimba, The White Lion, The New Adventures of Gigantor, G-Force, Sailor Moon and other Japanese animated series for American television. Harvey Deneroff is a professor in the animation department of the Savannah College of Art and Design and is the founder of the Society for Animation Studies.

Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon

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