Manga and Anime go to Hollywood / Northrop Davis.

"The first ever look at how major Hollywood movies were adapted from Japanese mangas and animes"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction: wind from the East the worldwide success of manga and anime and an overview of their impact on Hollywood -- Characteristics of manga and anime that make them attractive to Hollywood -- Divergent DNA: modern manga's ancestry leading up to the beginning of modernization of the form by Tezuka in the World War II era -- Modern manga is developed, with heavy Hollywood movie/animation influences (the examples of similar DNA) -- The manga industry today -- Anime is born and invades America (and American TV goes to Japan and influences manga/anime) -- Adaptations of manga and anime to American television and live-action movies (and what creators can learn from them and apply to their own works) -- Hollywood adaptation case study #1: in defense of Speed Racer -- Hollywood adaptation case study #2: Astro Boy -- The screenplay and television script's crucial role in adaptations, plus pitching and the green-light (studio approval for production) -- The future of hybridity -- Afterword: manga in education the practical benefits of creating manga; two manga production teaching examples.

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