JAPANESE 2X03
JAPANESE ANIME (TAUGHT IN ENGLISH)
Fall 2026 · Japanese Anime (Taught In Engl · C01
Readings
- Materials Available Through Library eReserves
Fall 2026 · C01
Topics
- Lec. 1: Course Introduction
- Lec. 2: Manga Roots and One Piece
- Lec. 3: Early Manga and Genres
- Lec. 4: Ukiyo-e I: Background
- Lec. 5: Ukiyo-e II: Artists and Works
- Lec. 6: Ukiyo-e III: Western Influence
- Lec. 7: Manga Caricatures and Satire
- Lec. 8: Modern Manga Magazines and Gender
- Lec. 9: Wartime and Postwar Manga / Visual Techniques in Manga
- Lec. 10: Pre-war and Wartime Anime Development
- No lecture release—National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Lec. 11: Development of Postwar Anime
- Lec. 12: Tezuka Osamu: Anime and Manga Revolution
- Lec. 13: Mushi Production
- Lec. 14: Toei Animation
- Lec. 15: Kyoto Animation, MAPPA, and Ufotable
- Lec. 16: Hayao Miyazaki
- Lec. 17: Studio Ghibli
- Lec. 18: Ghibli Worldview
- Lec. 19: Roots of Japanese Popular Music
Readings
- Japanese Manga and Anime: Media, Industry, and Global Culture.McMaster University
- Introducing Japanese Popular CultureRoutledge · ISBN 978-1-03-229809-2
- Manga マンガThames & Hudson Ltd. · ISBN 978-0-500-48049-6
- Hayao Miyazaki Master of Japanese AnimationStone Bridge Press · ISBN 1-880656-41-8
- Anime A HistoryPalgrave Macmillan · ISBN 978-1-84457-390-5
- Manga マンガ ISBN: 978-0-500-48049-6 Authors: Rousmaniere, Nicole Coolidge & Matsuba Ryoko Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd. Publication Date: 2019 Edition: First edition Instructor reference only. This book is not a required or optional student learning material. Students are not required or expected to purchase or use it.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Campus Store (short title) ↗
- Campus Store reading list ↗Fall 2025
- Campus Store reading list ↗Winter 2026
- Campus Store reading list ↗Fall 2026
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Fall 2026
- Some readings or course materials are supplied through Avenue to Learn; public bibliographic details may be incomplete. Japanese Manga and Anime: Media, Industry, and Global Culture. Authors: Iwata-Consul, Sonomi Publisher: McMaster University Publication Date: 2026 Edition: First edition Required material. Cost to students: $0. Provided through Avenue to Learn. No purchase is required. Second-hand-copy restrictions: Not applicable. Introducing Japanese Popular Culture ISBN: 978-1-03-229809-2 Authors: Freedman, Alisa and Slade, Toby Publisher: Routledge Publication Date: 2023 Edition: Second Edition Required readings. Cost to students: $0. Selected readings will be provided through Avenue to Learn. Students are not required to purchase the book. Second-hand-copy restrictions: Not applicable.