Pikachus Global Adventure

Author : Joseph Tobin
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822385813
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pikachu's Global Adventure written by Joseph Tobin and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially developed in Japan by Nintendo as a computer game, Pokémon swept the globe in the late 1990s. Based on a narrative in which a group of children capture, train, and do battle with over a hundred imaginary creatures, Pokémon quickly diversified into an array of popular products including comic books, a TV show, movies, trading cards, stickers, toys, and clothing. Pokémon eventually became the top grossing children's product of all time. Yet the phenomenon fizzled as quickly as it had ignited. By 2002, the Pokémon craze was mostly over. Pikachu’s Global Adventure describes the spectacular, complex, and unpredictable rise and fall of Pokémon in countries around the world. In analyzing the popularity of Pokémon, this innovative volume addresses core debates about the globalization of popular culture and about children’s consumption of mass-produced culture. Topics explored include the origins of Pokémon in Japan’s valorization of cuteness and traditions of insect collecting and anime; the efforts of Japanese producers and American marketers to localize it for foreign markets by muting its sex, violence, moral ambiguity, and general feeling of Japaneseness; debates about children’s vulnerability versus agency as consumers; and the contentious question of Pokémon’s educational value and place in school. The contributors include teachers as well as scholars from the fields of anthropology, media studies, sociology, and education. Tracking the reception of Pokémon in Japan, the United States, Great Britain, France, and Israel, they emphasize its significance as the first Japanese cultural product to enjoy substantial worldwide success and challenge western dominance in the global production and circulation of cultural goods. Contributors. Anne Allison, Linda-Renée Bloch, Helen Bromley, Gilles Brougere, David Buckingham, Koichi Iwabuchi, Hirofumi Katsuno, Dafna Lemish, Jeffrey Maret, Julian Sefton-Green, Joseph Tobin, Samuel Tobin, Rebekah Willet, Christine Yano

Author : Joseph Tobin
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822332879
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pikachu's Global Adventure written by Joseph Tobin and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVPokemon in a transnational and multidisciplinary perspective./div

Author : Joseph Tobin
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pikachu's Global Adventure written by Joseph Tobin and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVPokemon in a transnational and multidisciplinary perspective./div

Author : Lawrence Neves
Publisher : Pikachu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781604381870
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pokémon Trainer Activity Book: From Trainer to Champion! written by Lawrence Neves and published by Pikachu Press. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pokémon World Tour! This bigger than ever Activity Book contains 112 pages of full-color activities including Puzzles, Mazes, Trivia and more! Perfect bound, 8.5" x 11.5", 112 pages A Pokémon World Tour—Activities for Six Regions of the Pokémon World! The newest activity book for every Pokémon fan takes you from Kanto to Johto, from Hoenn to Sinnoh, and from Unova to Kalos—every region presents challenges for the young Trainer and the returning champ alike! Inside, you’ll find activities covering everything from the very first known Pokémon to the more than 700 Pokémon now recognized, including the most recently discovered Pokémon of the Kalos region. Puzzles * Mazes * Riddles * Who’s That Pokémon? * Word Scrambles * Type Matchups * Memory Games * Word Searches *and much more!

Author : Anne Allison
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520245652
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Millennial Monsters written by Anne Allison and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millennial Monsters explores the global popularity of Japanese consumer culture--including manga (comic books), anime (animation), video games, and toys--and questions the make-up of fantasies nand capitalism that have spurred the industry's growth.

Author : Heather Hendershot
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814736513
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nickelodeon Nation written by Heather Hendershot and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nickelodeon is the highest rated daytime channel in the country, and its cultural influence has grown at an astounding pace. Why are Nickelodeon shows so popular? How are they developed and marketed? And where do they fit in the economic picture of the children's media industry? Nickelodeon Nation, the first major study of the only TV channel just for children, investigates these questions. Intended for a wide range of readers and illustrated thorughout, the essays in Nickelodeon Nation are grouped into four sections: economics and marketing; the production process; programs and politics; and viewers. The contributors—who include a former employee in Nick's animation department, an investigative journalist, a developmental pyschologist who helped develop Blue's Clues, and television and cultural studies scholors—show how Nickelodeon succeeds, in large part, by simultaneously satisfying both children and adults. For kids, Nick offers gross-out jokes and no-holds-barred goofiness, while for adults it offers a violence-free world, ethnic and racial diversity, and gender parity. Nick gives kids the fun they want by gently violating adult ideas of propriety, and satisfies adults by conforming to their vision of "quality" children's programming. Nickelodeon Nation shows how, in only twenty years, Nickelodeon has transformed itself from the "green vegetable network"—distasteful for kids but "good for them," according to parents—into a super-cool network with some of the most successful shows on the air. This ground-breaking collection fills a major gap in our understanding of both contemporary children's culture and the television industry. Contributors include: Daniel R. Anderson, Sarah Banet-Weiser, Henry Jenkins, Mark Langer, Vicki Mayer, Susan Murray, Heather Hendershot, Norma Pecora, Kevin S. Sandler, Ellen Seiter, Linda Simensky, and Mimi Swartz.

Author : Bill Michaels
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613271363
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surf's Up, Pikachu! written by Bill Michaels and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pikachu and Ash hit the beach! They learn to surf with help from another Pikachu, Puka. But Team Rocket soon finds them. Now Jessie and James are after both Pokémon! Can Pikachu and Puka surf to safety before Team Rocket catches up?

Author : Hidenori Kusaka
Publisher : Viz Media
ISBN 13 : 9781569315071
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desperado Pikachu written by Hidenori Kusaka and published by Viz Media. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red decides to explore the wonders of the Pokemon world, meeting experts like Misty, Professor Oak, and Bill, but he has trouble making Pikachu his friend.

Author : Hidenori Kusaka
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781421594514
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pokémon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration Book: The Art of Pokémon Adventures written by Hidenori Kusaka and published by VIZ Media LLC. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artwork, sketches and a brand-new manga short story from the artist of the Pokémon Adventures series inspired by the best-selling Pokémon video games! A collection of beautiful full-color art from the artist of the Pokémon Adventures graphic novel series! In addition to illustrations of your favorite Pokémon, this vibrant volume includes exclusive sketches and storyboards, four pull-out posters, and a brand-new manga side story published in English for the first time!

Author : Jason Rich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780782125030
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pokemon written by Jason Rich and published by . This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ash journeys into the magical world of Poke'mon in his quest to become a Poke'mon Master. Valuable strategies and clues for finding Poke balls, powerful potions, weapons, and much more are found throughout the story.