Up now on the All the Anime blog, my review of Northrop Davis’ new book Manga & Anime Go To Hollywood, which was something of a disappointment from an academic press. Where were the peer-reviewers?
“There are a lot of quotes from contemporary internet reportage but far too much of the book simply rehashes earlier publications, pouring in excerpts from works that any serious researcher will already own.”
Re-reading the linked “Reality Distortion Field” article, particularly the comment about ownership and IP, brought to mind a recent post by an ex-Tokyopop artist:
Thanks, nice article.