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July 06, 2004
Cruising the Anime City
Following a link from Patrick Macias's homepage, it looks like Amazon now has a listing for his newest book, complete with a copy of the spiffy cover. Called Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo and co-written with Tomohiro Machiyama (co-founder of the Japanese film mag Eiga Hiho), the book looks like it'll be a travel guide for those looking to tour the city of Tokyo from a pop culture point of view.
I'm excited about this book not only as a fan but as an academic as well. The dissertation project I'm currently formulating involves examining the behaviors and attitudes of US anime/manga fans who go to Japan specifically because they have an interest in the country's popular culture. I really enjoyed Macias's TokyoScope, so I'm looking forward to what he has come up with in this new book.
Posted by brianruh at July 6, 2004 07:37 AM
Comments
Hey Brian,
Thanks for the plug! Also, good luck on the new blog.
As for ANIME CITY, the book is going to be less of a "travel guide," and more of a crazed demolition derby (ala TokyoScope) through Otaku culture in gerneral.
"Where to shop" is the hook, but I really want readers to walk away with some understanding of where all this crap came from and where it might be going.
Either way, I hope it will be of some use for your dissertation, but I'd be even happier if it makes you bust up laughing a couple of times.
My first job as a writer is to entertain. Now back to work.
See ya!
Posted by: Patrick Macias at July 10, 2004 01:48 PM