Naoki Prize winner Mizuki Tsujimura takes on the Japanese animation sector in this fiery tale of an insiders look at one of Japan's most beloved industries.
Three talented women come together to take on the hegemony that is the Japanese animation industry. Told through the eyes of three characters Kayako, Kazuna and Hitomi, a producer, an animator and a director will make their marks on this beloved but very rigid industry by challenging one of the biggest names in the business.
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Naoki Prize winner Mizuki Tsujimura takes on the Japanese animation sector in this fiery tale of an insiders look at one of Japan's most beloved industries.
Three talented women come together to take on the hegemony that is the Japanese animation industry. Told through the eyes of three characters Kayako, Kazuna and Hitomi, a producer, an animator and a director will make their marks on this beloved but very rigid industry by challenging one of the biggest names in the business.
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Naoki Prize winner Mizuki Tsujimura takes on the Japanese animation sector in this fiery tale of an insiders look at one of Japan's most beloved industries.Japanese animation-the globally acclaimed, family-friendly theatrical features are the exception rather than the rule for a TV-oriented industry that has been pushed into late-night slots in an era of fragmented audiences. When only three titles among fifty might turn a profit, toppingthe charts is hardly an overambitious aim.Yet as three women, a producer, a director, and an animator, survive in a business infamous for its murderous schedules, demoralizing compromises, and incorrigible men, moments of uplift emerge against all odds-and how. More than just a window into an entertainment niche, here's a kickass ode to work.
About the Author
Mizuki Tsujimura made her debut by winning the Mephisto Prize, in 2004, with a massive novel that she started writing in high school and kept at throughout college. Best known as an author of dark mysteries, she won the Naoki in 2012. A Japan Booksellers' Award nominee, Anime Supremacy! is her first work to be published in English.
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