Anime Unleashed

Blurb

Anime isn’t just entertainment. It’s one of the most important cultural movements of the twenty-first century.

In Anime Unleashed, Oxford researcher Cerise Jackson reveals the extraordinary story of how Japanese animation conquered the world – and why its greatest revolution is only just beginning.

Drawing on years of original research, blending memoir and pop culture, Jackson explores anime’s hidden history, from its origins over a century ago to the rise of Black Anime, global fandoms and the creators reshaping the medium today. Along the way, Jackson uncovers surprising connections between anime and race, politics, gender, disability, mental health, philosophy and social change.

Bold, provocative and endlessly fascinating, Anime Unleashed is an essential new way of understanding not just anime, but the culture we live in.