Anime is one of Japan's greatest cultural exports with its films enchanting audiences across the globe. Ultimate Anime celebrates the medium's most incredible achievements and indelible moments to date. Packed with film stills and essays on directors and Japanese pop culture, Ultimate Anime is an irresistible "way in" to the art form for newcomers as well as an essential purchase for even the most hardcore followers of the medium. Whether looking at the ephemeral arthouse tragedy of Belladonna of Sadness, the iconic legacy of Cowboy Bebop, or the genre-­busting touchstone of Suzumiya Haruhi, there are worlds beyond worlds worth exploring once a new fan has finished their first Studio Ghibli binge. Written by anime expert Joe O'Connell, Ultimate Anime takes readers on an exciting tour of the finest examples of the art of anime by its greatest creators. O'Connell writes in-­depth commentary on each featured film and recommends other films that have similar themes and subjects. He also profiles each film and illustrates them with stunning stills from the movies themselves. This volume celebrates the achievements of the genre's most transforming films, explores each film's creation, the minds that brought them to life, and the thoroughly Japanese culture and themes woven throughout, all while breaking down what makes each of them an enduring classic. Bringing the world of anime to life on the page, this book will help fans old and new quickly find a new masterpiece to discover and enjoy. The defining work on the subject, it is a treasure trove full of surprises for the expert while also serving as an intriguing introduction for the newly initiated. The best single volume on the genre, Ultimate Anime is the book for anyone interested in the worldwide phenomenon that is anime.

Ultimate Anime: 100 Essential Films and Series

Humor & Entertainment

O'Connell, Joe

Movies

Thames&Hudson

Poetry. In DINGLE DAY poet Joe O'Connell flies with the best of the Irish literary tradition: reverence for the Irish countryside; for the Irish people; taking on big themes, life and the nature of living. He lets his language go, invents words, delights at times in the pure sound of words, in the pure sound of sound. He is not afraid to break the norms hence the subtitle: "Poems about music, women, drink, Kerry, cars and spirituality." All of the time he celebrates, over and over he celebrates, but never leaves his art: "I suppose art creates something new / Itself nonetheless part of reality."

Dingle Day

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Poetic Matrix Press

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