From Impressionism to Anime : Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West

List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction Orientalism, (Soft) Power, and Pleasure 1(20) Japonisme from Monet to Van Gogh: ``Above All to Make You See'' 21(30) ``Man Semblable! Mon Frere'': Collecting, Doubling, and Mirroring Japan in England and America, 1878-1941 51(26) Paths of Power: Japan as Utopia and Dystopia in the Postwar American Imagination 77(26) The Dark Heart of Fantasy: Japanese Women in the Eyes of the Western Male 103(22) The 1990s and Beyond: Japanese Fantasy Takes Wing 125(24) Anime Nation: Cons, Cosplay, and (Sub)Cultural Capital 149(20) Differing Destinations: Cultural Identification, Orientalism, and ``Soft Power'' in Twenty-First-Century Anime Fandom 169(22) In Search of Sacred Space? Anime Fandom and MiyazakiWorld 191(14) Conclusion: From Fans to Fandom 205(10) Notes 215(20) Bibliography 235(10) Index 245