{"product_id":"9781350465602","title":"Exploring Isekai Mapping Worlds through Anime, Manga, and Light Novels","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal East Asian Screen Cultures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eExploring Isekai\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMapping Worlds through Anime, Manga, and Light Novels\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam B. Ashbaugh | Mark Gallagher | Shintaro Mizushima | Yiman Wang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring Isekai\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first comprehensive study of isekai in anime, manga and light novels in which characters from the “real world” are transported, summoned, reincarnated or trapped in fantastical realms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging the misconception that isekai is mere escapism, the volume brings together an international group of contributors to consider how the genre reflects contemporary anxieties, desires and social structures through game-like world-building, moral frameworks and recurring underdog heroes. Examining classics like \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) alongside globally popular series such as \u003ci\u003eThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime\u003c\/i\u003e (2013–25) and \u003ci\u003eOverlord\u003c\/i\u003e (2015–), the volume traces the thematic and aesthetic evolution of isekai, revealing how these narratives reimagine identity, labour and belonging in an increasingly digital and transnational world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShintaro Mizushima \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of International Studies and English Communication in the College of Letters at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eManga de wakaru danseigaku\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLearn men's studies through manga\u003c\/i\u003e] (2016).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Ashbaugh \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at SUNY Oneonta, USA. He teaches East Asian history, World War II, anime and manga history, and US foreign relations. He also serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eMechademia: Second Arc\u003c\/i\u003e, the leading journal of East Asian popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 September 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350465602\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63035289600140,"sku":"9781350465602","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ee827313-ae55-4293-9002-f89c1174463d.jpg?v=1792189779","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350465602","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}