Pure Invention or Pure Fantasy? A critical review of a popular history of transnational Japanese media fandom

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    Abstract

    A reflective review of the state of the field of Japanese Studies through a discussion of Pure Invention: How Japan’s Pop Culture Conquered the World, by Matt Alt (London: Crown, 2020).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)357-374
    Number of pages18
    JournalJournal of the Society for Asian Humanities
    Volume53
    Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2023

    Keywords

    • Japanese Area Studies
    • Media fandom
    • Popular writing on Japan
    • Asia-Pacific cultural history
    • Asia as method
    • Otaku

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