Arcade Mania! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arcade Mania! write by ブライアンアッシュクラフト. This book was released on 2008-09-24. Arcade Mania! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Arcade Mania introduces overseas readers to the fascinating world of the Japanese gemu senta (game center). Organized as a guided tour of a typical game center, the book is divided into nine chapters, each of which deals with a different kind of game. The tour begins with UFO catchers and print club machines at the entrance and continuing through rhythm games, fighting games, shooting games, retro games, gambling games, card-based games, and only-in-Japan games. Covering classics from Space Invaders to Street Fighter, games that are familiar to Americans in their home console versions (Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Dance, Dance Revolution), as well as the unique, quirky games found only in Japan, Arcade Mania is crammed full of interviews with game makers and star players, and packed with facts about each game, all lavishly illustrated with photographs and game graphics.
Japan Arcade Mania !
Japan Arcade Mania ! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japan Arcade Mania ! write by Brian Ashcraft. This book was released on 2009. Japan Arcade Mania ! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. " D'étages en étages et d'anecdotes en portraits, une excellente introduction aux salles d'arcade nippones ". Matthieu Hurel, gamekult.com. " Une invitation au voyage, un plongeon au coeur des salles d'arcade japonaises, ou image(s) et performance se cultivent avec une ferveur quasi-mystique ". Thierry Falcoz, rédacteur en chef vidéo, Nolife. " Plus encore qu'une plongée au coeur d'un monde que nous avons à peine effleuré en occident, ce tour des salles d'arcade nippones nous offre un regard enrichissant, à la fois pittoresque et lucide, sur une culture, des coutumes et un pays uniques ". Grégory Szryftgiser, Rahan, co-fondateur de Gameblof.fr.
Japanese Tattoos
Japanese Tattoos - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Tattoos write by Brian Ashcraft. This book was released on 2016-07-12. Japanese Tattoos available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Thinking of getting a Japanese-style tattoo? Want to avoid a permanent mistake? Japanese Tattoos is an insider's look at the world of Japanese irezumi (tattoos). Japanese Tattoos explains the imagery featured in Japanese tattoos so that readers can avoid getting ink they don't understand or, worse, that they'll regret. This photo-heavy book will also trace the history of Japanese tattooing, putting the iconography and kanji symbols in their proper context so readers will be better informed as to what they mean and have a deeper understanding of irezumi. Tattoos featured will range from traditional tebori (hand-poked) and kanji tattoos to anime-inspired and modern works--as well as everything in between. For the first time, Japanese tattooing will be put together in a visually attractive, informative, and authoritative way. Along with the 350+ photos of tattoos, Japanese Tattoos will also feature interviews with Japanese tattoo artists on a variety of topics. What's more, there will be interviews with clients, who are typically overlooked in similar books, allowing them to discuss what their Japanese tattoos mean to them. Those who read this informative tattoo guide will be more knowledgeable about Japanese tattoos should they want to get inked or if they are simply interested in Japanese art and culture.
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential
Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential write by Brian Ashcraft. This book was released on 2014-05-13. Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The schoolgirl is the main driver of Japan's Gross National Cool, and Brian Ashcraft's book is the best source for those hoping to understand why." —Chris Baker, WIRED Magazine Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential takes you beyond the realm of everyday girls to the world of the iconic Japanese schoolgirl craze that is sweeping the globe. For years, Japanese schoolgirls have appeared in hugely-popular anime and manga series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Blood: The Last Vampire. These girls are literally showing up everywhere—in movies, magazines, video games, advertising, and music. WIRED Magazine has kept an eye on the trends emerging from these stylish teens, following kick-ass schoolgirl characters in videogames like Street Fighter and assassin schoolgirls in movies like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill. By talking to Japanese women, including former and current J-Pop idols, well-known actresses, models, writers, and artists—along with famous Japanese film directors, historians and marketers—authors Brian Ashcraft and Shoko Ueda (who have both contributed to WIRED's "Japanese Schoolgirl Watch" columns) reveal the true story behind Japan's schoolgirl obsessions. You'll learn the origins of the schoolgirls' unusual attire, and how they are becoming a global brand used to sell everything from kimchi to insurance. In Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential, you'll discover: Sailor-suited pop-idols Cult movie vixens Schoolgirl shopping power The latest uniform fashions Japanese schoolgirls are a symbol of girl empowerment. Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential shows why they are so intensely cool. Don't miss this essential book on the Japanese youth culture craze that is driving today's pop culture worldwide. "Whether your preferred schoolgirl is more the upstanding heroine Sailor Moon or the vengeful, weapon-wielding Gogo Yubari of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1, you'll come away well versed." —Publishers Weekly
Space and Play in Japanese Videogame Arcades
Space and Play in Japanese Videogame Arcades - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Space and Play in Japanese Videogame Arcades write by Jérémie Pelletier-Gagnon. This book was released on 2024-05-07. Space and Play in Japanese Videogame Arcades available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book presents a scholarly investigation of the development and culture of Japanese videogame arcades, both from a historical and contemporary point of view. Providing an overview of the historical evolution of public amusement spaces from the early rooftop amusement spaces from the early nineteenth century to the modern multi‐floor and interconnected arcade complexes that characterize the urban fabric of contemporary Japan, the book argues that arcade videogames and their associated practices must be examined in the context in which they are played, situated in the interrelation between the game software, the cabinets as material conditions of play, and the space of the venue that frames the experience. Including three case studies of distinct and significant game centres located in Tokyo and Kyoto, the book addresses of play in public, including the notion of performance and observation as play practices, spatial appropriation, as well as the compartmentalization of the play experience. In treating videogames as sets of circumstances, the book identifies the opportunities for ludic practices that videogame arcades provide in Japan. As such, it will appeal to students and scholars of Game Studies and Digital Media Studies, as well as those of Japanese Culture and Society.
