Download or read book Anime Aesthetics written by Alistair D. Swale and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-10 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese animation has been given fulsome academic commentary in recent years. However, there is arguably a need for a more philosophically consistent and theoretically integrated engagement. While this book covers the key thinkers of contemporary aesthetic theory, it aims to reground reflection on anime within the aesthetics of R.G. Collingwood.