Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girl's Culture in Japan

by Deborah Shamoon

Book Overview

Shojo manga are romance comics for teenage girls. Characterized by a very dense visual style, featuring flowery backgrounds and big-eyed, androgynous boys and girls, it is an extremely popular and prominent genre in Japan. Why is this genre so appealing? Where did it come from? Why do so many of the stories feature androgynous characters and homosexual romance? Passionate Friendship answers these questions by reviewing Japanese girls' print culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824835425
• ISBN13: 9780824835422
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"