Preliminary Concepts of Japanese Animation

1	Japanese Animation 1	Film: Night On Galactic Railroad
	Western perspectives	Formal distinctions; cartoon & comic history; the Japanese context; from manga to anime

2	Japanese Animation 2	Excerpts: Gallforce + Legend of the Overfiend
	Contemporary Manifestations	American independents & east-west connections; the otaku phenomenon; apocalyptic scenarios

3	Japanese Animation 3	Shorts: Mermaid Forest + Silent Moebius
	Gender Collisions	Teen girl manga; sexual energies; doll culture

4	Japanese Animation 4	Film: Nausicaa
	Profiles	Osamu Tezuka; Hayao Miyazaki; Mamoru Oshii