Download or read book Anime Fan Communities written by S. Annett and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have animation fans in Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Canada formed communities and dealt with conflicts across cultural and geographic distance? This book traces animation fandom from its roots in early cinema audiences, through mid-century children's cartoon fan clubs, to today's digitally-networked transcultural fan cultures.