Impossibly Cute Boys is the first book in English about Japanese shota comics and their fans. Shota features cute boy characters, but little is known about this manga genre and its readers since research is lacking, both in and outside of Japan.
Based on new research on PhD level, Impossibly Cute Boys details the history of shota (or shotacon) in Japan, before introducing us to the readers and creators of these comics, and asking them what it means to them to love shota. Their answers challenge both previous research and common assumptions about shota fans.
Impossibly Cute Boys is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Tokyo and Yokohama. An original contribution to academic research in the fields of anthropology and queer studies, the book is written in an accessible style and can be enjoyed by anyone wanting to learn more about an often misunderstood manga genre.
Detalles del producto
Editorial : Breakout Bits (24 Mayo 2024)
Idioma : Inglés
Tapa blanda : 228 páginas
ISBN-10 : 9189865219
ISBN-13 : 978-9189865211
Dimensiones : 5.25 x 0.58 x 8 pulgadas
Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº204,811 en Libros (Ver el Top 100 en Libros)
nº14 en Crítica Literaria Japonesa
nº204 en Ficción Histórica Novelas Gráficas (Libros)
nº705 en Antropología Cultural (Libros)
Opiniones de clientes: 5.0
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