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Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made A Nation Cool (2014)

by Brian Ashcraft(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

4805312556 (ISBN13: 9784805312551)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Tuttle Publishing

review 1: This book is an light overview of what kind of impact Japanese schoolgirl have had in popular culture. The first chapter covers the history of school uniforms, and the other chapters thematically cover the rest of pop culture. It's a good book for getting an understanding of that part of Japanese culture. It avoids a prurient and immature view of schoolgirls and goes for an understanding of them beyond sexual fetishes but rather the independence and economic power of teen girls that give them cultural power. The author's magazine writing background makes for a quick and engaging book.
review 2: Once you get past the boring first chapter of this book, which discusses uniforms, this book is really good. I'd give it 4.5 stars myself. I won this book from Tuttle he... morere on Goodreads from First Reads. I was excited to receive it, and was not let down. I consider myself pretty read-up and in-the-know about anime and manga. But, still, I enjoyed reading that section of the book, and learning the stories behind what we read and watch. I also enjoyed reading the sections on music and gaming as well. I am not a huge fan of AKB48, but do love the AKB0048 anime(s) which they influenced. I have not played many dating sim games, either, since I usually prefer fighting games, RPGs, or puzzle games. Reading the gaming section made me really want to watch anime series like *To Heart* and *Clannad*. Maybe, I will, later on. Overall, I feel like the authors did a great job on this book. There are few mistakes, such as "prove" spelled as "proove" and a few double or triple spacings between words, but it was very enjoyable. less

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