Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World

by Matt Alt

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The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination.

"A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling."--W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Japan is the forge of the world's fantasies: karaoke and the Walkman, manga and anime, Pac-Man and Pok?mon, online imageboards...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1984826697

ISBN13:9781984826695

Release Date:June 2020

Publisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Length:368 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"

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