Japanese Influence on American Children's Television Transforming Saturday Morning /

• Main Author: O'Melia, Gina (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Popular Culture.; United States-Study and teaching.; Ethnology-Asia.; Animated films.; Motion pictures.; Popular Culture .; American Culture.; Asian Culture.; Animation.; Film/TV Industry.

Japanese Influence on American Children's Television examines the gradual, yet dramatic, transformation of Saturday morning children's programming from being rooted in American traditions and popular culture to reflecting Japanese popular culture. In this modern era of globalization and gl...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introductions
• 2. Saturday Morning Conquered - How It Occurred
• 3. Foundation: What Saturday Morning Looked Like Before Japanese Imports
• 4. The Emergence of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• 5. Pokémon: "Gotta Catch All the Success"
• 6. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Conquering King of Saturday Morning
• 7. 2012-2014: The Final Years of Saturday Morning
• 8. Japanese Influence Spreads Outside Saturday Morning
• 9. Conclusions.