Pikachu's Global Adventure

Author: Joseph Tobin
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822385813
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 307

Book Description
Initially developed in Japan by Nintendo as a computer game, Pokémon swept the globe in the late 1990s. Based on a narrative in which a group of children capture, train, and do battle with over a hundred imaginary creatures, Pokémon quickly diversified into an array of popular products including comic books, a TV show, movies, trading cards, stickers, toys, and clothing. Pokémon eventually became the top grossing children's product of all time. Yet the phenomenon fizzled as quickly as it had ignited. By 2002, the Pokémon craze was mostly over. Pikachu’s Global Adventure describes the spectacular, complex, and unpredictable rise and fall of Pokémon in countries around the world. In analyzing the popularity of Pokémon, this innovative volume addresses core debates about the globalization of popular culture and about children’s consumption of mass-produced culture. Topics explored include the origins of Pokémon in Japan’s valorization of cuteness and traditions of insect collecting and anime; the efforts of Japanese producers and American marketers to localize it for foreign markets by muting its sex, violence, moral ambiguity, and general feeling of Japaneseness; debates about children’s vulnerability versus agency as consumers; and the contentious question of Pokémon’s educational value and place in school. The contributors include teachers as well as scholars from the fields of anthropology, media studies, sociology, and education. Tracking the reception of Pokémon in Japan, the United States, Great Britain, France, and Israel, they emphasize its significance as the first Japanese cultural product to enjoy substantial worldwide success and challenge western dominance in the global production and circulation of cultural goods. Contributors. Anne Allison, Linda-Renée Bloch, Helen Bromley, Gilles Brougere, David Buckingham, Koichi Iwabuchi, Hirofumi Katsuno, Dafna Lemish, Jeffrey Maret, Julian Sefton-Green, Joseph Tobin, Samuel Tobin, Rebekah Willet, Christine Yano

Pikachu's Global Adventure

Author: Joseph Tobin
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822332879
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
DIVPokemon in a transnational and multidisciplinary perspective./div

Pokémon Trainer Activity Book: From Trainer to Champion!

Author: Lawrence Neves
Publisher: Pikachu Press
ISBN: 9781604381870
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A Pokémon World Tour! This bigger than ever Activity Book contains 112 pages of full-color activities including Puzzles, Mazes, Trivia and more! Perfect bound, 8.5" x 11.5", 112 pages A Pokémon World Tour—Activities for Six Regions of the Pokémon World! The newest activity book for every Pokémon fan takes you from Kanto to Johto, from Hoenn to Sinnoh, and from Unova to Kalos—every region presents challenges for the young Trainer and the returning champ alike! Inside, you’ll find activities covering everything from the very first known Pokémon to the more than 700 Pokémon now recognized, including the most recently discovered Pokémon of the Kalos region. Puzzles * Mazes * Riddles * Who’s That Pokémon? * Word Scrambles * Type Matchups * Memory Games * Word Searches *and much more!

All about Pikachu

Author: Simcha Whitehill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781338279641
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This adorable shaped board book contains all the stats and facts kids could ever want to know about the beloved Electric-type PokZmon. Full color.

Welcome to Camp Pikachu

Author: Alex Polan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1510703799
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 71

Book Description
Welcome to Camp Pikachu, where kids can act out adventures from their favorite Pokémon games and cartoons, battling other teams to earn points and badges and, if they're lucky, make it into the Summer Camp Hall of Fame! During their first week at Camp Pikachu, Marco and his friends on Team Treecko find the perfect secret base: a tree house straight out of Fortree City. They proudly post their team flag out front. But during a game of capture the flag, someone vandalizes their base. Who did it? Marco thinks he knows: Team Fennekin, led by Stella and her brother, Sam. Sam is always up to no good. And his big sister is as mean as Meowth, the cat that prowls the camp. During the next round of capture the flag, Team Treecko bands together and tries every Pokémon trick they know. Logan makes mud balls and Pitfall Mats. Nisha creates a catapult inspired by Clemont. And Maddy? Well, she’d help, too, if she weren’t so busy making Poké Puffs. But when Sam gets hit by a stone mixed in with the mud balls, the game comes to a screeching halt—and Team Treecko discovers that Sam may not be quite the bully they thought he was. Just as Pokémon can Mega Evolve with Mega Stones, can a bully change his ways? Team Treecko is about to find out! The first book in an exciting new series for Pokémon fans full of adventure, friendship, and summer fun. You'll want to collect them all! Longtime fans of Pokemon, or new fans of the hit app Pokemon Go, will love reading about Marco and his friends at Camp Pikachu. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft and Pokemon; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Mouse that Roared

Author: Henry A. Giroux
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 1442201444
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
How are children—and their parents—affected by the world's most influential corporation? Henry A. Giroux explores the surprisingly diverse ways in which Disney, while hiding behind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, strives to dominate global media and shape the desires, needs, and futures of today's children.

POKEMON: ALL THAT PIKACHU! ANIMANGA

Author: Hideki Sonoda
Publisher: VIZ Media - Children's
ISBN: 9781421509273
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
Two adventures of Pikachu and all-star Pokémon, illustrated with scenes from the Pokémon movies.

Nickelodeon Nation

Author: Heather Hendershot
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814736521
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
The first examination of the most popular tv network for kids. Essays are both scholars as well as journalists, Nick employees, and psychologists.

Pokemon

Author: Jason Rich
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780782125030
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
Ash journeys into the magical world of Poke'mon in his quest to become a Poke'mon Master. Valuable strategies and clues for finding Poke balls, powerful potions, weapons, and much more are found throughout the story.

Detective Pikachu: Story of the Movie

Author: Pokémon
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1408360640
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
Get ready to go on an adventure with Detective Pikachu! The official story of the movie. On the neon streets of Ryme City, people live in harmony alongside Pokémon: a diverse ecosystem of mysterious and colourful creatures that form a close bond with their human partners. When Tim Goodman's father disappears under suspicious circumstances, he sets out to find him by partnering with a Pokémon like no other: Detective Pikachu, an adorable super-sleuth. But this unlikely pair soon stumble upon a larger mystery: why are so many Pokémon missing ... and who is behind their disappearance? Read the story of the smash-hit movie, starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith.