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6. Tamagotchi: The Prosthetics Of Presence

  • Anne Allison
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Millennial Monsters
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© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2019 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Illustrations xi
  4. Foreword xv
  5. Acknowledgments xix
  6. 1. Enchanted Commodities 1
  7. 2. From Ashes To Cyborgs: The Era Of Reconstruction (1945–1960) 35
  8. 3. Millennial Japan: Intimate Alienation And New Age Intimacies 66
  9. 4. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The First Crossover Superheroes 93
  10. 5. Fierce Flesh: Sexy Schoolgirls In The Action Fantasy Of Sailor Moon 128
  11. 6. Tamagotchi: The Prosthetics Of Presence 163
  12. 7. Pokémon: Getting Monsters And Communicating Capitalism 192
  13. 8. “Gotta Catch ’Em All”: The Pokémonization Of America (And The World) 234
  14. Epilogue 271
  15. Notes 281
  16. References 301
  17. Index 313
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520938991-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents ix
  3. Illustrations xi
  4. Foreword xv
  5. Acknowledgments xix
  6. 1. Enchanted Commodities 1
  7. 2. From Ashes To Cyborgs: The Era Of Reconstruction (1945–1960) 35
  8. 3. Millennial Japan: Intimate Alienation And New Age Intimacies 66
  9. 4. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The First Crossover Superheroes 93
  10. 5. Fierce Flesh: Sexy Schoolgirls In The Action Fantasy Of Sailor Moon 128
  11. 6. Tamagotchi: The Prosthetics Of Presence 163
  12. 7. Pokémon: Getting Monsters And Communicating Capitalism 192
  13. 8. “Gotta Catch ’Em All”: The Pokémonization Of America (And The World) 234
  14. Epilogue 271
  15. Notes 281
  16. References 301
  17. Index 313
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