The publishing house publishes its new publications with a book that analyzes the history of the popular family along with another dedicated to magical heroines.
Heroes of Paper, the publisher that publishes books on specialized topics in video games, narrative and pop culture, presents two of its latest developments with Behind the Laughter: Beyond The Simpsons, a book that analyzes the trajectory and meaning of such popular TV family, and The Secrets of the Magical Girls, another book that helps us understand the meaning of magical heroines like Sakura, Sailor Moon and more.
Both books are already available
As they point out from the editorial, “Behind the laughs: beyond The Simpsons is a trip to the ins and outs of animated fiction, from its inception as a minor production within The Tracey Ullman Show to its current production processes. We will walk the streets of Springfield and discover its inhabitants, we will know first hand the members of the family, we will talk about feminism through Lisa and Marge … to understand what this phenomenon has created ”.
And it is a work that will arouse the interest of every fan of the most famous Springfield family, with a total of 240 pages with hardcover and stickers and bookmarks for those who buy the book through the publisher's store , already available at a price of 19.95 euros.
On the other hand, The Secrets of the Magical Girls introduces us to the fantastic world of magical heroines to “know what it means to be a shojo, an 'ideal girl' in Japan, to understand these magical heroines, and the unknown keys of the genre of the same name that sees them born. Discover what are the characteristics of the magical subgenre, the types of heroines, the reason for their aesthetics, the deep meaning of their modern classics, such as the kawaii dilemma in Sailor Moon, or the importance of the shojo or shojo bunka ideology in Cardcaptor Sakura ” .
Ideal for fans of manganimes such as Sailor Moon, Sakura and other similar works, The secrets of the Magical Girls is already available in specialized bookstores and the publisher's store at a price of 19.95 euros, with a total of 224 pages, Hardcover and a set of exclusive stickers and bookmarks.
