"Attack on Titan" and Anatomy

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"Attack on Titan" and Anatomy
"Attack on Titan" and Anatomy
Title	"Attack on Titan" and Anatomy 「進撃の巨人」と解剖学 "Shingeki no Kyojin" to Kaibōgaku
Authorship
Author	Hideto Fuse
Japanese Information
Japanese release date	November 21, 2014
Japanese publisher	Kodansha Bluebacks
Japanese ISBN	978-4-06-257892-9
Pages	232

"Attack on Titan" and Anatomy (「進撃の巨人」と解剖学 "Shingeki no Kyojin" to Kaibōgaku^?), subtitled as How Were Those Muscles Drawn? (その筋肉はいかに描かれたか Sono kin'niku wa ikani egakaretaka^?), is a learning book that teaches anatomy through the illustrations of the Attack on Titan manga. It was written by Hideto Fuse.

Synopsis

Attack on Titan is a popular manga that attracts many readers due to its bizarre and overwhelmingly powerful designs. What is the source of the appeal of a work that has become a social phenomenon? And what is the Titan that is still shrouded in mystery in the story? We will tackle these two big "questions" using the knowledge of the discipline of "art anatomy." Presenting a new book with an unprecedented attempt.

Table of Contents

• Introduction (はじめに Hajime ni^?)

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• 1 Reading Attack on Titan (『進撃の巨人』を読む “Shingeki no Kyojin” o yomu^?)
  • I Humanoid Titans (人間型の巨人 Ningen-gata no Kyojin^?)
  • II An eccentric species (奇行種 Kikō-shu^?)
  • III Normal species and the like (通常種など^?)

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• 2 What is art anatomy? (美術解剖学って何? Bijutsu kaibō-gaku ttenani?^?)
  • I Why study anatomy? (なぜ解剖学を学ぶのか Naze kaibō-gaku o manabu no ka^?)
  • II How to dissect the human body (人体を解剖する方法 Ⅱ Jintai o kaibō-suru hōhō^?)
  • III What is art anatomy? (美術解剖学って何? Bijutsu kaibō-gaku ttenani?^?)
  • IV About the skeleton (骨格について Kokkaku ni tsuite^?)
  • V About muscles (筋肉について Kin'niku ni tsuite^?)

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• 3 Learning the human muscles (人体の筋肉を学ぶ Jintai no kin'niku o manabu^?)
  • I Trunk muscles - Chest and abdomen (体幹の筋肉–胸と腹 Taikan no kin'niku – Mune to hara^?)
  • II Trunk muscles - Back (体幹の筋肉–背中 Taikan no kin'niku – Senaka^?)
  • III Facial muscles (顔の筋肉 Kao no kin'niku^?)
  • IV Arm muscles (上肢の筋肉 Jōshi no kin'niku^?)
  • V Leg muscles (下肢の筋肉 Kashi no kin'niku^?)

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• 4. Learning the human skeleton (人体の骨格を学ぶ Jintai no kokkaku o manabu^?)
  • I 体幹の骨格-脊柱 (Trunk skeleton - Spinal column Taikan no kokkaku - Sekichū^?)
  • II 体幹の骨格-胸郭 (Trunk skeleton - Rib cage Taikan no kokkaku - Kyōkaku^?)
  • III The skull (頭蓋骨 Zugaikotsu^?)
  • IV Arm bones (下肢の骨格 Kashi no kokkaku^?)
  • V Leg bones (上肢の骨格 Jōshi no kokkaku^?)

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• 5. Reading Attack on Titan 2 (『進撃の巨人』を読む II “Shingeki no Kyojin” o yomu II^?)
  • I Humanoid Titans (人間型の巨人 Ningen-gata no Kyojin^?)
  • II An eccentric species (奇行種 Kikō-shu^?)
  • III Normal species and the like (通常種など^?)

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• Conclusion (おわりに Owari ni^?)