Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto

Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto is a Professor at Waseda University's Faculty of International Research and Education, with a PhD from the University of California, San Diego, MA from UCLA, and BA from SUNY Binghamton. His academic journey includes tenure at University of Iowa, New York University, Princeton University, and Waseda University since 2010.

Education:

• PhD, University of California, San Diego
• MA, University of California, Los Angeles
• BA, State University of New York at Binghamton

Yoshimoto's research spans Film Studies, Anime Studies, and Planetary Humanities. He explores intersections between cinema and neoliberalism, postcolonial theory in media, and the Anthropocene's representation in visual culture. His work includes analyzing nuclear disasters in film and intermedial adaptation in anime.

His publications address topics like AKIRA's role in English-speaking anime studies, In This Corner of the World's transmedia adaptation, and populism in Hollywood films. He led the 2019 international symposium 'Theorizing Anime' at Waseda University.

Scientific Awards:

• FY2014 Scientific Research Grant Review Committee Award
• 2014 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant

Yoshimoto has conducted funded research projects, including 'Reconsidering Japanese Anime Studies' (JSPS 2019-2022) and 'Contemporary Hollywood Films and the Shock Effect' (Waseda University). He teaches courses on cultural critical theories and international communication at graduate and undergraduate levels.