To understand , we must look back at the first ten volumes. For decades, fantasy in entertainment was ghettoized. It was the realm of pulp magazines, low-budget creature features, and the "sword and sorcery" section of the bookstore. Mainstream critics often dismissed it as juvenile.
: In media studies, "fantasy" is frequently analyzed as a "media spectacle" that puts societal dreams and nightmares on display, as discussed in Douglas Kellner's Media Spectacle Manga Collections : Long-running fantasy series like
This volume of highlights several key themes and trends in entertainment content and popular media, including: