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| ANIME/MANGA BOOKS
English-language academic and popular books on (or containing chapters on) anime and manga |
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| Anne Allison | Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination | ISBN: 0520245652 University of California Press, 2006, 356 p. |
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| Permitted and Prohibited Desires: Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan | ISBN: 0520219902 University of California Press, 2000; 225 p. |
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| Robin Brenner | Understanding Manga and Anime | ISBN: 1591583322 Libraries Unlimited, 2007; 356 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Brown (ed.) | Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation | ISBN: 1403970602 Palgrave Macmillan, 2006; 256 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dani Cavallaro | Anime and the Visual Novel: Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games |
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| Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study |
ISBN: 9780786447442
McFarland & Company, 2010, 220 p. Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780786441129
| McFarland & Company, 2009, 204 p. The Art of Studio Gainax: Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime
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ISBN: 9780786433766 | McFarland & Company, 2009, 240 p.
Anime Intersections: Tradition and Innovation in Theme and Technique
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ISBN: 0786432349
| McFarland & Company, 2007, 218 p.
The Cinema of Mamoru Oshii: Fantasy, Technology and Politics
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ISBN: 0786427648 | McFarland & Company, 2006, 256 p. The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki
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ISBN: 0786423692 | McFarland & Company, 2006, 212 p. Timothy Craig (ed.)
| Japan Pop!: Inside the World of Japanese Popular Culture
| ISBN: 0765605619 | M.E. Sharpe, 2000; 360 p. Patrick Drazen |
Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation
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ISBN: 1880656728 |
Stone Bridge Press, 2002; 320 p. Satoru Fujii (ed.) |
Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Culture | ISBN: 1569313458 |
Cadence Books, 1999; 200 p. Paul Gravett |
Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics
| ISBN: 1856693910 |
Harper Design International, 2004; 176 p. Toni Johnson-Wood (ed.)
| Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives
| ISBN: 0826429386 | Continuum Publishing, 2010; 360 p. Roland Kelts |
Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.
| ISBN: 1403974756 | Palgrave Macmillan, 2006; 256 p. Sharon Kinsella |
Adult Manga: Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society | ISBN: 0824823184 |
University of Hawaii Press, 2000; 240 p. Fred Ladd |
Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas: An Insider's View of the Birth of a Pop Culture Phenomenon | (With Harvey Deneroff) ISBN: 9780786438662 | McFarland & Company, 2009' 212 p. Thomas Lamarre |
The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation
| ISBN: 0816651558 | University of Minnesota Press, 2009; 408 p. Trish Ledoux |
Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica, Anime & Manga Monthly (1992-1997) (ed.)
| ISBN: 1569312206 |
Viz Communications, 1997; 175 p. The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Film Directory and Resource Guide |
(With Doug Ranney) ISBN: 0964954257 |
Tiger Mountain Press, 1997; 214 p. Antonia Levi |
Boys' Love Manga: Essays on the Sexual Ambiguity and Cross-Cultural Fandom of the Genre | (With Mark McHarry and Dru Pagliassotti) ISBN: 9780786441952 | McFarland & Company, 2010; 280 p. Samurai from Outer Space: Understanding Japanese Animation |
ISBN: 0812693329 |
Open Court Publishing Co., 1996; 180 p. Mark MacWilliams (ed.) |
Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime |
ISBN: 0765616017 | M.E. Sharpe, 2008; 384 p. Helen McCarthy |
500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide
| ISBN: 0061474509 | Collins Design, 2009; 528 p. The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga
| ISBN: 0810982498 | Abrams ComicArts, 2009; 272 p. 500 Manga Heroes and Villains
| ISBN: 0764132016 |
Barron's, 2006; 352 p. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 |
(With Jonathan Clements) ISBN: 1880656647 |
Stone Bridge Press, 2001; 592 p. Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation: Films, Themes, Artistry | ISBN: 1880656418 |
Stone Bridge Press, 1999; 240 p. The Erotic Anime Movie Guide | ISBN: 0879517050 |
Overlook Press, 1999; 192 p. The Anime! Movie Guide | ISBN: 0879517816 |
Penguin USA, 1997; 288 pages Scott McCloud
| Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
| ISBN: 0060780940 | HarperCollins, 2006; 272 p. Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology are Revolutionizing an Art Form |
ISBN: 0060953500 |
HarperCollins, 2000; 256 p. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art |
ISBN: 006097625X |
Kitchen Sink Press, 1994; 224 p. Susan Napier |
From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Culture in the Mind of the West
| ISBN: 1403962146 | Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, 304 p.
Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, Updated Edition: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese animation
| ISBN: 1403970521 | Palgrave Macmillan, 2005; 384 p. Anime from Akira to Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation | ISBN: 0312238630 |
St. Martin's Press, 2001; 304 p. Fred Patten
| Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews
| ISBN: 1880656922 | Stone Bridge Press, 2004; 360 p. Natsu Onoda Power
| God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga
| ISBN: 9781604732214 |
University Press of Mississippi, 2009; 208 p. Andrew Osmond
| Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
| ISNB: 1933330740 | Stone Bridge Press, 2009; 96 p. BFI Film Classics: Spirited Away
| ISBN: 9781844572304 | Palgrave Macmillan, 2008; 121 p. Michael Pawuk
| Graphic Novels: A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More
| ISBN: 159158132X |
Libraries Unlimited, 2006; 600 p. Gilles Poitras |
Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Should Know |
ISBN: 1880656531 |
Stone Bridge Press, 2000; 144 p. The Anime Companion: What's Japanese in Japanese Animation |
ISBN: 1880656329 |
Stone Bridge Press, 1998; 176 p. Dennis Redmond
| The World is Watching: Video as Multinational Aesthetics, 1968-1995
| ISBN: 0809325357 | Southern Illinois University Press, 2003; 202 p. Simon Richmond
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The Rough Guide to Anime
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ISBN: 1858282055 | Rough Guides, 2009; 304 p. Annette Roman (ed.) | Fresh Pulp: Dispatches from the Japanese Pop Culture Front (1997-1999) |
ISBN: 1569313717 |
Viz Communications, 1999; 120 p. Brian Ruh
| Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii |
ISBN: 1403963347 |
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004; 256 p. Frederik Schodt |
The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution
| ISBN: 1933330546 |
Stone Bridge Press, 2007; 215 p. ISBN: 188065623X |
Stone Bridge Press, 1996; 360 p. America and the Four Japans: Friend, Foe, Model, Mirror | ISBN: 1880656108 |
Stone Bridge Press, 1993; 200 p. Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics, and the Coming Robotopia
| ISBN: 08701158544 |
Kodansha International, 1988; 256 p. Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics | ISBN: 0870117521 |
Kodansha International, 1983; 260 p. Josef Steiff (ed.)
| Anime and Philosophy: Wide Eyed Wonder | (With Tristan D. Tamplin) ISBN: 9780812696707 | Open Court Publishing Co., 2010, 288 p. Manga and Philosophy: Fullmetal Metaphysician | (With Adam Barkman) ISBN: 9780812696790 | Open Court Publishing Co., 2010; 288 p. Jason Thompson (ed.)
| Manga: The Complete Guide
| ISBN: 0345485904 | Del Rey, 2007; 592 p. Jay Tobin (ed.)
| Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon
| ISBN: 0822332876 |
Duke University Press, 2004; 304 p. Jason Yadao
| The Rough Guide to Manga | (Additional contributions: Simon Richmond, Abe Chang) ISNB: 1858285615 | Rough Guides, 2009; 304 p. |