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ANIME/MANGA BOOKS

English-language academic and popular books on (or containing chapters on) anime and manga

Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga
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Anne Allison Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination ISBN: 0520245652
University of California Press, 2006, 356 p.
Permitted and Prohibited Desires: Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan ISBN: 0520219902
University of California Press, 2000; 225 p.
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 ISBN: 9780786444274
McFarland & Company, 2010, 268 p.
Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study ISBN: 9780786447442
McFarland & Company, 2010, 220 p.
Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives ISBN: 9780786441129
McFarland & Company, 2009, 204 p.
The Art of Studio Gainax: Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime ISBN: 9780786433766
McFarland & Company, 2009, 240 p.
Anime Intersections: Tradition and Innovation in Theme and Technique ISBN: 0786432349
McFarland & Company, 2007, 218 p.
The Cinema of Mamoru Oshii: Fantasy, Technology and Politics ISBN: 0786427648
McFarland & Company, 2006, 256 p.
The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki 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 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 The Rough Guide to Anime 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.