Currently, there is only one English-language academic journal dedicated to anime/manga research and criticism: Mechademia: An Annual Forum for Anime, Manga and the Fan Arts.
However, a paper dealing with anime, manga, the Japanese popular culture industry, or anime/manga fandom can appear in almost any journal that covers some aspect of the humanities and the social sciences. In fact, relevant articles have been published not just in these, but also in law reviews, medical journals and business-oriented magazines, among others. Nonetheless, over the last several years, several journals have specifically welcomed discussions of Japanese popular culture and its reception worldwide. These include:
/Animation
+ Animation Journal
+ Animation Studies
+ Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal
+ Animatrix: A Journal of the UCLA Animation Workshop
+ ASIFA Magazine: The International Animation Journal
/Comics
+ Image & Narrative: Online Magazine of the Visual Narrative
+ ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies
+ Internatonal Journal of Comic Art
+ Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
+ SIGNs: Studies in Graphic Narratives
+ Studies in Comics
+ The Comics Journal
/Film studies
+ Journal of Religion and Film
+ Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities
+ Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies
/Japanese and East Asian studies
+ Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies
+ Japanese Studies
+ The Journal of Japanese Studies
+ Intersections: Gender, History & Culture in the Asian Context
+ Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique
/Popular Culture
+ Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media
+ The Journal of Popular Culture
+ Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
+ M/C Journal: A Journal of Media and Culture
+ Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media
+ Transformative Works and Cultures
/science fiction
+ Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
+ Science Fiction Studies