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 humanities journal. In fact, relevant articles have been published not just in humanities journals, but also in law reviews 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
/comics
+ Image & Narrative: Online Magazine of the Visual Narrative
+ ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies
+ Internatonal Journal of Comic Art
+ Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (forthcoming, 2010)
+ SIGNs: Studies in Graphic Narratives
+ Studies in Comics (forthcoming, 2010)
+ 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