The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917

by JonathanClements (Author), HelenMcCarthy (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $12.36

  This is a long-awaited, fully detailed and updated guide to Japanese animation since 1917 is required reading for every fan, collector and moviegoer! Covering more than 80 years of anime history and over 3,000 titles, the authors show how the anime universe has influenced creative cultures far beyond its native Japanese shores. The anime scene has exploded into pop culture throughout the West, coming out of the peripheral world of comic-conventions and otaku obsession to become a mainstream phenomenon. All you ever wanted to know, The Anime Encyclopedia is the definitive, up-to-the-minute guide for Anime and Manga fans and the absolute authority on anime!

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.48

  Here is the long-awaited, biggest guide ever, the absolute must-have for every fan, collector, library, and video-store browser. Included are over 2,000 Japanese animation films-from today's PokA(c)mon, Tenchi Muyo, and Sailor Moon to the classic Tetsuwan Atomu ( Astro Boy ) and little-known artistic gems like the anime life of Mozart-with key personnel, running time, studio, alternative titles, cross references, critical comment, and sex/violence warnings. Illustrated and fully indexed.

  Jonathan Clements has translated over 70 anime and manga and was editor of Manga Max from 1998-2000. Helen McCarthy is former editor of Anime UK and Manga Mania and author of The Anime Movie Guide, Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation, and, with Jonathan Clements, The Erotic Anime Movie Guide.

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