Tackling kanji - the system of Japanese writing based on Chinese characters - is the most challenging aspect of learning the Japanese language. 250 Essential Japanese Kanji Characters Volume 1 and Volume 2 are time-tested books that have now been enhanced and revised using proven methods from the Kanji Text Research Group at the University of Tokyo.

Tackling kanji - the system of Japanese writing based on Chinese characters - is the most challenging aspect of learning the Japanese language. 250 Essential Japanese Kanji Characters Volume 1 and Volume 2 are time-tested books that have now been enhanced and revised using proven methods from the Kanji Text Research Group at the University of Tokyo.

From aisatsu to kaiten-zushi, Nihon is number one when it comes to things that are cool. This fun little book features full-color manga illustrations and delightful prose to offer the rest of the world a glimpse at what the Japanese love most about the country they call home.

500 Essential Anime Movies is an all-in-one guide to the best Japanese animation available today. Including everything from a blood-thirsty demon to a sixteen-year-old time-traveler to a talking hamster, 500 Essential Anime Movies is a vivid, full-color celebration of the top 500 animation films available in English.

This whimsical look at Japan's "language of no language" introduces 70 gestures that will help you hurl insults, flirt, agree, excuse yourself, cross the street, and even make promises - wordlessly! Some are deadly, some are practical, and some are wacky, but all are genuine and used today on the streets of Japan, at home, and in manga and anime. Finally, a way to tell someone at a loud party, "Hey! Your underwear is showing!" in four easy hand motions.

This second edition of AHistory incorporates almost half again as much material as the sold-out first edition, continuing to incorporate the whole of Doctor Who into a single timeline. All told, this book takes nearly 800 full-length Doctor Who stories and dates them in a single chronology - starting with the origin of the universe and working its way forward through the various eras to the end of time.

About Time serves as the definitive (albeit unofficial) guide to the classic Doctor Who Seasons 1 to 3 - the show's very beginnings, starring William Hartnell in the lead role. Written by Tat Wood (SFX, TV Zone) and Lawrence Miles (Faction Paradox), About Time not only examines the usual continuity concerns in bursting detail, but looks at how the political / social issues of the 1960s affected the show's production.

About Time 2 examines the usual continuity concerns in bursting detail, but also looks at how the political/social issues of the 1960s affected the show's production. Essays in this volume include: "What's the Cyberman Timeline?," "Whatever Happened to the USA?" and "Did Sergeant Pepper Know the Doctor?"

In the About Time 3 Second Edition, Tat Wood vastly expands upon the discussion of the Jon Pertwee era of "Doctor Who," bringing this installment of the About Time series up to the size and elaborate depth of its fellows. All told, this second edition has nearly three times the material of its predecessor.

About Time serves as the definitive (albeit unofficial) guide to the classic Doctor Who Seasons 12 to 17 - the bulk of the immensely popular Tom Baker era. Written by Lawrence Miles (Faction Paradox) and Tat Wood (SFX, TV Zone), About Time not only examines the usual continuity concerns (such as alien races) in bursting detail, but looks at how the political / social issues of the 1970s affected the show's production.

About Time serves as the definitive (albeit unofficial) guide to the classic Doctor Who Seasons 18 to 21 - the end of the Tom Baker era and the whole of Peter Davison's tenure as the Doctor. Written by Lawrence Miles (Faction Paradox) and Tat Wood (SFX, TV Zone), About Time examines the show's continuity in bursting detail, and more crucially looks at how the political / social issues of the early 1980s affected the series' production.

About Time volume 6 covers Seasons 22 to 26 of Doctor Who, focusing on the tenures of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as well as the TV movie starring Paul McGann in mind-bending detail. In addition to the usual concerns such as the TV show's continuity and lore, author Tat Wood will examine each Colin Baker, McCoy and McGann story in the context of the year/historical period it was produced, determining just how topical the stories were.