In 1963 a Japanese animated television series called "Tetsuwan Atom" was acquired by NBC. Fred Ladd adapted the show for American television, rechristened Astro Boy, and it was an overnight sensation. Astro Boy's popularity sparked a new industry, and Ladd went on to adapt numerous Japanese animated imports for American release. He here provides an insider's view of the creation of what has blossomed into an ongoing cultural and media phenomenon.

Who wants to hang out with The Bad Guy, The Liar, and The Thief? Aranzi Aranzo does! Take the notorious cuteness of Japanese crafts to the next level with The Bad Book, full of mischief and fun (but mostly mischief). The Bad Book is full of comics vignettes that give life to The Bad Guy and his best friend The Liar, who will teach you it's not always a bad thing to be the bad guy. You'll see.

This book presents some very basic words and phrases, along with some that are not usually considered "basic" at all, but the Mangajin method can make even advanced material accessible to students at all levels.

This book presents some very basic words and phrases, along with some that are not usually considered "basic" at all - but the Mangajin method can make even advanced material accessible to students at all levels.

In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside photographs of the world's most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys.

In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside photographs of the world's most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys.

For over a century after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire enjoyed an almost unbroken series of victories n Eastern Europe and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. It couldn't last. In The Battle of Lepanto, Nanami Shiono vividly depicts the fierce sea battle that delivered the Ottoman juggernaut its first major defeat.

For people wanting to take a step beyond the textbooks; for anyone wishing to speak like a native without spending two or three decades in the country learning how to do it - for such people as this, Beyond Polite Japanese has collected some 500 words and phrases of prodigious interest.

Bring home more of the gorgeous art of Bizenghast! This limited edition art book has art from the manga as well as brand new illustrations by M. Alice LeGrow. It also comes with 12 pages of stickers and 24 mini-posters so you can beautify anything you own.

This book contains extensive information on the characters and storylines from Bleach volumes 1-21. It also includes an exclusive poster, bonus manga, the original Bleach one-shot story and an interview with creator Tite Kubo.

Reading great books in the original language should be the culmination of language study, but reading Japanese literature unassisted is a daunting task that can defeat even the most able of students. Breaking into Japanese Literature is specially designed to help you bypass all the frustration and actually enjoy classics of Japanese literature.

Having grasped the rudiments of Japanese grammar, what the student needs next are more words, more phrases, more turns of phrase. One answer to this problem is found in affixes - nifty little prefixes and suffixes, written with a single kanji, that can be attached to ordinary words to create new ones. Just as you can attach "super-" to almost any noun to create a new one (e.g., super interesting), you can attach its Japanese equivalent in the same way (e.g., cho-omoshiroi).