Here are extended reviews of one hundred top Japanese animation films, TV series, and made-for-video series, from 1958 to the latest Cartoon Network hits. Each entry includes data, personnel, summary, style, critical comments, and viewer-discretion guides. From Akira to Yu Yu Hakusho, fans will learn tons of new information about old favorites, or will discover films they absolutely - zettai!! - have to see.

This long-awaited "companion" volume boasts over 500 all-new glossary-style entries to help you decipher anime's distinctive content, images, and cultural motifs! Ranging from Aikido to Zero fighters (with Japanese Mountain Vegetables in between), Gilles Poitras covers all the minute details of anime in fascinating detail, including illustrations, anime images, film citations, and numerous references to the related art of manga.

The first book to unlock the door to total anime consciousness! Over 500 encyclopedic entries with commentary and film references -- let the Anime Companion be your guide!

Bigger and better! This revised edition of the Anime Encyclopedia contains in-depth entries on anime both famous and obscure and an index/film finder. It is 40% larger than its predecessor with all-new entries on hundreds of anime released after 2001, updates on older entries, and over 50,000 words on anime creators (like Tezuka and Otomo) and genres ("Early Anime," "Science Fiction and Robots," etc.).

The prequel to the wildly successful Anime Companion, a new guide for every kind of fan is now available! What makes Japanese animation Japanese? Who's got the anime goods? What's it all mean anyway? Answering just about every question a fan has, Anime Essentials is an easy-to-read and fun-to-look-at overview of the pop culture phenomenon sweeping America.

Suddenly anime is exploding! But where did Japanese animation come from, and what does it all mean? Written for fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this is an engaging tour of the anime universe, from its roots in traditional Japanese culture and art, its major themes (war and reincarnation, yaoi/yuri/fanboy love, giant robots, samurai) and contemporary expressions. Click for more!

this authoritative guide is the ultimate reference book to today�s hottest film genre. The Anime Movie Guide is the most extensive film-by-film guide to anime. It features detailed listings of feature films and direct-to-video features, arranged by title, year of release, and subject, that have been released since 1983. Illustrations throughout.

Posters, programs and flyers that helped launch a revolution in animated film! Over 160 full-color reproductions introduce the world's most-loved anime characters in their original Japanese designs. Includes the best of Akira, Dragon Ball Z, Lupin III, Urusei Yatsura, Space Battleship Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam and the Academy Award-winning Studio Ghibli.

Inspired by the soaring popularity of anime and the trivia sensation "You Don't Know Jack," this series is a feast of challenging puzzlers to keep fans guessing and groaning. This first volume starts easy and goes insane, with 500 brain-popping questions and answers covering all the major genres. Click for more!

Test wits, spark debate, and eventually drive yourself crazy! This second volume is packed full of questions to make the true otaku groan, but it only focuses on what the author considers to be the top 20 anime of all time! Click for more!

This comprehensive volume covers all the anime produced in Japan during the Sixties, the Seventies and most of the Eighties -- including not only the movies and OVAs, but also the TV series and not only those that were popular or translated in English, but even the most obscure anime! Click for more!

Straight from Korea comes a breathtaking new anthology series! From video games to animation to comics, Korean artists have touched all facets of modern media. Apple lets these artists shine as their creativity flows through eye-popping artwork and wondrous original tales. Artist Hyung-Tae Kim (Robot, Magna Carta, War of Genesis) is joined by dozens of Korea's most talented creators.