We continue our “Anime & Manga Bibliography” — started with the “Essential References” — with more useful anime & manga references.

The books we own are on a yellow background. We have added pertinent links for those who want further details about the listed references.

Index

The essentials
More anime & manga references
general
anime
manga
anime & manga-related merchandizing
Otaku & other popular (sub)culture phenomenons
Japanese culture
Japanese drama & cinema
Japanese economy, geography & history
Japanese language
Japanese literature
Various others

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More Anime & Manga References

General

[Collectif] Le petit monde de la japanim’ et du manga (Animeland Hors-Série 5). Paris, Anime Manga Presse, 2003. 260 pg. 8,50 €. [in french]

 

BRENNER, Robin E. Understanding Manga and Anime. Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 356 pg. ISBN 978-1591583325. $40.00.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Emerging Worlds of Anime and Manga (Mechademia 1). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2006. 184 pg. ISBN 978-0816649457. $19.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Networks of Desire (Mechademia 2). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2007. 184 pg. ISBN 978-0816654826. $19.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Limits of the Human (Mechademia 3). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2008. 184 pg. ISBN 978-0816652662. $19.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). War/Time (Mechademia 4). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2009. 338 pg. ISBN 978-0-8166-6749-9. $21.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Fanthropologies (Mechademia 5). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2010. 380 pg. ISBN 978-0-8166-7387-2. $24.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). User Enhancement (Mechademia 6). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2011. 320 pg. ISBN 978-0-8166-7734-4. $24.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Lines of Sight (Mechademia 7). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2012. 302 pg. ISBN 978-0-8166-8049-8. $24.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Tezuka Osamu: Manga Life (Mechademia 8). Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2013. 320 pg. ISBN 978-0-8166-8955-2. $24.95.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). Origins (Mechademia 9). Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2014. 320 p. $24.95 US. ISBN 978-0-8166-9535-5.

 

LUNNING, Frenchy (Ed.). World Renewal (Mechademia 10). Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2015. 272 p. $24.95 US. ISBN 978-0-8166-9915-5.

 

MACWILLIAMS, Mark W. (Ed.). Japanese Visual Culture. Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime. Armonk NY, ME Sharpe/East Gate, 2008. 352 pg. ISBN 978-0765616029.

 

PATTEN, Fred. Watching Anime, Reading Manga. 25 Years of Essays and Reviews. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2004. 384 pg. ISBN 978-1880656921. $18.95 US.

 

SCHMIDT, Jérôme. Génération manga: Petit guide du manga et de l’animation japonaise. Paris : Librio, 2004. 94 pg. ISBN 978-2290333150. € 2.00. [in french]

 

SCHODT, Frederik L. Astro Boy Essays (The). Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2007. 156 pg. ISBN 978-1933330549. $16.95 US.

 

Anime

[Collectif] Kaboom!: Explosive Animation from America and Japan . Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005. 160 pg. ISBN 9781875632329.

 

BROPHY, Philip. 100 Anime (BFI Screen Guides). British Film Institute, 2008. 271 pg. ISBN 978-1844570843. $19.95.

 

CAVALLARO, Dani. The anime art of Hayao Miyazaki. Jefferson NC: McFarland, 2006. 204 pg. ISBN 978-0-7864-2369-9. $35.

 

CAVALLARO, Dani. Anime Intersections: Tradition and Innovation in Theme and Technique. Jefferson NC: McFarland, 2007. 210 pg. ISBN 978-0-7864-3234-9. $35.

 

CAVALLARO, Dani. The Cinema of Mamoru Oshii: Fantasy, technology and politics. Jefferson, McFarland, 2006. 248 pg. ISBN 978-0-7864-2764-7.

 

CLARKE, James. Animated Films. London, Virgin Books, 2004. 298 pg. $24.95 US / $37.50 Can. ISBN 978-0-7535-0804-4.

 

DRAZEN, Patrick. Anime Explosion! The What? Why? & Wow! Of Japanese Animation. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2003. 376 pg. ISBN 1-880656-72-8. $18.95 US.

 

KANNENBERG, Gene. 500 Essential Graphic Novels. The Ultimate Guide. New York, HarperCollins / Collins Design, 2008. 528 pg. ISBN 978-0061474514. $24.95 US / $26.95 CDN.

 

LAMARRE, Thomas. The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2009. 385 p. ISBN 9780816651559. (see back cover)

 

LEDOUX, Trish (Ed.). Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica (1992-97). San Francisco, Cadence Books, 1997. 192 pg. ISBN 1-56931-220-6.

 

LENT, John A. (Ed.). Animation in Asia and the Pacific. Bloomington/Indianapolis, Indiana University Press, 2001. 270 pg. ISBN 978-0-253-34035-7.

 

LEVI, Antonia. Samurai From Outer Space. Understanding Japanese Animation. Chicago, Open Court, 1996. 169 pg. ISBN 0-8126-9332-9.

 

McCARTHY, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. New York, HarperCollins / Collins Design, 2008. 528 pg. ISBN 978-0061474507. $24.95.

 

McCARTHY, Helen. Anime! A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Animation. London, Titan Books, 1993. 64 pg. ISBN 1-85286-492-3. £6.99.

 

McCARTHY, Helen. The Anime! Movie Guide. Movie-by-Movie Guide to Japanese Animation. Woodstock, The Overlook Press, 1997. 285 pg. ISBN 0-87951-781-6. $17.95 US.

 

McCARTHY, Helen. Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 1999. 240 pg. ISBN 1-880656-41-8.

 

MANGELS, Andy. Animation on DVD: The ultimate guide. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2003. 578 pg. $24.95 US. ISBN 978-1-880656-68-X.

 

NAPIER, Susan J. Anime: From Akira To Princess Mononoke. Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. New York, Palgrave, 2001. 312 pg. ISBN 0-312-23863-0. $16.95 US / $23.95 Can.

 

NAPIER, Susan J. Anime: From Akira To Princess Mononoke. Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. Updated Edition. New York, Palgrave, 2005. 356 pg. ISBN 978-1403970527. $17.95 US / $23.95 Can.

 

NARGED, Sid. Anything I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned from Anime. Townsend MA, Narged, 2008. 100 pg. ISBN 978-0-9793080-3-1. $12.95 US.

 

OMEGA, Ryan. Anime Trivia Quizbook 1. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2000. 176 pg. ISBN 1-880656-44-2. $14.95 US.

 

OMEGA, Ryan. Anime Trivia Quizbook 2. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2000. ISBN 1-880656-55-8. $14.95 US.

 

OSMOND, Andrew. Satoshi Kon: The illusionist. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2009. 128 pg. $18.95 US. ISBN 978-1-933330-74-7.

 

POITRAS, Gilles. Anime Companion (The). What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation? Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 1999. 163 pg. ISBN 1-880656-32-9. $16.95 US.

 

POITRAS, Gilles. Anime Companion 2 (The). What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation?. Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2005. 154 pg. ISBN 978-1880656969. $18.95 US.

 

WIEDEMANN, Julius (Ed.). Animation Now! Köln, Taschen, 2004. 576 pg. ISBN 978-3-8228-2588-3.

 

Manga

(Collectif). Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Manga. Hackensack, Salem Press (Coll. Critical Survey of Graphic Novels), septembre 2012. 400 pages, 2.5 x 20.3 x 26.7 cm, $195 US / $226.20 CND, ISBN 978-1587659553. Available as ebook (electronic format). Readership of 14+. (See short sample).

 

(Collectif). Osamu Tezuka Exhibition. Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, 1990. 352 p.

 

ALLISON, Anne. Permitted and Prohibitted Desires: Mothers, Comics and Censorship in Japan. Hardcover: Boulder, Westview Press, 1996. 224 pg. ISBN 0-8133-1698-7. Paperback: Berkeley, University Of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21990-2.

 

INGULSRUD, John E. & ALLEN, Kate. Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse. Lanham (NY), Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publ.), 2009. 230 pg. ISBN 978-0-7391-2753-7.

 

KINSELLA, Sharon. Adult Manga: Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 2000. 228 pg. ISBN 0-8248-2318-4.

 

MASANAO, Amano & WIEDEMANN, Julius (Ed). Manga Design. Koln, Taschen, 2004. 576 pg. ISBN 3-8228-2591-3.

 

ORSINI, Alex. Naoki Urasawa: L’air du temps. Montélimar, les moutons électriques (vol. 8 de la «la bibliothèque des miroirs-BD»), mai 2012. 252 pages, 17 x 21 cm, 63 € / $56.95 Cnd, ISBN 978-2-36183-076-2. Lectorat de 14 ans et plus.

 

PEETERS, Benoît. Jirô Taniguchi: L’homme qui dessine (Entretiens). Paris, Casterman, 2012. 192 pg. 20 €. ISBN 978-2-203-04606-1.

 

SIGAL, Denis. GraphoLexique du Manga: Comprendre et utiliser les symboles graphiques de la BD Japonaise . Paris: Eyrolles, 2007. 160 pgs. 17 €. ISBN 978-2-212-11791-2. Recommanded for adults. See my comment.

 

Anime & manga-related merchandizing

MOSS, Marie Y. Hello Kitty® Hello Everything! 25 Years of Fun! New York, Abrams Books, 2001. 72 pg. $17.95 US / $26.95 Can. ISBN 978-0-8109-3444-2.

 

SIGNORA, Guglielmo. Anime d’Acciaio: Guida al collezionismo di robot giapponesi. Bologna, Kappa Edizioni, 2004. 480 pg. € 32,00. ISBN 978-88-7471-067-4. [in Italian]

 

STEINBERG, Marc. Anime’s Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2012. 314 pg. ISBN 978-0-8166-7550-0.

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