We continue our “Anime & Manga Bibliography” — started with the “Essential References” — with more useful anime & manga references.
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Index
- The Essentials
- More anime & manga references
- General
- Anime
- Manga
- Anime & manga-related merchandizing
- Otaku & other popular (sub)culture phenomenons
- Japanese culture (An Introduction)
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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]
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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 Enhanced (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.
LUNNING, Frenchy & ANNETTE, Sandra (Eds.). Childhood (Mechademia 11.1). Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, July 2019. 192 p. $24.95 US. ISBN 9781517906351.
LUNNING, Frenchy & ANNETTE, Sandra (Eds.). Transnational Fandom (Mechademia 12.1). Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, June 2020. 200 p. $25.00 ISBN 9781517908423.
LUNNING, Frenchy & ANNETTE, Sandra (Eds.). Asian Materialities (Mechademia 12.2). Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, June 2020. 168 p. $25.00 ISBN 9781517908430.
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.
SCHODT, Frederik L. Astro Boy Essays (The). Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2007. 156 pg. ISBN 978-1933330549. $16.95 US.
Anime
Anime Reference Guide (The) Vol. 2, #1 (AnimeExpo ’93). SPJA, June 1993. 114 pages.
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Anime Reference Guide (The) Vol. 3, #1 (AnimeExpo ’95). SPJA, July 1995. 122 pages. ISBN 0-9647158-0-5.
Anime Reference Guide (The) Vol. 4, #1 (AnimeExpo ’97). SPJA, June 1997. 122 pages. ISBN 0-9647158-1-3.
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San Diego ComicCon Japanese Animation Guide ’89. 24 pages.
San Diego ComicCon Japanese Animation Guide ’90. 48 pages
[Collectif] Kaboom!: Explosive Animation from America and Japan . Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005. 160 pg. ISBN 9781875632329.
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BROPHY, Philip. 100 Anime (BFI Screen Guides). British Film Institute, 2008. 271 pg. ISBN 978-1844570843. $19.95.
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.
LAMARRE, Thomas. The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 2009. 385 p. ISBN 9780816651559. (see back cover)
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 2 (The). What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation? Berkeley, Stone Bridge Press, 2005. 154 pg. ISBN 978-1880656969. $18.95 US.
Animation Video Collector’s Guideアンメビデオコレクターズマニュアル [Anime Video Collector’s Manual]. Genkōsha, 昭和62年 5月 (Showa 62-nen 5 tsuki / May 1987). Magazine 63375-08 (Mook 8). 178 pages. 800円. [In Japanese]
Animation Video Collector’s Guide アンメビデオ ’90 カタログ [’90 Anime Video Catalog]. Genkōsha Mook 27 (Magazine 63375-27), March 1990. 198 pages. 1000円. [In Japanese]
Anime Bible 2002: Animation & Comics Best 1000 [アニバイブル 2002 アニメーション＆コミックス BEST1000]. Gakken Mook, November 2002. 176 pages. ￥1,500. ISBN 4-05-602906-7. [In Japanese]
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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).
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New edition: October 2018, 412 pages, 978-1-68217-912-3.
ALLISON, Anne. Permitted and Prohibited 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.
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New edition: University of California Press, January 2000, 252 pages, ISBN 9780520219908.
BRIENZA, Casey. Manga in America: Transnational Book Publishing and the Domestication of Japanese Comics. Bloomsbury Academic, January 2016. 232 pages. $36.95 US. ISBN 978-1472595874.
EXNER, Eike. Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History. Rutgers University Press, November 2021. 270 pages. ISBN 9781978827226.
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.
SIGAL, Den. 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.
STEIFF, Josef & BARKMAN, Adam. Manga And Philosophy. Open Court, July 2010. 288 pages. $56.00 US. ISBN 978-0812696790.
このマンガがすごい: あらゆるマンガを83ジャンルに分類、1000点を厳選紹介! 別冊宝島257 [This Manga is Amazing: All kinds of manga are categorized into 83 genres, and 1000 carefully selected works are introduced!]. Takarajimasha (Bessatsu takarajima [Special Edition Treasure Island] #257), May 1996. 255 pages. ISBN 978-4796692571. 855円 [In Japanese]
Anime & manga-related merchandizing
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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