Anime and Manga Research List
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Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke, Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
by:
Susan J. Napier
3.72 avg rating โ 706 ratings 
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Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime 3.75 avg rating โ 152 ratings
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The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan 3.86 avg rating โ 195 ratings
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A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony
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Hรฉctor Garcรญa
3.87 avg rating โ 2,600 ratings 11. 
Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews
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Fred Patten
3.68 avg rating โ 47 ratings 12. 
God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga (Great Comics Artists Series) 3.91 avg rating โ 46 ratings
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The Art of My Neighbor Totoro: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki
4.58 avg rating โ 1,618 ratings 16. 
Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime 3.69 avg rating โ 74 ratings
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The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story
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Ian Condry
3.72 avg rating โ 149 ratings 19. 
Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation
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Steven T. Brown
3.74 avg rating โ 81 ratings 20. 
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Anime and Philosophy: Wide Eyed Wonder (Popular Culture and Philosophy, 47)
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Josef Steiff
3.82 avg rating โ 83 ratings 
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Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
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Elizabeth Kalen
4.13 avg rating โ 15 ratings 
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Anime Explosion!: The What? Why? and Wow! of Japanese Animation, Revised and Updated Edition
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Patrick Drazen
3.67 avg rating โ 179 ratings 31. 
Animeโs Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan
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Marc Steinberg
4.20 avg rating โ 50 ratings 33. 
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Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.
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Roland Kelts
3.53 avg rating โ 376 ratings 
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Arina Tanemura
4.62 avg rating โ 160 ratings 
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The Art of Nausicaรค of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions
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Hayao Miyazaki
4.49 avg rating โ 361 ratings 
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Studio Ghibli: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata
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Colin Odell
3.77 avg rating โ 610 ratings 46. 
Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time
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Mark Schilling
4.17 avg rating โ 65 ratings 47. 
Japanese Comickers: Draw Anime and Manga Like Japan's Hottest Artists 3.85 avg rating โ 95 ratings
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The Science of Anime: Mecha-Noids and AI-Super-Bots
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Lois H. Gresh
3.65 avg rating โ 20 ratings 
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Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism in Japanese Visual Culture
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Steven T. Brown
3.85 avg rating โ 74 ratings 51. 
Land of Rising Ghosts & Goblins: The Supernatural World in Japanese Myths, Folklores, Anime & Pop-Culture
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Isao Ebihara
really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ 4 ratings 51. 
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Anime's Identity: Performativity and Form beyond Japan
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Stevie Suan
4.11 avg rating โ 9 ratings 55. 
Erotic Comics in Japan: An Introduction to Eromanga
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Kaoru Nagayama
4.12 avg rating โ 16 ratings 
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Contents Tourism in Japan: Pilgrimages to "Sacred Sites" of Popular Culture
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Philip A Seaton
3.83 avg rating โ 6 ratings 
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~ The sky of the longing for memories ~ The Art of Makoto Shinkai
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Makoto Shinkai
4.63 avg rating โ 167 ratings 
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The Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution 4.07 avg rating โ 114 ratings
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Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime by Yoshiko Okuyama (2015-04-09)
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Yoshiko Okuyama
0.00 avg rating โ 0 ratings 70. 
Tokyo Geek's Guide: Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols & More - The Ultimate Guide to Japan's Otaku Culture
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Gianni Simone
3.47 avg rating โ 68 ratings 70. 
Anime Aesthetics: Japanese Animation and the 'Post-Cinematic' Imagination 3.60 avg rating โ 5 ratings
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From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West
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Susan J. Napier
really liked it 4.00 avg rating โ 53 ratings 
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Cool Japan Guide: Fun in the Land of Manga, Lucky Cats and Ramen
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Abby Denson
3.79 avg rating โ 1,014 ratings 
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The Japanification of Children's Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki
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Mark I. West
3.55 avg rating โ 22 ratings 87. 
My Awesome Japan Adventure: A Diary about the Best 4 Months Ever!
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Rebecca Otowa
3.91 avg rating โ 132 ratings 88. 
Cool Japan: A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present
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Sumiko Kajiyama
3.35 avg rating โ 142 ratings 
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Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential: How Teenage Girls Made a Nation Cool
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Brian Ashcraft
3.62 avg rating โ 314 ratings 
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Alice in the Country of Hearts Theatrical Edition - Wonderful Wonder World Visual Fan Book
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QuinRose
4.52 avg rating โ 23 ratings 96. 
Full Metal Apache: Transactions Between Cyberpunk Japan and Avant-Pop America
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Takayuki Tatsumi
3.67 avg rating โ 46 ratings 97. 
Cruising the Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo
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Patrick Macias
3.52 avg rating โ 44 ratings 98. 
Cool Tokyo Guide: Adventures in the City of Kawaii Fashion, Train Sushi and Godzilla
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Abby Denson
3.75 avg rating โ 294 ratings 99. 
Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure
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Wayne P. Lammers
4.26 avg rating โ 290 ratings 100. 
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Manga Fantasy Creatures Illustrated 3.40 avg rating โ 5 ratings