General Anime Studies
Andre-Driussi, Michael. Kon Vs. Miyazaki.Paperback First Edition. Sirius Diction. 2021. ISBN-10: 1947614253. ISBN-13: 9781947614253.
eBook. Sirius Diction. 2021.
Annett, Sandra. Anime Fan Communities: Transcultural Flows and Frictions. Hardcover First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. ISBN-10: 1137480653. ISBN-13: 9781137480651.
Paperback First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. ISBN-10: 1349502758. ISBN-13: 9781349502752.
eBook. Palgrave Macmillan. 2014.
Ashmore, Darren-Jon. McCarthy, Helen. Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Manga and Anime Legend.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2021. ISBN-10: 1476679967. ISBN-13: 9781476679969.
eBook. McFarland. 2021.
Azuma, Hiroki. Lawson, Dawn. Saitō, Tamaki. Vincent, J. Keith. Beautiful Fighting Girl.Paperback First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2011. ISBN-10: 0816654514. ISBN-13: 9780816654512.
Hardcover Reprint Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2011. ISBN-10: 0816654506. ISBN-13: 9780816654505.
eBook. University of Minnesota Press. 2011.
Bernard, Joshua. Chabot, Jacob. Morrell, Marc. Smith, Brian. Voltron: From Days of Long Ago: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration. Hardcover First Edition. Perfect Square. 2014. ISBN-10: 142157540X. ISBN-13: 9781421575407.
eBook. VIZ Media. 2014.
Bittinger, Nathalie. Anime Through the Looking Glass: Treasures of Japanese Animation. Hardcover First Edition. Prestel. 2023. ISBN-10: 3791380141. ISBN-13: 9783791380148.
Blue, Jen A. Animated Discussions: Critical Essays on Anime.eBook. Independently Published. 2017. ISBN-10: 1546500138. ISBN-13: 9781546500131.
Paperback First Edition. Independently Published. 2021. ISBN-13: 9798790987137.
Bolton, Christopher. Interpreting Anime.Hardcover First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2018. ISBN-10: 1517904021. ISBN-13: 9781517904029.
Paperback First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2018. ISBN-10: 151790403X. ISBN-13: 9781517904036.
eBook. University of Minnesota Press. 2018.
Bolton, Christopher. Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime.Hardcover First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2007. ISBN-10: 0816649731. ISBN-13: 9780816649730.
Paperback First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2007. ISBN-10: 081664974X. ISBN-13: 9780816649747.
eBook. University of Minnesota Press. 2007.
Brenner, Robin E. Understanding Manga and Anime.Paperback Annotated Edition. Libraries Unlimited. 2007. ISBN-10: 1591583322. ISBN-13: 9781591583325.
eBook. Libraries Unlimited. 2007.
Brophy, Philip. Chatfield, Carl. Clements, Jonathan. Costa, Jordi. Della Casa, Luca. Delorme, Stéphane. Di Giorgio, Davide. Dottorini, Daniele. Gariglio, Stefano. Gravett, Paul. Higuinen, Erwan. Liberti, Fabrizio. McCarthy, Helen. Modina, Fabrizio. Nazzaro, Giona A. Paganelli, Grazia. Roberta, Maria. Rondolino, Gianni. Roudevitch, Michel. Rumor, Mario A. Sarrazin, Stephen. Surman, David. Manga Impact: The World of Japanese Animation.Paperback First Edition. Phaidon Press. 2010. ISBN-10: 0714857416. ISBN-13: 9780714857411.
Brown, Steven T. Cinema Anime.Hardcover First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2006. ISBN-10: 1403970602. ISBN-13: 9781403970602.
Paperback First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. ISBN-10: 0230606210. ISBN-13: 9780230606210.
Brown, Steven T. Tokyo Cyberpunk: Posthumanism In Japanese Visual Culture.Hardcover First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2010. ISBN-10: 0230103596. ISBN-13: 9780230103597.
Paperback First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2010. ISBN-10: 023010360X. ISBN-13: 9780230103603.
eBook. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016.
Cahill, Jennifer. Shimazaki, Hidetoshi. Cosplay Girls: Japan’s Live Animation Heroines. Paperback First Edition. DH Publishing Inc. 2003. ISBN-10: 0972312420. ISBN-13: 9780972312424.
Carr, Sian. Fujie, Kazuhisa. Cosplay Girls 2: Japan’s Live Animation Heroines. Paperback First Edition. DH Publishing Inc. 2007. ISBN-10: 1932897194. ISBN-13: 9781932897197.
Cavallaro, Dani. Anime and the Art of Adaptation.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2010. ISBN-10: 0786458607. ISBN-13: 9780786458608.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2010.
Cavallaro, Dani. Anime Intersections: Tradition and Innovation in Theme and Technique.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. 2007. ISBN-10: 0786432349. ISBN-13: 9780786432349.
Cavallaro, Dani. Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2009. ISBN-10: 0786441127. ISBN-13: 9780786441129.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2011.
Cavallaro, Dani. Anime and the Visual Novel: Narrative Structure, Design and Play at Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2009. ISBN-10: 0786444274.ISBN-13: 9780786444274.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2009.
Cavallaro, Dani. Art in Anime: The Creative Quest as Theme and Metaphor.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2011. ISBN-10: 0786465611. ISBN-13: 9780786465613.
Cavallaro, Dani. The Cinema of Mamoru Oshii: Fantasy, Technology and Politics.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2006. ISBN-10: 0786427647. ISBN-13: 9780786427642.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2014.
Cavallaro, Dani. CLAMP in Context.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2012. ISBN-10: 0786469544. ISBN-13: 9780786469543.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2012.
Cavallaro, Dani. The Fairy Tale and Anime: Traditional Themes, Images and Symbols at Play on Screen.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2011. ISBN-10: 0786459468. ISBN-13: 9780786459469.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2011.
Cavallaro, Dani. Japanese Aesthetics and Anime: The Influence of Tradition.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2013. ISBN-10: 0786471514. ISBN-13: 9780786471515.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. First Edition. 2012.
Cavallaro, Dani. Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2009. ISBN-10: 0786447443. ISBN-13: 9780786447442.
eBook. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. 2010.
Cornog, Martha. Mangatopia: Essays on Manga and Anime in the Modern World.Paperback First Edition. Libraries Unlimited. 2011. ISBN-10: 1591589088. ISBN-13: 9781591589082.
eBook. Libraries Unlimited. 2011.
Denison, Rayna. Anime: A Critical Introduction.Hardcover Annotated Edition. Bloomsbury Academic. 2015. ISBN-10: 1847884806. ISBN-13: 9781847884800.
Paperback Annotated Edition. Bloomsbury Academic. 2015. ISBN-10: 1847884792. ISBN-13: 9781847884794.
eBook. Bloomsbury Academic. 2015.
Drazen, Patrick. A Gathering of Spirits: Japan’s Ghost Story Tradition: From Folklore and Kabuki to Anime and Manga. Paperback First Edition. iUniverse Publishing. 2007. ISBN-10: 1462029426. ISBN-13: 9781462029426.
eBook. iUniverse Publishing. 2011.
Drazen, Patrick. Holy Anime!: Japan’s View of Christianity. Paperback First Edition. Hamilton Books. 2017. ISBN-10: 0761869077. ISBN-13: 9780761869078.
eBook. Hamilton Books. 2017.
Friedman, Erica. By Your Side: The First 100 Years of Yuri Anime and Manga. Paperback First Edition. Journey Press. 2019. ISBN-10: 1951320204. ISBN-13: 9781951320201.
eBook. Journey Press. 2019.
Hu, Tze-yue. Frames of Anime: Culture and Image-Building. Hardcover First Edition. Hong Kong University Press. 2010. ISBN-10: 9622090974. ISBN-13: 9789622090972.
Paperback First Edition. Hong Kong University Press. 2010. ISBN-10: 9622090982. ISBN-13: 9789622090989.
eBook. 2010. Hong Kong University Press.
Khandelwal, Vidhi. Visual Fusion Animation’s Impact on Art. Paperback First Edition. Modern Publishing. 2023. ISBN-10: 8196539509. ISBN-13: 9788196539504.
Lamarre, Thomas. The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation.Hardcover First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2009. ISBN-10: 081665154X. ISBN-13: 9780816651542.
Paperback First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2009. ISBN-10: 0816651558. ISBN-13: 9780816651559.
eBook. University of Minnesota Press. 2013.
Levi, Antonia. Samurai from Outer Space: Understanding Japanese Animation.Open Court Publishing Company. 1998. ISBN-10: 0812693329. ISBN-13: 9780812693324.
Li, Jinying. Anime’s Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai. Hardcover First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2024. ISBN-10: 1517916275. ISBN-13: 9781517916275.
Paperback First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2024. ISBN-10: 1517916283. ISBN-13: 9781517916282.
eBook. University of Minnesota Press. 2024.
MacWilliams, Mark W. Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime. Hardcover First Edition. Routledge. 2008. ISBN-10: 0765616017. ISBN-13: 9780765616012.
Paperback First Edition. Routledge. 2008. ISBN-10: 0765616025. ISBN-13: 9780765616029.
eBook. Routledge. 2014.
Moran, Elizabeth. Speed Racer: The Official 30th Anniversary Guide. Paperback First Edition. Hyperion. 1997. ISBN-10: 0786882468. ISBN-13: 9780786882465.
Napier, Susan J. From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West. Hardcover First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. ISBN10: 1403962138. ISBN-13: 9781403962133.
Paperback First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. ISBN-10: 1403962146. ISBN-13: 9781403962140.
Ng, Andrew Hock Soon. Asian Gothic: Essays on Literature, Film and Anime.Paperback First Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc. 2008. ISBN-10: 0786433353. ISBN-13: 9780786433353.
Okuyama, Yoshiko. Japanese Mythology in Film: A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime.Hardcover First Edition. Lexington Books. 2015. ISBN-10: 073919092X. ISBN-13: 9780739190920.
eBook. Lexington Books. 2015.
Paperback First Edition. Lexington Books. 2016. ISBN-10: 1498514332. ISBN-13: 9781498514330.
Patten, Fred. Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews.Stone Bridge Press. 2004. ISBN-10: 1880656922. ISBN-13: 9781880656921.
eBook. Stone Bridge Press. 2004.
Robinson, Chris. Japanese Animation: Time Out of Mind. Paperback First Edition. John Libbey Publishing. 2010. ISBN-10: 861966929. ISBN-13: 9780861966929.
Steiff, Josef. Tamplin, Tristan D. Anime and Philosophy: Wide Eyed Wonder.Paperback First Edition. Open Court. 2010. ISBN-10: 0812696700. ISBN-13: 9780812696707.
eBook. Open Court. 2010.
Suan, Stevie. Anime’s Identity: Performativity and Form Beyond Japan.Hardcover First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2021. ISBN-10: 151791177X. ISBN-13: 9781517911775.
Paperback First Edition. University of Minnesota Press. 2021. ISBN-10: 1517911788. ISBN-13: 9781517911782.
eBook. University of Minnesota Press. 2021.
Suan, Stevie. The Anime Paradox: Patterns and Practices Through the Lens of Traditional Japanese Theatre.Hardcover First Edition. Global Oriental. 2013. ISBN-10: 9004222146. ISBN-13: 9789004222144.
Swale, Alistair. Anime Aesthetics: Japanese Animation and the ‘Post-Cinematic’ Imagination.Hardcover First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. ISBN-10: 1137463341. ISBN-13: 9781137463340.
Paperback First Edition. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016. ISBN-10: 1349553573. ISBN-13: 9781349553570.
eBook. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015.
Thomas, Jolyon Baraka. Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan. eBook. University of Hawaii Press. 2012.
Paperback First Edition. University of Hawaii Press. 2012. ISBN-10: 0824836545. ISBN-13: 9780824836542.
Hardcover First Edition. University of Hawaii Press. 2012. ISBN-10: 0824835891. ISBN-13: 9780824835897.
Viction Workshop. Comics Fever: Manga & Anime Out of the Box. Paperback First Edition. Victionary. 2014. ISBN-10: 97881222893. ISBN-13: 9789881222893.
von Feigenblatt, Otto. Understanding Japanese Animation: The Hidden Meaning Revealed. Paperback Second Edition. Guildof Independent Scholars. 2008. ISBN-10: 0557024226. ISBN-13: 9780557024223.
Wan, Xiang. A Comparative Study of Chinese and Japanese Animation: Why Are Japanese Animation Popular in China? Paperback First Edition. Independently Published. 2017. ISBN-10: 1978354649. ISBN-13: 9781978354647.
West, Mark I. The Japanification of Children’s Popular Culture: From Godzilla to Miyazaki.Paperback First Edition. Scarecrow Press. 2008. ISBN-10: 0810851210. ISBN-13: 9780810851214.
eBook. Scarecrow Press. 2008.
Yokota, Masao. Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives.Hardcover First Edition. University Press of Mississippi. 2013. ISBN-10: 1617038091. ISBN-13: 9781617038099.
Paperback First Edition. University Press of Mississippi. 2014. ISBN-10: 1628461799. ISBN-13: 9781628461794.
eBook. University Press of Mississippi. 2013.
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