Welcome to The Animation History Bibliography!
In creating this bibliography there is a conscious effort to include any and all publications on the subject of animation; regardless of communal and scholarly reputation. If a title was available in North America and in English, it is included.
Titles are separated into groups of similar topics. These categorizations are but lines in the sand, meant for the reader to peruse easier and they are not meant to be taken as a definitive judgment of a book’s contents. Some titles could have been placed in more than one category, but they were only listed once. In the case of multiple authors, the authors are alphabetized by last name. In the cases of titles that are compendiums of articles by many authors, the editor(s) of the work is listed. In the case of periodicals, either the founder of the publication or the first Editor-in-Chief is listed.
An additional book listed under a title indicate a change in book name, but not content.
eBooks, Audiobooks, and Books on Media are included as proof of existence. However, due to the many different digital platforms available for downloading, as well as the creation and dissolvement of contractual timed exclusives, additional information made available is limited to release date, publisher, and Narrator (If applicable). It is up to the reader to discover current availability on the platforms and in the formats of your preferred choice.
Publications are written in the following format:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Additional Authors Alphabetically (If present). Title of Publication. Type of Binding and Edition. Publisher. Year Published. ISBN10: XXXXXXXXXX. ISBN-13: XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
Additional Editions (If Applicable). Publisher. Year Published. ISBN-10: XXXXXXXXXX. ISBN-13: XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
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Navigation
Disney
Notable Artists & Individuals at Disney/The Mickey Mouse Club
Culture and Disney/Diversity, Gender Studies, and Disney/Disney Musicians and Music
Industry and the Disney Corporate and Studio Structure
Disney Theme Park General Studies/Disneyland/Disney World/Disneyland Paris
Pixar General Studies/20th Century Animation and 20th Television Animation
DreamWorks General Studies/DreamWorks Productions
Nickelodeon General Studies/The Art of Nickelodeon
The Art of Warner Animation Group/Warner Bros. General Studies
Computer Generated Animation History
Stop-Motion Animation and Puppetry/Aesthetics, Abstraction, and Experimental Animation/Genre
Culture/Saturday Mornings/Religion, Spirituality and Ethics/Environment
Voice Acting, Foley, Music and Sound/Storyboarding and Production
Individual Studios, Artists, and Figureheads
Anime
Anime Guides and Reference Books
The Anime Industry/Anime History
Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli/The Art of Studio Ghibli
Notable Anime Movies, Series, Studios, and Artists/The Art of Anime/Anime Music and Sound
Comic Books & Manga/Periodicals/Academic Journals/Fiction
Index
Forthcoming
Gurren Lagann Archives by Gainax – June 6, 2023
The History and Theory of Cut-Out Animation: From J. Stuart Blackton to South Park by Dan Torre – June 15, 2023
Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness by Bambi Moé– June 15, 2023
The Art of the Cuphead Show by Deeki Deke – June 27, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie By Ramin Zahed – July 3, 2023
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Visual Companion by David Bossert – July 4, 2023
Animated Mischief: Essays on Subversiveness in Cartoons Since 1987 by Brian N. Duchaney and David S. Silverman – August 8, 2023
Animation in Germany by Rolf Giesen – August 24, 2023
Artists in the Americas: Talents of Tomorrow in Manga, Game and Animation by Pixiv – September 2023
Drawing 100 Years of Disney Wonder: A Retrospective Collection of Artwork Featuring Iconic Disney Characters from the Past 100 Years by Jim Fanning and Andreas Deja – September 5, 2023
Sylvain Chomet’s Distinctive Animation: From The Triplets of Belleville to The Illusionist (Animation: Key Films/Filmmakers) by Maria Katsaridou – September 7, 2023
Anime: A History (Second Edition) by Jonathan Clements – September 11, 2023
Worlds to Conquer: The Art & Making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia by J.B. Kaufman – October 2023
The Art of Wish by Disney – October 2023
Anime Through the Looking Glass: Treasures of Japanese Animation by Nathalie Bittinger – October 3, 2023
Invisible Digital: What Animation and Games Tell Us about Software and Digital Culture
by Aylish Wood – October 5, 2023
The Art of DreamWork’s Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken by Iain R. Morris – October 31, 2023
Writing for Animation: What Goes on Behind (Closed) Studio Doors by Rob Edwards – December 2023
Politically Animated: Non-fiction Animation from the Hispanic World by Jennifer Nagtegaal – December 2023
Invisible Digital: What Animation and Games Tell Us About Software and Digital Culture by Aylish Wood– February 8, 2024
Orrin Scott is an animation researcher. His research focus has been on how society interacts with animation as a form of communication, commerce, art, and entertainment.
