Anime Poster Art (Book)
 Posters, programs and flyers that helped launch a revolution in animated film! Over 160 full-color reproductions introduce the world's most-loved anime characters in their original Japanese designs. Includes the best of Akira, Dragon Ball Z, Lupin III, Urusei Yatsura, Space Battleship Yamato, Mobile Suit Gundam and the Academy Award-winning Studio Ghibli. |
| Anime Trivia Quizbook 1: From Easy to Otaku Obscure (Book)(176pg)
 Inspired by the soaring popularity of anime and the trivia sensation "You Don't Know Jack," this series is a feast of challenging puzzlers to keep fans guessing and groaning. This first volume starts easy and goes insane, with 500 brain-popping questions and answers covering all the major genres. Click for more! |
| Anime Trivia Quizbook 2: Torments from the Top 20 (Book) [176 pgs]
 Test wits, spark debate, and eventually drive yourself crazy! This second volume is packed full of questions to make the true otaku groan, but it only focuses on what the author considers to be the top 20 anime of all time! Click for more! |
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Anime: A Guide to Japanese Animation (1958-1988) (Book) (320 pgs)
 This comprehensive volume covers all the anime produced in Japan during the Sixties, the Seventies and most of the Eighties -- including not only the movies and OVAs, but also the TV series and not only those that were popular or translated in English, but even the most obscure anime! Click for more! |
| Art of Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Art Book (96 pgs)
 The stylish artwork of the television program has now been compiled into a prestige format, hardcover book for both collectors and fans. Included in this book is art inspired by the anime, along with initial character designs, cel art and production notes, plus an interview with Yoshiyuki Itoh, the character designer for the anime! |
Price: $19.99
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| | Art of Fullmetal Alchemist Art Book (96 pgs)
 Translated faithfully from the Japanese edition, this coffee table book contains all of the Fullmetal Alchemist color artwork by manga artist Hiromu Arakawa from 2001 to 2003. Includes a special two-page message from Hiromu Arakawa. |
Price: $19.99
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Art of Fushigi Yugi Art Book (96 pgs)
 The Art of Fushigi Yugi features the detailed artwork of Yuu Watase. Including over 100 pieces of art - with new drawings and paintings produced especially for this book - this new edition is formatted the same way as the original Japanese book. |
Price: $19.99
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| Available: Oct 10 2006
| | Art of Hana-Kimi Art Book (88 pgs)
 Contains eighty-eight pages of stunning, full-blown, full-color artwork by Hana-Kimi series creator, Hisaya Nakajo. Characters and situations come to life in this over-sized and lavishly illustrated artbook. For anyone who is in full bloom, this book's for you. |
Price: $19.99
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| | Art of Inu Yasha (2nd Edition) Art Book (160 pgs)
 This book includes cell art and paintings from the anime series. Showcasing the excellent artwork and beautiful characters of the immensely popular time-traveling horror/action series, this book offers fans page after page of full-color designs, plus character profiles, watercolors from the manga covers, character profiles and 66 pages of colored manga pages. |
Price: $24.99
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Art of Kiki's Delivery Service Art Book (208 pgs)
 A 13-year old girl sets off on a journey to become a witch. In the process, she learns how to be a woman. Based on the movie of the same name, this prestige format, lavishly illustrated hard-bound book gives fans a rare glimpse into the creative process of Academy Award-winning director Hayo Miyazaki. |
Price: $29.99
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| | Art of My Neighbor Totoro Art Book (176 pgs)
 A generous collection of concept sketches, fully rendered character and background drawings, paintings and cell images! Meet the novel's principal characters and read interviews and comments with the production staff. |
Price: $29.99
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| | Asia Shock: Horror and Dark Cinema (248 pgs)
 Patrick Galloway, who last looked at samurai movies in Stray Dogs and Lone Wolves, now takes on Asian masters of suspense, exploitation, the supernatural, and bone-chilling, blood-curdling fear and evil. The films featured here are pan-Asian, including Korea and Thailand, and represent a mix of classics and the contemporary cutting edge. Included are overviews of genres, cultures, and viewing tips. |
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This long-awaited "companion" volume boasts over 500 all-new glossary-style entries to help you decipher anime's distinctive content, images, and cultural motifs! Ranging from Aikido to Zero fighters (with Japanese Mountain Vegetables in between), Gilles Poitras covers all the minute details of anime in fascinating detail, including illustrations, anime images, film citations, and numerous references to the related art of manga. 
The first book to unlock the door to total anime consciousness! Over 500 encyclopedic entries with commentary and film references -- let the Anime Companion be your guide! 
Bigger and better! This revised edition of the Anime Encyclopedia contains in-depth entries on anime both famous and obscure and an index/film finder. It is 40% larger than its predecessor with all-new entries on hundreds of anime released after 2001, updates on older entries, and over 50,000 words on anime creators (like Tezuka and Otomo) and genres ("Early Anime," "Science Fiction and Robots," etc.). 
The prequel to the wildly successful Anime Companion, a new guide for every kind of fan is now available! What makes Japanese animation Japanese? Who's got the anime goods? What's it all mean anyway? Answering just about every question a fan has, Anime Essentials is an easy-to-read and fun-to-look-at overview of the pop culture phenomenon sweeping America.
Suddenly anime is exploding! But where did Japanese animation come from, and what does it all mean? Written for fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this is an engaging tour of the anime universe, from its roots in traditional Japanese culture and art, its major themes (war and reincarnation, yaoi/yuri/fanboy love, giant robots, samurai) and contemporary expressions. Click for more!
this authoritative guide is the ultimate reference book to today?s hottest film genre. The Anime Movie Guide is the most extensive film-by-film guide to anime. It features detailed listings of feature films and direct-to-video features, arranged by title, year of release, and subject, that have been released since 1983. Illustrations throughout. 
Bring home more of the gorgeous art of Bizenghast! This limited edition art book has art from the manga as well as brand new illustrations by M. Alice LeGrow. It also comes with 12 pages of stickers and 24 mini-posters so you can beautify anything you own.
Reading great books in the original language should be the culmination of language study, but reading Japanese literature unassisted is a daunting task that can defeat even the most able of students. Breaking into Japanese Literature is specially designed to help you bypass all the frustration and actually enjoy classics of Japanese literature.
Inazo Nitobe, a Japanese philosopher writing in eloquent English, outlines the origins of bushido, or the way of the samurai, and shows how the code permeates traditional Japanese culture. Nitobe's extensive research results in an eclectic and far-reaching book. He delved into Buddhism, Shintoism, and Confucianism while seeking similarities and contrasts by citing philosophers going back to the Romans, the Greeks and Biblical times. 
North Side features art from such beloved series as Clover, Magic Knight Rayearth, Legend of Chun Hyang, CLAMP in Wonderland, and many others. Also included: original CLAMP artwork, the original comic Princess Mokona of the CLAMP Country (featuring the CLAMP artists themselves), a CLAMP interview and a complete catalogue of all featured images with a description of each. 
South Side features art from such manga classics as Man of Many Faces, Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders, Clamp School Detectives, Suki, Wish, CLAMP School Paranormal Investigators, Miyuki-chan in Wonderland, The One I Love, Shirahime-Syo, and Legal Drug. Also included in this sumptuous collector's edition are original Clamp artwork, a how-to-draw-manga section and a complete catalogue of all featured images with a description of each. 
The first English-language collection of works by one of the most popular anime and manga artists, The Art of Ceres collects Yu Watase?s full color illustrations from Ayashi no Ceres, including paintings and designs. 
