The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation Third Edition, Kindle Edition

by Jonathan Clements (Author), Helen McCarthy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive—The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work."—Neil Gaiman

Over one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . .

This third edition of the landmark reference work has six additional years of information on Japanese animation, its practitioners and products, plus incisive thematic entries on anime history and culture. With credits, links, cross-references, and content advisories for parents and libraries.

Jonathan Clements has been an editor of Manga Max and a contributing editor of Newtype USA.

Helen McCarthy was founding editor of Anime UK and editor of Manga Mania.

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About the Author

Jonathan Clements has worked as a translator, voice actor or dubbing director on over 70 anime, including Grey: Digital Target, Sol Bianca and Musashi: Dream of the Last Samurai. He was formerly the editor of Manga Max magazine, a contributing editor of Newtype USA, and is now a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, with special responsibility for China and Japan. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, and his latest solo book is Anime: A History (British Film Institute, 2013).

Helen McCarthy was the founding editor of Anime UK magazine, editor of Manga Mania magazine, and the author of Anime! A Beginner’s Guide, the first book in the English language on the medium. She has appeared in several anime as a voice actress and produced the UK release of Beast Warriors. Her books include Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation, 500 Essential Anime You Must Own, Manga Cross-Stitch and The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga, which won the Harvey Award. She has just completed A Brief History of Manga for Ilex Press.

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Review

10 out of 10 "An even mightier tome than ever before, retaining its status as an absolutely required reference work on a subject too often discussed solely in guesswork and rumor."—MYM

"Invaluable to English-speaking scholars, fans and writers, serving as reliably exhaustive and often highly entertaining guides to a world that can seem as massive as it does impenetrable."—The Japan Times

"Full of interesting behind-the-scenes information on anime ranging from the famous to the forgotten; and the essays give an insightful look at anime history and culture."—Kotaku

"Your new go-to source for Anime information"—OtakuUSA

"Undeniably the definitive English language text about anime."—Crunchyroll

"The third edition of the Anime Encyclopedia is the best yet, and remains the definitive book on Japanese animation in English. Highly Recommended."—Animation For Adults

"Anyone interested in animation should have a copy of “The Anime Encyclopedia” to refer to regularly."—Indiewire

"A useful resource for parents and librarians."—Booklist

"Packed with information on every major topic and series under the sun, and filled to the brim with personality that encourages you to explore its pages and learn while you're being entertained as a result."—UK Anime Network

"Definitely something any pop culture and Japanese anime fan should have at their fingertips."—Forces of Geek

10 out of 10 "An even mightier tome than ever before, retaining its status as an absolutely required reference work on a subject too often discussed solely in guesswork and rumor."―MYM

"Invaluable to English-speaking scholars, fans and writers, serving as reliably exhaustive and often highly entertaining guides to a world that can seem as massive as it does impenetrable."―The Japan Times

"Full of interesting behind-the-scenes information on anime ranging from the famous to the forgotten; and the essays give an insightful look at anime history and culture."―Kotaku

"Your new go-to source for Anime information"―OtakuUSA

"Undeniably the definitive English language text about anime."―Crunchyroll

"The third edition of the Anime Encyclopedia is the best yet, and remains the definitive book on Japanese animation in English. Highly Recommended."―Animation For Adults

"Anyone interested in animation should have a copy of “The Anime Encyclopedia” to refer to regularly."―Indiewire

"A useful resource for parents and librarians."―Booklist

"Packed with information on every major topic and series under the sun, and filled to the brim with personality that encourages you to explore its pages and learn while you're being entertained as a result."―UK Anime Network

"Definitely something any pop culture and Japanese anime fan should have at their fingertips."―Forces of Geek

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OFK46YC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stone Bridge Press; Third edition (February 9, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 9, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5353 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 2809 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

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Randy Graham

No pictures, comprehensive encyclopedia

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020

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I bought this encyclopedia for my son's birthday. He was tentative when it arrived and he saw it had no pictures, but once he started studying the contents, he got excited to have it. It's a truly comprehensive, hefty tome. I can't say more about it, as I haven't consumed any content, but I can say my 21-year-old really likes it.

5 people found this helpful

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Greg Chang

A great anime encyclopedia.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020

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I wanted to get an update to the paperback 2006 encyclopedia in my library, so I got this Kindle version to save a bit of room. One caveat, there are NO illustrations in the Kindle edition. I just hope the editors will release another update down the line as there's tons of anime after 2015.

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Drew

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2018

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I'm glad to have finally get's this new edition. I'm a huge of Japanese anime and a indie animator.

3 people found this helpful

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Nathan F.

Literal

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021

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This is literally an encyclopedia of anime. If you were looking g for anything else, then this ain't it. False advertising this ain't.

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David Bean

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017

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Nice

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Steven Jordan

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016

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Great book, met all of my expectations as a fan. looking forward to a 4th one if he chooses to do that.

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david s. stratton

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016

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If you like anime you'll like this.

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Michael Langford

Exactly the book you want if you want to be amused while sifting out the weird fetishtic stuff from things you can enjoy

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015

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Crying I was laughing so hard...even in the intro.

Exactly the book you want if you want to be amused while sifting out the weird fetishtic stuff from things you can enjoy

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Zardoz

It's big and hugely informative.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2015

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If you are into anime, then there is nothing better out there (not even online). It's a huge book, you're really getting value for money on poundage alone, let alone the information contained inside. If you are an academic,the 'Thematics' alone will get you and extra grade mark ;-) If you are otaku you can really bore your your friends with insight, history and detail that no one cares about, but is guaranteed to make you look super clever (you still won't score with th opposite sex though) ;-)

I bought both hard-back and Kindle version- Kindle version is the no-brainer.

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Mark Bunbury

A must have for all anime fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2020

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This book gives all the information on the Japanese Manga films & comics and is a must have for all film/manga fans worldwide.

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Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2016

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Very good encyclopaedia. I would've liked more essays in it, those were simply fascinating to read.

Alan

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2017

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Great book filled with info.

Dr Robodaz

The Bare Bones of a Giant - And an indispensible source at that.

Reviewed in Japan on February 20, 2015

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I'll keep this as short and sweet as I can, as there is little to be said that others have not.

There is nothing to compare with this ongoing project. This is the Britannica of the anime/manga World.
Are you a scholar? Fan? Curious? You need this work, and with the kindle bare bones version being so inexpensive, I can see no reason not to indulge.

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