"Anime is Japanese animation. Once a manga series gets popular, it is usually adopted into an anime (pronounced AH-nee-may). There was a time when manga and anime were completely unknown to the world outside Japan. Japanese artists started producing modern-day manga in the mid-1900s. The word manga means "whimsical pictures," and refers to all Japanese comics. There are many genres of anime and manga, including science fiction, romance, horror, action...

"Embark on a foodie's journey through the world of anime-and learn to recreate delicious dishes from your favorite series-with this practical guide to anime food. Japanese animation has beautiful designs, fleshed out characters, and engaging storylines-and it's also overflowing with so many scrumptiously rendered meals! Do you ever watch your favorite anime series and start craving the crunch of crispy seafood or the warmth of delicious noodles and...

"Animated food comes to life! From steaming bowls of ramen to super cute desserts, no food has never [sic] looked so good as it does on-screen -- especially when it's animated! In Otaku Food, author Danielle Baghernejad, a Japan aficionado and food blogger, brings to life the mouthwatering dishes seen in the most popular anime and manga shows. With this cookbook for chefs of all levels, you can stick your hand through the screen and whip up these...

Whether you dream of riding on a dragon's back like Chihiro, catching the Catbus with Mei, or living in a moving castle with the wizard Howl, this books will show you Studio Ghibli's most beloved characters and films. Why not dress up with Kiki and Pazu, cook ramen with Ponyo, or make your very own animated soot sprite? What are you waiting for?

An accessible beginner's tour to the wildly popular world of Japanese animated cinema. Explore the fascinating world of Anime through more than 20 classic films in this new book from the authors of Ghibliotheque. The Ghibliotheque Guide to Anime gives an accessible beginner's tour to the wildly popular world of Japanese animated cinema, charting a path that takes in everything from titans of the industry like Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Your Name,...

"An accessible, inclusive guide aimed at helping young fans celebrate their okatu spirit by sharing the history of anime and manga while giving young readers advice on how to explore and interact with this fandom. Whether they're watching anime on Netflix and Crunchyroll or bringing home stacks of manga from the library or bookstore, there is no denying that young fans need a guidebook to help them navigate this geeky space. Written by anime and manga...

After discovering she can leap through time, high school student Makoto Konno does what any teenager would do. She re-takes tests, corrects embarrassing situations, and sleeps in as late as she wants, never thinking that her carefree time traveling could have a negative effect on the people she cares about. By the time she realizes the damage she's done, she'll have to race against time to set things right.

After meeting the arachnoid Kamaji and the slug girl Lin, Chihiro encounters the giant, all-powerful sorceress Yu-baaba, who renames Chihiro "Sen."

"Midori loves to design worlds. Tsubame loves to animate. Sayaka loves to make money! And at Shibahama High, they call them Eizouken--a three-girl club determined to produce their own spectacular science fiction anime! But with no budget from their school and a leaky warehouse for a studio, Eizouken is going to have to work hard and use their imagination... the one thing they've got plenty of!"--