Customer Review for this product :
Good Bathroom Reading - If you are like me, a hardcore otaku, and merely want to have a little more insight to the lesser known animes or even need help making purchasing decisions on the most current shows released in America, this book is for you. The reviews in The Anime Encyclopedia vary greatly in size, but all contain good summaries-with only minimal spoilers-and it is full of humor and the authors' own (good) opinions. I have agreed with every review in this comprehensive Encyclopedia.
But even the people out there who are just starting to get into anime, or the friends and family members who are wondering just what the heck we find so cool about these shows, this book is also for you. Each review gives the Japanese, English, and many variable titles of the show, the year it was first released, major crew members, the number of episodes and their length, tells what the show is about, usually what the authors think about the show, and content descriptors for you concerned parents out there.
Whether you are a veteran otaku or a newbie who just wants to learn more about anime, I highly recommend this book based on the excellent opinions, color commentary, and the vast amount of information to be gathered in its pages.
Thanks go to the authors: Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy for such good bathroom reading!
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More Detailed Product Description
Bigger and better! Our first edition rocked the anime world with its in-depth entries on anime famous and obscure and its superb index/film finder. Now this fantastic book is 40 percent larger—with all-new entries on hundreds of anime released after 2001, updates on older entries, and over fifty thousand words on anime creators (like Tezuka and Otomo) and genres (“Early Anime,” “Science Fiction and Robots,” etc.). An absolute must-have for every anime shelf!
"If I only had space on my overcrowded shelf for one book on anime, this would be it. If I had no space on my shelf I'd select two books at random and drop them into the bin, just to make room-- it's that indispensable."-- Paul Jacques, Anime on DVD
"While you may not agree with their opinons on a given anime, they are informative and entertaining, especially when skewering a really bad anime." -- Frames Per Second
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