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The Anime Encyclopedia by Call Number: REF: NC1766.J3 C53 2006ISBN: 9781933330105Publication Date: 2006-11-01
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Animation Studies Online JournalAnimation Studies is the Society for Animation Studies’ peer-reviewed online journal. It publishes the society’s conference proceedings and is open to submissions from SAS members.
Journal of Asian StudiesThe most authoritative and prestigious publication in the field of Asian Studies, each issue of this quarterly contains four to five feature articles on topics involving the history, arts, social sciences, philosophy, and contemporary issues of East, South, and Southeast Asia, as well as a large book review section.The Journal of Japanese studies
The Journal of Japanese Studies is the most influential journal dealing with research on Japan available in the English language. Since 1974, it has published the results of scholarly research on Japan in a wide variety of social science and humanities disciplines.Mechademia
Subjects for this journal include manga, anime, game design, fashion, graphics, packaging, and toy industries as well as a broad range of fan practices related to pop culture in Japan.
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Anime: A Critical Introduction by Call Number: NC1766.J3 D46 2015ISBN: 9781847884794Publication Date: 2015
Anime and Its Roots in Early Japanese Monster Art by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789004202870Publication Date: 2010-01-01
