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Straight from the Heart: Gender, Intimacy, and the Cultural Production of Shojo Manga
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Jennifer S. Prough
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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A Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics: Images of the Life, Loves, and Sexual Fantasies of Adult Japanese Women
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Kinko Ito
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
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Scott McCloud
4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 2,729 ratings
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Manga: The Complete Guide
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Jason Thompson
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Understanding Manga and Anime
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Robin E. Brenner (Goodreads Author)
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Anime and the Visual Novel: Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games
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Dani Cavallaro
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Magic as Metaphor in Anime: A Critical Study
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Dani Cavallaro
1.5 of 5 stars 1.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives
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Dani Cavallaro
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives
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Toni Johnson-Woods (Editor)
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime
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Elizabeth Kalen
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Adult Manga: Culture and Power in Contemporary Japan
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Sharon Kinsella
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Boys' Love Manga: Essays on the Sexual Ambiguity and Cross-Cultural Fandom of the Genre
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Antonia Levi (Editor)
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
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From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Mind of the West
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Susan J. Napier
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels: A History of Graphic Narratives
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Robert Petersen
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon
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Joseph Tobin (Editor)
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
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The Soul of Anime: Collaborative Creativity and Japan's Media Success Story
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Ian Condry
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Manga and Philosophy: Fullmetal Metaphysician
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Josef Steiff (Editor)
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan
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Jolyon Baraka Thomas
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Beautiful Fighting Girl
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Saito Tamaki
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation
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Thomas Lamarre
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Otaku: Japan's Database Animals
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Hiroki Azuma
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 70 ratings
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Passionate Friendship: The Aesthetics of Girls' Culture in Japan
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Deborah Shamoon
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Mangatopia: Essays on Manga and Anime in the Modern World
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Timothy Perper (Editor)
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Anime's Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan
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Marc Steinberg
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse
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John Ingulsrud
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Fandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected World
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Mizuko Ito (Editor)
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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