Manga! Manga! by Frederik L. SchodtAnime by Susan J. NapierDreamland Japan by Frederik L. SchodtHayao Miyazaki by Helen McCarthyThe Anime Encyclopedia by Jonathan Clements
Anime and Manga Research List
3rd out of 125 books — 27 voters
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloudMen of Tomorrow by Gerard JonesThe Ten-Cent Plague by David HajduMaking Comics by Scott McCloudComics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner
Best Nonfiction about Comics
28th out of 414 books — 105 voters

Straight from the Heart by Jennifer S. ProughAdult Manga by Sharon KinsellaOtaku by Hiroki AzumaAnime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle by Susan J. NapierA Sociology of Japanese Ladies' Comics by Kinko Itō
Academic Books about Anime
22nd out of 55 books — 32 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiTokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
Best Books About Japan
127th out of 517 books — 358 voters

Old Kyoto by Diane DurstonTall Travel Tales by Karen JenningsKyoto by Diane DurstonWalking the Kiso Road by William Scott WilsonTokyo by Sumiko Enbutsu
Eye-Candy Armchair Trips to Japan
6th out of 57 books — 20 voters
Anime by Jonathan ClementsThe Anime Machine by Thomas LamarreAnime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle by Susan J. NapierDreamland Japan by Frederik L. SchodtUnderstanding Manga and Anime by Robin E. Brenner
Anime History Books
4th out of 25 books — 3 voters

Rainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanA Mortal Song by Megan CreweHokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonInk by Amanda SunTokyo on Foot by Florent Chavouet
Let's Japan!
51st out of 185 books — 66 voters
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl by Vann ChowHokkaido Highway Blues by Will FergusonGeisha, a Life by Mineko IwasakiNeon Pilgrim by Lisa DempsterJapanland by Karin Muller
Japanese Life & Culture
38th out of 114 books — 39 voters

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollOutlander by Diana GabaldonJoyland by Stephen KingThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteThe King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
-land: Books of Many Lands
102nd out of 441 books — 25 voters
Signs Taken for Wonders by Franco MorettiProfessor Borges by Jorge Luis BorgesPoetry and Designs by William BlakeAnatomy of Criticism by Northrop FryeThe Pound Era by Hugh Kenner
Works of Literary Theory And Criticism
49th out of 90 books — 7 voters

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiTokyo Vice by Jake AdelsteinConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataUnderground by Haruki MurakamiKitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Understanding Modern Japan
58th out of 104 books — 40 voters
Instruction Manual for the 21st Century Samurai by Alexei Maxim RussellKitchen by Banana YoshimotoH/H by Banana YoshimotoSly by Banana YoshimotoThe Sakura Obsession by Naoko Abe
About Japan literature
107th out of 117 books — 19 voters

Crazy for Kanji by Eve KushnerKanji Pict-O-Graphix by Michael RowleyFamily Crests of Japan by Stone Bridge PressEasy and Fun Hiragana by Kiyomi OgawaEasy and Fun Katakana by Kiyomi Ogawa,
Humble Bundle Japanese Culture & Language
7th out of 26 books — 1 voter
Year of the Rabbit by Tian VeasnaThe Arab of the Future by Riad SattoufAya of Yop City by Marguerite AbouetThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Grande Odalisque by Bastien Vivès
Graphic Novels from Around the World
85th out of 149 books — 10 voters

Marvel Comics by Sean HoweUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeSuperman by Larry TyeThe Supergirls by Mike Madrid
Best Books About Comic Books
124th out of 248 books — 18 voters


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