Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition

Jonathan Clements has worked as a translator, voice actor or dubbing director on over 70 anime, including Grey: Digital Target, Sol Bianca and Musashi: Dream of the Last Samurai. He was formerly the editor of Manga Max magazine, a contributing editor of Newtype USA, and is now a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, with special responsibility for China and Japan. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, and his latest solo book is Anime: A History (British Film Institute, 2013).Helen McCarthy was the founding editor of Anime UK magazine, editor of Manga Mania magazine, and the author of Anime! A Beginner’s Guide, the first book in the English language on the medium. She has appeared in several anime as a voice actress and produced the UK release of Beast Warriors. Her books include Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation, 500 Essential Anime You Must Own, Manga Cross-Stitch and The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga, which won the Harvey Award. She has just completed A Brief History of Manga for Ilex Press.

10 out of 10 "An even mightier tome than ever before, retaining its status as an absolutely required reference work on a subject too often discussed solely in guesswork and rumor."—MYM"Invaluable to English-speaking scholars, fans and writers, serving as reliably exhaustive and often highly entertaining guides to a world that can seem as massive as it does impenetrable."—The Japan Times"Full of interesting behind-the-scenes information on anime ranging from the famous to the forgotten; and the essays give an insightful look at anime history and culture."—Kotaku"Your new go-to source for Anime information"—OtakuUSA"Undeniably the definitive English language text about anime."—Crunchyroll "The third edition of the Anime Encyclopedia is the best yet, and remains the definitive book on Japanese animation in English. Highly Recommended."—Animation For Adults "Anyone interested in animation should have a copy of “The Anime Encyclopedia” to refer to regularly."—Indiewire "A useful resource for parents and librarians."—Booklist "Packed with information on every major topic and series under the sun, and filled to the brim with personality that encourages you to explore its pages and learn while you're being entertained as a result."—UK Anime Network"Definitely something any pop culture and Japanese anime fan should have at their fingertips."—Forces of Geek

• The Contents is too long to list, but can be summarized:3500 entries plus approximately 100 biographical entries and a few dozen thematic entries, such as:Argot and JargonCensorship and LocalizationComedyDocumentaries and HistoryEarly AnimeErotica and PornographyFantasy and Fairy TalesForeign InfluencesA very partial list of films included is:Cowboy BebopCowboy IsamuCoyote Ragtime ShowCraft of Hypnosis, TheCrayon Shin-chanCrazy Family DiaryCream LemonCreamy MamiCrest of the StarsCrime of PassionCrimson ClimaxCrimson WolfCroisee in a Foreign LabyrinthCromatie HighCross GameCrowsCrush Gear TurboCrusher JoeCry for Our Beautiful WorldCry of the DragonCrying FreemanCrystal TriangleCube x Cursed x CuriousCubitusCustom SlaveCutey HoneyCuticle Detective InabaCutter's StoryCyber City Oedo 808Cyber Fantasy FlowersCyber Team in AkihabaraCyberformula GPXCybernetics Guardian CybersixCyborg 009Cybot RobotchiD. Gray ManD.I.C.E.D-1 Devastator D3 SeriesD4 PrincessDa CapoDaa! Daa! Daa!Daddy Long-LegsDagger of KamuiDagonDaiakuji: Xena BusterDaichis, TheDaiganderDaiguardDaitarn 3DallosDance in the Vampire BundDance Till TomorrowDancer, TheDancing with DadDancougarDandoh!!DangaiohDangaizer ThreeDanganronpa the AnimationDangard AceDangerous GrandpaDante's InfernoDaphne in the Brilliant BlueDarcrowsDark CatDark ChapelDark FutureDark Knight IngridDark LoveDark MythDark Night's DramaDark Rabbit Has Seven Lives, ADark ShellDark Soldier DDark ToursDark WarriorDarker than BlackDarkside BluesDarlingDartaniusDash KappeiDash! ShikiroDate A-LiveDay Break IllusionDay I Bought a Star, TheDay the Earth Shook, TheDazzleDead HeatDead LeavesDeadman WonderlandDearSDeath NoteDebt SistersDebts of DesireDebutDebutante DetectivesDeep Blue FleetDeep VoiceDeko Boko FriendsDelinquent in DragDelpower XDeltora QuestDemon Beast InvasionDemon Beast PhalanxDemon City ShinjukuDemon Fighter KochoDemon HunterDemon King DaimaoDemon Lord DanteDemon Prince EnmaDemon Warrior KojiDemonbaneDemonic LigerDenno CoilDepravityDescendants of DarknessDesert Island Story, TheDesert PunkDesert RoseDesperate Carnal HousewivesDestined for LoveDetatoko PrincessDetective Academy QDetonator OrgunDetroit Metal CityDevadasyDevil and the PrincessDevil DadDevil Hunter YohkoDevil is a Part-Timer, TheDevil May CryDevilmanDiabolusDiamond DaydreamsDiary of Anne FrankDigi CharatDigi Girl PopDigimon AdventureDigital Devil StoryDinosaur KingDioxin SummerDirty by the DozenDirty LaundryDirty PairDirty ThoughtsDisciplineDisgaeaDispatches from the Spirit WorldDivergence EveDivine Changeling EnchantmentDNA HunterDNA Sights 999.9DNA2DNAngelDo You Know the Milfing ManDoctor ChichibuyamaDoctor DolittleDoctor Fabre the DetectiveDoctor Mambo & Jibako the ThiefDoctor ShamelessDoctor SlumpDodge DanpeiDog and ScissorsDog DaysDog of FlandersDog Soldier: Shadows o/t PastDogtanian & the 3 MuskehoundsDogtatoDokabenDokkan RobotendonDokkiri DoctorDokkoida!?Dokuro-chanDollimogDomain of MurderDominionDon ChuckDon DraculaDon QuixoteDon! Brutal Water MarginDonkikkoDon't Give Up: Ma Ken DouDon't Leave Me Alone DaisyDoomed MegalopolisDoor into SummerDoraemonDorataroDorei Maid PrincessDororoDororon EnmaDorvackDotanba's Modern MannersDoteramanDouble WishDouble-JDougramDoujin WorkDownloadDowntownDracula: Sovereign o/t DamnedDragon Age: Dawn of the SeekerDragon BallDragon CenturyDragon ChronicleDragon CrisisDragon DriveDragon FistDragon HalfDragon KnightDragon League Dragon PinkDragon RiderDragon SlayerDragon WarriorDragonarDragonaut: The ResonanceDragon's HeavenDragoon Dream Dimension Hunter FandoraDream Eater MerryDream Eater:Tsurumiku Style Games ProductionDream Hunter RemDream NoteDream UserDreamstar Button NoseDreamy Crayon KingdomDreamy UrashimaDrifting CloudsDT EightronDu ZiqunDualDuel MastersDumpling Brothers, TheDunbine (Aura Battler)DurararaDvine [Luv]DynagigaDyogrammatonEagle SamEar of the Yellow DragonEARLY ANIME: 1917-1931Early ReinsEarth Story: Telepath 2500EarthianEasy Cooking AnimationEat with BagetsuEat-ManE-chan the NinjaEden of the EastEden's BowyEducational Trainingef: A Tale of MemoriesEfficaceEhrgeizEight Clouds RisingEijiEikenEko Eko AzarakELEl HazardElec-King The AnimationElectric Girl and the YouthElectromagnetic GirlfriendElementalorsElementar GeradElementhuntersElephant Train Arrived, theEleven CatsElf 17Elf Princess NinaElf Princess RaneElfen LiedElfyEllciaElven BrideElves of the ForestEmblem Take TwoEmbracing Love: A Cicada in WinterEmerald PrincessEmily of New MoonEmmaEmperor of the Plum PlanetEmperor of the South SideEncouragement of CrimeEnd of SummerEndless SerenadeEngage Planet Kiss DumEquation of the Rotten TeacherErgo ProxyErotic Torture ChamberE's OtherwiseEscaflowneEsper MamiEtchiisEternal FilenaEuphoriaEureka 7EvangelionEven More Ghost StoriesEven Then I Love My WifeEvery Day's A SundayEveryday Tales of a Cat GodEvil Woman RulerExcel SagaExdriver DExile GenerationExper ZenonExploding Campus GuardressExplorer Woman RayExplosive Goro (?)Eyeshield 21FF3: Frantic, Frustrated & FemaleFabled Underground PeopleFafnerFairground in the StarsFairy KingFairy MusketeersFairy TailFakeFamiliar of Zero, The Family of DebaucheryFamous World Fairy TalesFamous World Fairy TalesFancy LalaFantascope tylostomaFantasista DollFantastic ChildrenFar East of EdenFast BreakFatal FuryFate/ZeroFaultFeather Stares at the DarkFemale StudentFencer of MinervaF-ForceFifth Ice Age, TheFight! OspaFight! PuterFight: Spirit of the SwordFighterFighting Beauty OolongFighting FoodonsFighting of EcstasyFighting SpiritFigure 17: Tsubasa & HikaruFinal ApproachFinal FantasyFire EmblemFire Fighter DaigoFire TripperFireballFirestormFirst Kiss StoryFirst LovesFirst SquadFirst Tram in HiroshimaFist of the Blue SkyFist of the North StarFive CardFive Centimetres per SecondFive NumbersFive Star StoriesFlag Flag!Flame of ReccaFlashbackFlat Broke SistersFLCLFleshdanceFlight of the White WolfFlint the Time DetectiveFloating MaterialFlower and SnakeFlower AngelFlower KappaFlower Witch MarybellFlowering YouthFlowers of EvilFly On, Dreamers!Fly Peek!Fly Pegasus!Fly! Machine HiryuFlying Ghost ShipFobiaFoolish Test SlaveFor RealForbidden LoveForce FiveForeign Love Affair, AForest Warrior BonolonFortune ArterialFortune QuestForza HidemaruFour-Leaf CloverFoxes of ChironupFoxwood TalesFractaleFrankensteinFranz Kafka's A Country DoctorFreckles PoochFree Kick (for Tomorrow)Free!FreedomFreezingFried Octopus ManFrightful NewsFrisky GirlFriten-kunFrom Now On, This is Me!From the Apennines to the AndesFrom the Apennines to the AndesFrom the New WorldFrom Up on Poppy HillFruit BasketFruits CupFujiko F. Fujio's Little WeirdnessFujilogFukubuki Triangle Miharu AfterFuku-chanFukuyama Theatre: Summer Sec.Full Metal PanicFull MoonFullmetal AlchemistFumoonFunny PetsFuse: Memoirs of a Hunter GirlFushigi Yugi t/ Mysterious Play Future Boy ConanFuture Cop UrashimanFuture DiaryFuture War 198XF-ZERO Falcon LegendG-9GA: Art Design ClassGad GuardGag Manga DaysGaikingGakuen HeavenGalactic PiratesGalaxy Adventures of Space OzGalaxy AngelGalaxy Express 999Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Galaxy Search 2100Galerians: RionGall ForceGallery FakeGalvionGamba and his 7 FriendsGambarugarGamba's AdventureGambler Legend TetsuyaGame Center ArashiGanbalistGandharaGantzGaogaigarGaragaGarden of SinnersGarden of Words, TheGardles, TheGardurinGa-Rei ZeroGargantia on the Verdurous PlanetGargoyle of Yoshinaga FamilyGasarakiGatchaman CrowdsGatekeepersGazula: The Amicable MonsterGDGD FairiesGear Fighter DendoGeistersGemini PropheciesGenediverGenerator GawlGeneshaftGenesis Survivor GaiarthGenius Idiot BakabonGenius PartyGenius? Dr. HamaxGenjiGenmukan: Sin of Desire…GenocyberGenshikenGentleman MugenGeobreedersGestaltGet a Grip, TsuyoshiGet BackersGet me pregnant, Seiryu!Get Ride! AmdriverGetter RoboGhibliesGhost HoundGhost HuntGhost in the ShellGhost Slayers AyashiGhost StoriesGhost Sweeper MikamiGhost Talker's DaydreamGhostsGiant GorgGiant KillingGiant RoboGift: Eternal RainbowGigantic FormulaGigantorGigi and the Fountain o/YouthGigoloGilgameshGinban KaleidoscopeGinguiserGinnagashiGintamaGirl Detectives' ClubGirl from PhantasiaGirl in a Box: Virgin TerritoryGirl Made to Come by Lustful OtakuGirl Next DoorGirl SummerGirl Weapon Soul EaterGirl Who Leapt Through Space, TheGirl Who Leapt Through Time, TheGirl with the White FlagGirlfriend in a SwimsuitGirlfriends in GlassesGirls BravoGirls FightGirl's HighGirls in Sailor SuitsGirls in Summer DressesGirl's Locker Room LustGirls und PanzerGJ ClubGlass FleetGlass MaidenGlass RabbitGlassy OceanGlick's AdventureGloria: Forbidden RelationsGlorious AngelsGlorious Subsection ChiefGlorious Tales of Old EdoGlory to the AncestorsGo For It, GenkiGo For It, GoemonGo For It, KombeGo For It, TabuchiGo GoshobenGoal Field HunterGod FamilyGod SigmaGodaikinGodannarGoddamGoddess KarinGodmarsGoing Steady With a WitchGoku Midnight Eye Gokudo - Swordman ExtrardnrGokusenGold LightanGold MosaicGolden BatGolden BoyGolden Laws, TheGoldfish WarningGolgo 13G-on RidersGon the First ManGon the FoxGood Evening My Only DarlingGood Luck, Ninomiya-kunGood Morning AltheaGood Morning CallGood Witch of the West, TheGoodbye Little HippoGoodfellaGopper 5 Go Damn (!?_GorillamanGorsch the CellistGoshogunGosickGottamanGovt Crime Investigation Agent Z. JotaroGraduationGrandarGrandeekGrandizerGrandollGrandzoteGrappler BakiGrasshoppaGrave of the FirefliesGravionGravitationGreat ComposersGreat Conquest: Rm.o/t3 KsGreat PeopleGreedGreek MythologyGreen GreenGreen Legend RanGreen MakibaoGregory Horror Show, TheGrenadierGrey: Digital TargetGrimms' Fairy TalesGroizer XGropeGrrl PowerG-Spot ExpressG-TasteGTOGuardian HeartsGude CrestGu-gu GummoGuilty CrownGuin SagaGulkeevaGulliver's Space TravelsGun BusterGun FrontierGun X SwordGundamGundressGungraveGunparade MarchGunslinger GirlGunsmith CatsGurren LagannGuruguruGutsy Frog, TheGuyGuy SluggerGuyverGyo: Tokyo Fish AttackGyrozetterH togetherH2H2O ~FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND~Haibane RenmeiHairy TaleHaitai NanafaHaiyoru NyaruaniHakkenden, TheHakkenden: Eight Dogs of the EastHakuokiHal and BonsHalo LegendsHal's FluteHamtaro TalesHamtaro the Hamster (mov)Hanaichi MonmeHanamaru KindergartenHanappe BazookaHanasaku Iroha: Blossoming…Hanaukyo Maid TeamHand Maid MayHandle With CareHandsome Detective Labr.Handsome Detective LabyrinthHandsome GirlfriendHanokaHappiness!Happy Ermine, TheHappy FriendsHappy Happy CloverHappy Humping Boing! Boing!Happy KappyHappy LessonHappy Prince, TheHappy SevenHappy WorldHarbor LightsHard & LooseHardcore HospitalHare + GuuHareluya II BoyHaretokidoki ButaHarley SpinyHarmagedonHarris's WindHarukaHaruka Nogizaka's SecretHarumi's Bad PlayHaruwoHarvest Night, TheHatarakids My Ham GumiHatarakimanHatsuinuHatsukoi LimitedHatsune Miku Live PartyHattori the NinjaHaunted JunctionHaunted SlutsHawaiian BreezeHayate the Combat ButlerHazedonHe is My MasterHeart CocktailHeart MarkHeart of the Red BirdHeart: An Italian Schoolboy's JrnlHeartbroken AngelsHeart-Colored Killer TicketHeartful CaféHeartworkHeatguy-JHeaven's Lost PropertyHeaven's Memo PadHeavyHeavy Metal L-GaimHeidiHelen KellerHell GirlHell TargetHell Teacher NubeHello KittyHello SandybellHello SpankHellsHellsingHelter Skelter: Hakudaku no MuraHennekoHentai ExpressHer and Her and HerHer Need for EmbraceHercule Poirot & Miss MarpleHere Comes HanakoHere Comes the Mouse BrideHere is GreenwoodHeritage From FatherHermesHermit VillageHero TalesHeroic AgeHeroic Legend of ArslanHeromanHetaliaHey BumbooHHH Triple HHidamari SketchHigepiyo the Bearded ChickHigh School D x DHigh ScoreHigh Speed JecyHigh Step JunHighlander: Search for VgncHighschool AgentHighschool HonourHighschool KimengumiHighschool of the DeadHiiro no KakeraHika Ryojoku: Lust of ShameHikarianHikaru's GoHimawari Hime-chan's RibbonHinindenHippo & ThomasHippo-Keeper: A Zoo DiaryHis & Her CircumstancesHit & RunHitohiraHitoriga: The AnimationHiyokoiHoley Pants: Desire on a StrollHolmes the Tortoiseshell CatHoly KnightHoly the GhostHoly VirginsHomeroom AffairsHoney and CloverHoney