Manga Impact

• An easily-accessible, A-Z guide to the world of Japanese anime and manga
• Details everything from world-famous movies to the very latest cutting-edge projects by emerging directors and animators
• Features thematic essays and directory-style entries on the most influential creators and characters in manga and anime
• Includes acclaimed directors such as Miyazaki Hayao (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle) and Otomo Katsuhiro (Akira), and exhaustive background information on myriad TV series, studios and artists such as Pokemon, Studio Ghibli and Tezuka Osamu
• Lavishly illustrated with a wealth of iconographic images and presented in a dynamic comic book design, Manga Impact is an essential reference book that will delight newcomers, fanboys and cineastes alike