Manga Impact

The World of Japanese Animation


A fascinating journey through the world of anime and manga, their genres and styles, roots and creators.


Conceived and edited by Phaidon Editors


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Price: USD$39.95



Published May 2010.



 
Overview
  • An easily-accessible, A–Z guide to the world of Japanese anime and manga, detailing 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, including 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 cinéastes alike



 
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About the author(s)
Philip Brophy is a musician, filmmaker, writer and academic.
Carlo Chatrian is a journalist and member of the selection committee for the Locarno International Film festival.
Jonathan Clements is the author of Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in Anime and co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia.
Jordi Costa is a film critic and author of many articles on Asian cinema.
Film and comic-book historian Luca Della Casa is selector of Asian films for Bologna’s Future Film Festival.
Stéphane Delorme is a member of the editorial board at Cahiers du cinéma and a selector for the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.
Daniele Dottorini is a film critic, lecturer and consultant for several film festivals.
Stefano Gariglio writes regularly on contemporary Japanese cinema.
Erwan Higuinen is a journalist and film critic for Libération, Cahiers du cinéma and Les Inrockuptibles.
Fabrizio Liberti is film programmer for Italian television channel Rai Uno.
Grazia Paganelli is a film critic and film programmer at the National Cinema Museum in Turin.
Luca Raffaelli is one of Italy’s most-respected comics experts and has written widely on the subject.
Maria Roberta Novielli teaches Japanese Cinema at the University Ca’ Foscari, Venice.
Gianni Rondolino is a cinema historian and columnist for La Stampa.
Mario A. Rumor is editor of MANGA! magazine.
David Surman teaches Computer Game Design at the University of Wales, Newport.

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