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- Crunchyroll"Crunchyroll is an online video service and community that offers full-length episodes and movies of the very best in Japanese anime and Asian entertainment." A great streaming site for sampling anime before purchasing
- NetflixThis website requires a subscription, but is another good avenue for reviewing anime.
- http://www.hulu.com/plus-Another subscription site, but offers more anime than Netflix for reviewing purposes.
Review and Recommendation Sources
- School Library JournalOften features manga reviews.
- Booklist
- Library Journal
- No Flying No TightsRobin Brenner's (teen librarian at Brookline Public Library) review site for graphic novels and manga. Well-organized and informative.
- gn4lib: Graphic Novels for Libraries"Includes discussion of comics, graphic novels, Japanese manga, Japanese anime, and all resources related to the sequential art format in libraries of all types. Discussion will be primarily of interest to public and school librarians. Membership is open to librarians, industry professionals, and authors/illustrators to share reviews and resources for graphic novel collections."
- The Horn Book
- Publishers Weekly
- Video Librarian
- VOYA"Voice of Youth Advocates, or (VOYA), magazine is the leading library journal dedicated to the needs of young adult librarians, the advocacy of young adults, and the promotion of young adult literature and reading."
Publisher Sites
- Viz MediaHome of Shonen Jump (a popular male-oriented) imprint, and titles such as "Naruto" and "Bleach." Also sells anime.
- FUNimationHuge anime entertainment company, most famous for the acquisition of "Dragon Ball Z."
- Bandai EntertainmentTitles include "Gundam," "Cowboy Bebop" and more.
Essential Reference Sources
Brenner, Robin. Understanding Manga and Anime. Libraries Unlimited. 2007. ISBN-10: 1591583322 ISBN-13: 978-1591583325.
Cavallaro, Dani. The Anime Art of Hayao Miyazaki. McFarland and Company. 2006. ISBN-10: 0786423692. ISBN-13: 978-0786423699
Clements, Jonathan and Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia: A guide to Japanese animation since 1917, revised and expanded edition. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN-10: 1880656647. ISBN-13: 978-1880656648
Gravett, Paul. Manga: 60 years of Japanese comics. Harper Design. 2004. ISBN-10: 1856693910.ISBN-13: 978-1856693912
Napier, Susan Jolliffe. From Impressionism to Anime : Japan as fantasy and fan cult in the mind of the West. Palgrave Macmillan. 2007. ISBN-10: 1403962146. ISBN-13: 978-1403962140
Schodt, Frederik L. Manga! Manga!: The world of Japanese comics. Kodansha International. 1986. ISBN-10: 0870117521. ISBN-13: 978-0870117527.
Tatsumi, Yoshihiro. A Drifting Life. Drawn & Quarterly. 2009. ISBN-10: 1897299745. ISBN-13: 978-1897299746
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