The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Video Directory and Resource Guide

by Trish Ledoux, Doug Ranney, Trish Ledoux; Doug Ranney; Editor-Fred Patten

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964954230
• ISBN13: 9780964954236
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Tiger Mountain Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful, informative guide

A wonderful guide book for people new to anime. Includes a overview of anime history; year by year breakdown of TV programs released in the States from the 60's to the 90's; a listing of videos released in the states (both in and out of print), and a listing of anime related clubs, retailers, and conventions. Dated now, but still a wonderful resource.

The definitive source on anime released in North America

This is the best book on anime released in North America. The section on anime TV series is interesting as well as informative. It just about covers every series that aired on U.S. television. It also covers the vast genres of anime while it gives informative side notes. It also has brief synopses on a few anime titles as well as a listing of all titles released up to December 1995. To sum it up, I believe that this is the definitive source on anime released in North America. The authors really did their homework in writing this book

An essential, if imperfect, guide for Anime fans.

This is solid an knowledgeable work, and an excellent resource for anyone new to Anime (Japanese Animation). The first half of the book covers the history and culture of Anime, and is thorough and well-researched. The second half gives quick synopses of the Anime titles available on video in the US. This section is slightly weaker: it is dating rapidly (unavoidable in such a work), and the synopses tend to be back-of-the-video stuff and not always too informative. On the whole, though, well worth buying.

The absolute mecca for seekers of anime knowledge.

Trish Ledoux is an absolute genius, and it shows in the amount of information held within this relatively short TPB. I have never seen such a vast amount of information in so few pages. The Complete Anime Guide succeeds is giving a very thorough account of the Japanese artform without boring the reader.

The BEST Anime guide there is.

With out a doubt the most complete guide I've ever seen. Not only are most of the Anime tities cover with short synopses but history, fan clubs and retailer addresses are included. A superb book