Winner of the 2016 Foreword INDIES Award for Graphic Novels & Comic The official manga biography of ... more

The first of a pair of memoirs in collection form, featuring essays, interviews, and even a brief co... more

A "documentary comic book" from 1931, depicting the true adventures of four young Japanese men in Am... more

, Frederik Rusch offers insight into Toomer’s mind and spirituality, his feelings on racial identity in America, and his...... more

Manga has taken the world by storm. A richly diverse medium, the Japanese comics phenomenon has some... more

Sixty years old and still kickin it, Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all ages robo... more

Taking his second century by storm, Astro Boy remains the robot of choice for legions of readers wor... more

The old switcheroo Under the ruse of building older bodies for Astro and his sister so that the youn... more

Stranded in the 20th century, Astro Boy must save Earth from a voracious Martian fungus--and save th... more

Can a robot have a soul? Built by a brilliant scientist to replace his lost son, but with powers bey... more

In the mid-1990s, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moved from success to success as his work found an audien... more

Otaku: Nerd; geek or fanboy. Originates from a polite second-person pronoun meaning your home in J... more

Frederik L. Schodt received a 2017 Japan Foundation Award in 2017 for his work in bringing Osamu Tezuka and other manga...... more

, monarchs, and ordinary citizens. Frederik L. Schodt argues compellingly that such early popular entertainments helped stir a...... more

The Gundam creator’s own vision of his spectacularly successful cult franchise, new fans and old wil... more

A classic work praised for its scope and intelligence, now in a gift edition for fans, with a new Fo... more

Before giant robots, space ships, and masked super heroes filled the pages of Japanese comic books--... more

A tribute to Japan’s God of Manga by his long-time American friend and translator. The pioneering ge... more

The true story of a half-Chinook, half-Scot adventurer who entered feudal Japan in 1848 and helped p... more

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. Contains 16... more