Anime Comic News

Anime expert Helen McCarthy has written a new book about, as stated in the title, 500 essential anime movies. Her well-researched articles are aside to be an enjoyable read, but will stand up to academic uses as well.
The book’s out now in the UK and will be out in the US in a few weeks. [...]

Andrew Osmond has written a book about Hayao Miyazaki’s modern anime classic, Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi).
In it he details Miyazaki’s herculean creative journey–writing, storyboarding, directing…the man has been known to hand-draw crucial animation sequences himself, such is his dedication to his art. As a result, his reputation is such that he is [...]