"For fans, culture watchers, and perplexed outsiders, this expanded and updated edition of Patrick Drazen's now-classic guide offers an engaging tour of the world of Japanese animation, from older artistic traditions to the works of modern creators like Miyazaki, Otomo, Kon, and CLAMP. Examined are all of anime's major themes, styles, and conventions, plus the familiar tropes of giant robots, samurai, furry beasts, high school heroines, and gay/girl/fanboy...

After discovering she can leap through time, high school student Makoto Konno does what any teenager would do. She re-takes tests, corrects embarrassing situations, and sleeps in as late as she wants, never thinking that her carefree time traveling could have a negative effect on the people she cares about. By the time she realizes the damage she's done, she'll have to race against time to set things right.

A breathtakingly vivid tableau of young love, desire, and hope told in three heartbreaking chapters. The latest gorgeous, thoughtful film from Makato Shinlai.

"Animated food comes to life! From steaming bowls of ramen to super cute desserts, no food has never [sic] looked so good as it does on-screen -- especially when it's animated! In Otaku Food, author Danielle Baghernejad, a Japan aficionado and food blogger, brings to life the mouthwatering dishes seen in the most popular anime and manga shows. With this cookbook for chefs of all levels, you can stick your hand through the screen and whip up these...

Its not easy being a teenage martial artist named Ranma. His martial artist father Genma takes him at an early age on a decade-long training mission and insists on bringing him to the cursed training ground known as Jusenkyo, where falling into one of many springs instantly turns one into whoever -- or whatever -- drowned there last.

"Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He's good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful, online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has - until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI"--Container....

An inventive and original anime series by director Ryutaro Nakamura, Kino's Journey tells the story of the young adventurer Kino, who travels the world on Hermes, a talking motorcycle, spending no more and no less than three days at each stop. Throughout their travels, Kino and Hermes are observers of new cultures, witness to both the differences and the similarities of peoples around the world. -- Summary from ADV website.