While many of you know that you can find manga in the Graphic Fiction section of the library, you might be less familiar with the collection of non-fiction books we have related to manga and anime:
Here's a few books covering the history and criticism of manga and anime:
Manga! Manga! : The World of Japanese Comics
by Schodt, Frederik L.
Watching Anime, Reading Manga : 25 Years of Essays and Reviews
by Patten, Fred
Dreamland Japan : Writings on Modern Manga
by Schodt, Frederik L.
One Thousand Years of Manga
by Koyama-Richard, Brigitte
Manga : The Complete Guide
by Thompson, Jason
The Anime Companion : What's Japanese in Japanese Animation?
by Poitras, Gilles
The Anime Encyclopedia : A Guide to Japanese Animation since 1917
by Clements, Jonathan
Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle : Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
by Napier, Susan Jolliffe
Understanding Manga and Anime
by Brenner, Robin E.
Anime Essentials : Everything a Fan Needs to Know
by Poitras, Gilles
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Here's a collection of artbooks by various artists:
Comic Artists--Asia : Manga, Manhwa, Manhua
by Sugiyama, Rika
Pita-ten : Koge-Donbo Illustration Collection
by Koge Donbo
InuYasha : The Art of InuYasha
by Takahashi, Rumiko
The art of Ranma 1/2
by Takahashi, Rumiko
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Here's an interesting collection of books using manga-like illustrations to teach various subjects:
The Manga Guide to Physics *
by Nitta, Hideo
The Manga Guide to Calculus *
by Kojima, Hiroyuki
The Manga Guide to Databases *
by Takahashi, Mana
The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology *
by Takemura, Masaharu
The Manga Guide to Statistics *
by Takahashi, Shin
*This book are currently being ordered and will be placed into the collection once were are done processing them
