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From the publishers of the best-selling How To Draw Manga series! This book, which was co-authored by the animation production company, A.I.C. and Yoyogi Animation Gakuin, a leading animation institute in Tokyo, Japan...

Teens love it. Parents hate it. Librarians are confused by it; and patrons are demanding it. Libraries have begun purchasing both manga and anime, particularly for their teen collections. But the sheer number of titles available can be overwhelming, not to mention the diversity and quirky cultural conventions...

LET’S DRAW MANGA – Ninja & Samurai is a fist full of fun, with more action than you can shake a katana at. The western audience’s fascination with ninja and samurai has been on the rise recently with famous titles such as Lone Wolf and Cub and animated features like Ninja Scroll, which have gained much public attention...

Anime’s influence can be found in every corner of American media, from film and television to games and graphic arts. And Fred Patten is largely responsible. He was reading manga and watching anime before most of the current generation of fans was born...

The Mechanics of Anime and Manga Volume 1: Drawing an Anime or Manga Character from Concept to Color is for professional, amateur, and hobby artists who are interested in adapting the anime and manga styles into their own work...

The pioneering genius of Japan’s “God of Comics,” Osamu Tezuka (1928–89), is examined through his life’s masterwork: Tetsuwan Atomu, also known as Mighty Atom or Astro Boy, a comic series featuring a cute little android who yearns to be more human...

Where else can you find such an incredible collection of 14 young comic, anime and manga artists willing to share the secrets of their techniques? Each artist includes a brief biography, the most representative work and a gallery of their best work with step-by-steps on how to create the work...

Art students learn to reproduce the distinctive style and vibrant colors that characterize Japanese movie animation?or anime. The author explains every stage in the creative process, from storyboarding to preparing and distributing the finished movie or video...

You’re a yaoi fan, but have you ever wanted to create your own original yaoi manga? Want to learn how to draw cute ukes and sensual semes? Or maybe you might need help drawing kiss scenes! “I have all these ideas, but I’ll never be able to draw them out!” Right? Wrong! Are you ready to bring your characters to life on paper? Then channel your yaoi fantasies, grab onto your pen and check outLET’S DRAW MANGA – YAOI! This guide to the world of yaoi manga will teach you everything you need to know about how to create characters that look and feel authentically “yaoi...

Picking up where Karas: The Prophecy left off, Keichi Sato's Karas: The Revelation celebrates the 40th anniversary of its producers, the venerable Japanese animation studio Tatsunoko Productions (creators of Speed Racer and Neon Genesis Evangelion, among countless others) as well as offering an action-packed conclusion to the thrilling six-part OVA (direct-to-DVD release) about the battle between supernatural forces on the streets of modern-day Japan...

Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/20/2007

Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 05/31/2005

Karas: the Prophecy (2005) is the first installment in an OVA marking the 40th anniversary of Tatsunko Productions, the studio that made Speed Racer, Gatchaman, and Generator Gawl. Karas was obviously a big-budget production, and the English dub features Jay Hernandez, Matthew Lillard, and Piper Perabo...

Major Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, and the other officers from Public Security Section 9 battle crimes involving hackers, data tampering, and cyber-drugs as the broadcast series based on Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell continues...

Do you dream about drawing and coloring hot manga girls just like a pro? This three-hour DVD guides you, step-by-step, through the process of drawing body parts, clothes, movement and backgrounds, and it explains the coloring tricks the pros use to achieve high-quality images...

The year is 2030 and six years have passed since the end of World War IV. Influxes of refugees are allowed into Japan to fill the labor gaps of the growing economy. Terrorist cells identifying themselves as the Individual Eleven have begun a series of ultranationalist attacks targeting refugee camps, foreign consulates and even the Prime Minister...

Originally titled Fight for the Netherworld, this 1994 feature is the second theatrical release based on the 1992 TV series. Viewers unfamiliar with the series may have trouble following the story, as the filmmakers don't introduce the characters or situations adequately...

For the first time the 1960's Original TV Series "8th Man" has been professionally Digitally Re-mastered and Restored to perfection. The restoration process features crystal clear restored video, and enhanced 2...

Saya, the last true vampire, battles the bloodthirsty demons attacking an American base in Japan during the Vietnam War. Much of the story takes place during the late afternoon and evening, and the artists use shadows, reflections, and light with exceptional skill: the look of the film is more interesting than the underdeveloped story...