Editor: Jaqueline Berndt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN:
– 9781009009980 (paperback)
– 9781316518793 (hardcover)
– 9781009008341 (e-book)
Purchase:
– Amazon
– Cambridge.org
Online Access:
– CambridgeCore
Contents:
Berndt, Jaqueline. Introduction. Two media forms in correlation (pp. 1-16).
Part I – Claimed Origins and Overlooked Traditions
- 1. Berndt, Jaqueline. Premodern roots of story-manga? (pp. 19-30).
- 2. Stewart. Ronald. Newspaper comic strips: Laughs in four panels (pp. 31-43).
- 3 – Ki, Joon Yang. Astro Boy and the “weaponized” children of wartime Japan (pp. 44-56).
Part II – Drawing and Movement
- 4 – Kopylova, Olga. Graphic style in anime and manga (pp. 59-69).
- 5. Gan, Sheuo Hui. Motion and emotion in anime (pp. 70-84).
Part III – Sound
- 6. Delaborde, Blanche. Hearing manga (pp. 87-97).
- 7. Ishida, Minori. Voice acting for anime (pp. 98-108).
Part IV – Narrative
- 8. Morimoto, Koichi. Reading story-manga (pp. 111-120).
- 9. Bedir, Selen Çalık. Anime narratives and 3D CG aesthetics (pp. 121-132).
Part V – Characters
- 10 – Wilde, Lukas R.A. Characters in the Media Mix: Beyond narratives (pp. 135-145).
- 11. Suan, Stevie. Character acting in anime (pp. 146-158).
Part VI – Genres
- 12. Shamoon, Deborah. Manga genres: Demographics and themes (pp. 161-171).
- 13. Hartzheim, Bryan Hikari. Genre networks and anime studios (pp. 172-184).
Part VII – Forms of Production
- 14. Koo, Bon Won. Manga editors and their artists (pp. 187-198.
- 15. Rusca, Renato Rivera. Anime production, decentralized (pp. 199-210).
Part VIII – Forms of Distribution
- 16. Kálovics, Dalma. Manga media from analog to digital (pp. 213-225).
- 17. Lolli, Dario. Media mix as licensed distribution (pp. 226-238).
Part IX – Forms of Use
- 18. Galbraith, Patrick W. Manga readerships, imaginative agency, and the “erotic barrier” (pp. 241-255).
- 19. Sugawa-Shimada, Akiko. Anime fandoms in Japan and beyond (pp. 256-266).
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Interview with the Editor (New Books Network – Feb. 11, 2025)
Reviews:
Jonathan Clements, schoolgirlmilkycrisis.com (Sep. 29, 2024)
Wreet Gupta, The Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics (Aug. 26, 2025)