The Cambridge Companion to Manga and Anime

This Companion takes a unique approach, exploring manga and anime as two distinct but interrelated forms. Firmly based in Japanese sources, it offers a lively and accessible introduction, exploring the local contexts of production and reception in Japan, as well as the global influence and impact of these versatile media.

Introduction: two media forms in correlation Jaqueline Berndt; Part I. Claimed Origins and Overlooked Traditions: 1. Premodern roots of story-manga? Jaqueline Berndt; 2. Newspaper comic strips: laughs in four panels Ronald Stewart; 3. Astro Boy and the 'weaponized' children of wartime Japan Joon Yang Kim; Part II. Drawing and Movement: 4. Graphic style in anime and manga Olga Kopylova; 5. Motion and emotion in anime Sheuo Hui Gan; Part III. Sound: 6. Hearing manga Blanche Delaborde; 7. Voice acting for anime Minori Ishida; Part IV. Narrative: 8. Reading story-manga Kichi Morimoto; 9. Incalculable: anime narratives and 3D CG aesthetics Selen Çalk Bedir; Part V. Characters: 10. Characters in the media mix: beyond narratives Lukas R. A. Wilde; 11. Character acting in anime Stevie Suan; Part VI. Genres: 12. Manga genres: demographics and themes Deborah Shamoon; 13. Genre networks and anime studios Bryan Hikari Hartzheim; Part VII. Forms of Production: 14. Manga editors and their artists Bon Won Koo; 15. Anime production, decentralized Renato Rivera Rusca; Part VIII. Forms of Distribution: 16. Manga media from analog to digital Dalma Kálovics; 17. Media mix as licensed distribution Dario Lolli; Part IX. Forms of Use: 18. Manga readerships, imaginative agency, and the 'erotic barrier' Patrick W. Galbraith; 19. Anime fandom in Japan and beyond Akiko Sugawa-Shimada.