Anime Classics Zettai!

From Stone Bridge Press, award-winning publishers of The Anime Encyclopedia , Hayao Miyazaki , and The Astro Boy Essays , comes a must-have guide to 100 essential Japanese animation films, TV series, and made-for-video series, from 1950s classics to the latest Cartoon Network hits.

Looking for something specific? Eight unique icons make reviews easy to browse. From  Akira to Naruto , Pokemon to Sailor Moon , anime veterans Brian Camp and Julie Davis present over 100 black white images alongside summaries, style notes, rare facts, viewer-discretion guides, and critical comments on films that fans absolutely— zettai! —must see.

Julie Davis is the former editor-in-chief of Animerica: Anime Manga Monthly. A writer and editor in San Francisco, Davis has translated manga for Viz (now Viz Media) and has contributed to Otaku USA and Manga: The Complete Guide.

Brian Camp , program manager at CUNY-TV in New York, was a regular contributor to Animerica: Anime Manga Monthly, and has taught a course on anime at New York's School of Visual Arts. Camp has also contributed to Animation World , Film Library Quarterly , the Motion Picture Guide , and the New York Daily News.