The Erotic Anime Movie Guide

The Erotic Anime Movie Guide in English was translated by the Research Collective for Cultural Studies and published in 2004. It is the first English book on Japanese animation to be published in an Asian language.

Anime, or Japanese animation, is a true cultural phenomenon, with a fervent and ever-increasing following in the West. Of its many varied categories and genres, none is as endlessly fascinating and controversial as its approach to sex and the erotic. It's an unpredictable and highly charged area that has never been fully explored. Until now. In this pioneering work, the authors consider all aspects of the genre, including its use of comedy and violence, the treatment of women (both as characters and viewers) and, of course, the issue of censorship. The book also includes a detailed A-Z listing of over 200 erotic anime titles.

In the wake of the popular "The Anime Movie Guide" comes the definitive handbook of Japanese animation's most fascinating and controversial sub-genre--erotic anime. Bibliography. Filmography. Glossary of Japanese terms. 64 illustrations.

191 pages of a serious study of the anime's history in Japan and impact of anime in the western world. The book deals with its roots, how much of it is made in Japan (when compared to other categories), the many genres, the characters, anime games and even how translations, from Japanese to English, sometimes made a normal anime into a ... version that will increase its selling power in the English and American market BUT destroy the story line. It also deals with the media's reactions to anime and how marketing strategies make a cartoon worse than it started out with. For example; boys are more likely to buy a cartoon with a adult rating than one for family viewing. Contains adult material, so only for 18 years or older and only for the serious reader.