“one of the most explosive forms of visual culture to emerge at the crossroads of transnational cultural production in the last twenty-five years.”
Brown, S. T. (Ed.) (2006). Cineme Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation. NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
This mini-research guide is designed to get you started in researching contemporary Japanese animation at JMU Libraries.
Anime Film
The following DVDs and Videos are well-known examples of anime film. Click on the title to check current availability in LEO Library Catalog.
Akira
Media Resources Videotape no.5653
Media Resources DVD 85
Media Resources DVD 1787-1788
Media Resources DVD 784
Media Resources DVD 1871-1872
Media Resources DVD 2722-2723
Media Resources DVD 216
Media Resources DVD 1785-1786
Media Resources DVD 1779
Anime Television
The following DVDs and Videos are well-known examples of anime television. Click on the title to check current availability in LEO Library Catalog.
Media Resources DVD 1805-1806
These examples are selected from among the many found through Hulu.com.
Background and Criticism
The following books and videos are ABOUT anime. Click on the title to check current availability in LEO Library Catalog, or click on the Full-text on the Internet link for immediate access!
Carrier Stacks
NC1766.J3 C53 2006
Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
Full-text on the InternetMedia Resources DVD 3512
Cinema Anime: Critical Engagements with Japanese Animation
Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii
Find more resources about anime with the following subject searches in LEO Library Catalog:
Still want more? Find even more resources in the collection, including books only partly about anime, with the following keyword search in LEO Library Catalog: