Stonebridge Press Announces New Anime Books

Stone Bridge Press, publisher of the Anime Encyclopedia and the Anime Companion, will be publishing two new anime books this fall.

Watching Anime, Reading Manga is a collection of essays and reviews by Fred Patten, one of America’s most prominent veteran anime fans. The writings in this collection span 25 years; the book is illustrated with original fanzine covers and archival photos.

This 360-page book, with an introduction by Carl Macek, will be priced at $18.95. It’s scheduled for release in September.

Cruising the Anime City, An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo is a street-smart guide to the Tokyo of the anime fan, covering, “Studios, toys, museums, games, film ‘locations,’ music, plus where to hang and how to cruise.”

The guide will be a 144-page trade paperback, with over 100 color photographs, to be released in November.

Source: ICv2 News