Welcome to the WikiProject Anime and manga Book Reference Library. It is designed to help editors find book (offline) sources for relevant articles that fall under this WikiProject. Please also see the magazine and documentary libraries.
[edit] Instructions
[edit] For users
Find a book that may contain source information that you are looking for. Contact any of the users that own that book for more information.
[edit] For contributers
If you wish to contribute to the project, please add your personal books to those below and follow the general table format. The archive is arranged alphabetically by book title. If the book you wish to list is already present then just add your name to the table. Otherwise create a new table in the archive with the title of the book. Remember to add your username (please keep them alphabetical) into the contact field for books you own. Please be thorough when checking books.
[edit] Titles
Titles are listed in alphabetical order.
[edit] General
| Title | Author(s) | Content | ISBN | Language | Who owns it |
| 1992 Animage Pocket Data Notes | Editors of Animage | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1993 Animage Pocket Data Notes | Editors of Animage | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1994 Original Video Animation Release File | Editors of Anime V | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1995 Animage Pocket Data Notes | Editors of Animage | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1996 Animage Pocket Data Notes | Editors of Animage | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1996 Newtype Diary | Editors of Newtype | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1997 Animage Pocket Data Notes | Editors of Animage | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1998-1999 Ninki Anime Character Data File | Editors of Animedia | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| 1999 Animage Pocket Data Notes | Editors of Animage | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| Anime: A Guide to Japanese Animation (1958-1988) | Andrea Baricordi, Massimiliano de Giovanni, Andrea Pietroni, Barbara Rossi, and Sabrina Tunesi | | ISBN 2-9805759-0-9 | English | Nihonjoe |
| Ä-ni-mé: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation Issue I | Cal-Animage Alpha | | ISBN none | English | Nihonjoe |
| Ä-ni-mé: The Berkeley Journal of Japanese Animation Issue II | Cal-Animage Alpha | | ISBN none | English | Nihonjoe |
| Anime Reference Guide Volume 1 Issue 1 | Cal-Animage Alpha | | ISBN none | English | Nihonjoe |
| Anime Reference Guide Volume 1 Issue 2 | Cal-Animage Alpha | | ISBN none | English | Nihonjoe |
| Anime Reference Guide Volume 2 Number 1 | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation | | ISBN none | English | Nihonjoe |
| Anime Reference Guide Volume 2 Number 2 | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation | | ISBN none | English | Nihonjoe |
| Anime Reference Guide Volume 3 Number 1 | Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation | | ISBN 0-9647158-0-5 | English | Nihonjoe |
| The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Video Directory & Resource Guide | Trish Ledoux and Doug Ranney | | ISBN 0-9649542-3-0 | English | Nihonjoe |
| Manga: The Complete Guide | Jason Thompson | | ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8 | English | Nihonjoe
Collectonian
Dandy Sephy
Jinnai |
| Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics | Mangajin | | ISBN 0-8348-0452-2 | English / Japanese | Nihonjoe |
| Newtype's Animationary (1993 Edition) | Editors of Newtype | | ISBN none | Japanese | Nihonjoe |
[edit] Academic, essays, and similar
[edit] Studio Ghibli and related
Books specifically about Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, other animators at Studio Ghibli, and directly related works and people.
[edit] Series specific
[edit] Digimon
[edit] Love Hina
[edit] Neon Genesis Evangelion
[edit] Gundam
| Title | Author(s) | Content | ISBN | Language | Who owns it |
| Gundam Century Renewal Version | | Secondary source for First Gundam by a discontinued monthly magazine OUT in the 80's. Republicated version. | ISBN 4-87777-028-3 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| Gundam Officials | Yuka Minakawa | Official guide book of Gundam Universal Century series focusing on First Gundam, 08th MS Team, 0080 and 0083. | ISBN 4-06-330110-9 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| Model Graphix Special Edition "Gundam Wars III" Gundam Sentinel The Battle of "Real Gundam" | | Novel and modeling of Gundam Sentinel along with editorial and author interviews. Also contains history of the publication and glossary of both Gundam and Macross series. | ISBN 4-499-20530-1 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| MS Encyclopedia (98) | | Specs and descriptions of Mobile weapons of the Gundam series dated until 1998. | ISBN 4-8402-0851-4 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| Gundam CG Works | Kimura Toy, Tatsuguchi Tomoki, Horiuchi Tomoyuki, HiMAT(Ise Hidehiko & Sasa Yukio) | 3D Computer Graphics Modeling techniques of Gundam related units and short descriptions on drawn units and Gundam Evolve Omega. | ISBN 4-86100-414-4 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| Anaheim Journal | | Official Creative works. | ISBN 4-7577-1663-X | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| Newtype 100% Collection 41 Turn A Gundam Vol. 2 | | Turn A Gundam Guide book | ISBN 4-04-853317-7 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
| Otona no Gundam Perfect | | Secondary source for History, Characters and Mecha complete from First Gundam to Gundam 00, along with interviews of directors and such. | ISBN 978-4-8222-6317-1 | Japanese | Mythsearcher |
