Expert manga historian Helen McCarthy covers all the iconic genres, stories and artists, as well as introducing you to a host of lesser-known creators and characters, telling the fascinating story of this international sensation. - Explores the key genres, types and styles of manga from romance to sci-fi to horror and beyond- Evaluates the cultural contexts and transformation of manga in relation to war, politics, gender and technology- Features over 70 profiles including Akira Toriyama, Baron Yoshimoto, Hideko Mizuno, and the 'God of Manga' Osama TezukaPraise for The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation 'Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine and obsessive - The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work.' Neil Gaiman'... promises to do for anime what Halliwell did for film.' Mark Schilling, Screen International Praise for A Brief History of Manga 'It is with such wonderful details that McCarthy's bullet-point history of the form really triumphs' Jasper Sharp, Manga UK blog Praise for The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga '... an absolute treasure trove for anyone who wants to learn more about the God of Manga and his varied creative output.' NEO magazine.