''Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces'' is a 2007

encyclopedia An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...

written by Brian Camp and Julie Davis and published by

Stone Bridge Press Stone Bridge Press, Inc. is a publishing company distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution and founded in 1989. Authors published include Donald Richie and Frederik L. Schodt. Stone Bridge publishes books related to Japan, having pub ...

which provides basic details and short reviews of 100 Japanese

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

titles, most of which have been translated and licensed for release in English in North America. Stone Bridge Press published the printed version on September 15, 2007, with the

e-book An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Al ...

version published on August 1, 2007.

Reception

Harford County Public Library's Jamie Watson commends the books as "indispensable for anyone with an interest in anime", with further comments about the book's "interest to teens and also serve as a great reference for collection development as all of the movies are considered classics by the authors."

Ain't It Cool News Ain't It Cool News (AICN) is an entertainment news website founded by Harry Knowles and run by his sister Dannie Knowles since September 2017, dedicated to news, rumors, and reviews of upcoming and current films, television, and comic book proje ...

's Scott Green comments that the book is "written with a more objective voice than '' The Anime Encyclopedia'' or '' Manga: The Complete Guide''. It is possible to suss out some vague sense of preference, but while a given person is unlikely to truly enjoy every work of anime discussed; every anime is described and evaluated in an even manner."

References

External links

Official Website
2007 non-fiction books Books about anime Encyclopedias of literature American non-fiction books Stone Bridge Press books {{encyclopedia-stub