Japan's Anime Revolution!

“A lovingly curated and researched deep-dive into some of the most important Japanese animated feature films ever made.” —Jerome Mazandarani, Answerman, Anime News Network“You can’t go wrong with this fascinating and fun new book about anime. It is, after all, by Jonathan Clements, an icon among anime experts, who has watched more anime than most doctors would advise, and written (with wit and expertise) about it for decades.” —Frederik L. Schodt, translator of Astro Boy and author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics“Jonathan Clements’ knack for storytelling takes readers on an adventure every bit as exciting as the productions he profiles.” —Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

Jonathan Clements is the author of Anime: A History and A Brief History of Japan. He’s a contributing editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and has worked on dozens of anime films as a translator, voice actor, or dubbing director, including Grey: Digital Target, Sol Bianca, and Musashi: Dream of the Last Samurai. He has provided commentary tracks to films including Vexille, Golgo 13, and Weathering with You, and has been jury chairman at the Scotland Loves Anime film festival for the last decade.