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Category: Books

  • TABlog: The Rise of Japanamerica

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    TABlog has posted a long interview with writer Roland Kelts, covering his book, JAPANAMERICAN, and the rise of anime in the US market.

  • Tokyo Look Book at Cafe Pause

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    I unfortunately wasn’t able to make it because because of my coverage of the Tokyo Game Show, but it sounds like the launch party at Cafe Pause for the TOKYO LOOK BOOK was a fun evening. Pictured above are photographer Yuri Manabe and writer Philomena Keet. You’ll find more details on how to get your…

  • Madame Butterfly in the Flesh

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    Every book released so far from Chin Music Press has been a beautiful object, and the man responsible for that, designer Craig Mod, shows just how their latest release, GOODBYE MADAME BUTTERFLY, continues that trend.

  • Tokyo Look Book

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    If you tend to follow the links for PauseTalk participants when I post them, then you may have clicked on Philomena Keet’s name last month, and already know about her TOKYO LOOK BOOK. A new release from Kodansha International, it’s an image-heavy look at Tokyo fashion, with great photography throughout. THE JAPAN TIMES recently covered…

  • PingMag: JPG2

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    PingMag interviews Tomoko Sakamoto, editor of JPG2: JAPAN GRAPHICS.

  • Hello, Please!

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    If there’s a reason Japanese snack package design tends to be so popular with tourists, it’s probably because of the cute and colorful characters that are often prominently featured all over. This country’s love for cute mascots extends to pretty much everything that surrounds you, and that includes all manner of signs and instructions. Don’t…

  • Review of The Anime Encyclopedia

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    Patrick Macias reviews THE ANIME ENCYCLOPEDIA: A GUIDE TO JAPANESE ANIMATION SINCE 1917 in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES. You can read it online here.

  • Books on Phones Sell Well

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    A couple of interesting statistics for the past year from the Digital Content Association of Japan (from Anime New Network): Sales of electronic books (including manga) on phones grew 331.3% Sales of e-books (non-phone) grew 69.7%