This collection of nineteen essays provides a helpful overview of several media...As a whole, the book effectively illustrates often mutually beneficial networks connecting Japanese and American products from 1950s to the early 2000s. It provides helpful introductions to manga, film and television anime, and video games; discusses how they are related; analyzes a variety of the more popular series; and may be of special interest to educators. -- Greta A. Niu American Journal Of Play, Winter 2010