Can someone love anime while hating transforming mecha robots? Is there a world of Japanese animation beyond giant bubble-filled eyes and predictable plots? In this book of essays, Michael Andre-Driussi explores dozens of rare gems of anime, all built in the "true SF" tradition: movies and TV shows with real stories, real characters, and real explorations of the technological possibilities of the future. The works covered include movies Paprika and Wings of Honneamise, the series "Planetes" and "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya," and more.

A guide to Gene Wolfe's series The Book of the New Sun, and the sequel The Urth of the New Sun, as well as four shorter "New Sun" works. Designed for use by first-time readers as well as those returning to the text.

A chapter guide to Gene Wolfe's early novels Operation ARES (1970), The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972), Peace (1975), and The Devil in a Forest (1976).

A chapter-by-chapter guide about The King In Yellow (1895), a book by Robert W. Chambers. Also including a set of Timelines, a section on Ambrose Bierce stories, a section on a Poe story, a quick guide to Chambers's 1894 novel In the Quarter, notes on the Further Adventures of Clifford and Elliott, reprints of two earlier articles, a section on Theory, and a section on Mathoms.

A quiz book containing over 1,000 questions about the classics of science-fiction and fantasy drawn from all media. In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, what is the name of Tom Bombadil's wife? Which character does Scarlett Johansson play in the 2012 film The Avengers? Who is the protagonist of the video game The Legend of Zelda? Which barbarian hero carried a sword called “Graywand”? How well do you know the who, where, what, when and how of science fiction and fantasy? Do you dare face the ultimate test of knowledge drawn from the greatest novels, movies, comic books, video games and televisions shows in the history of these genres? Complete with questions ranging from easy to mind-bogglingly hard and including true or false, multiple choice, short answer, and match-up sections, this fun-filled book is the perfect gift for all lovers of science fiction and fantasy.

For anime connoisseurs, beginners, and the curious, the best of the best!

An encyclopedia of Japanese animation and comics made since 1917.