Volume #1: Worlds of Anime and Manga (Fall 2006) highlights the nexus of groups, practices, knowledge, and worlds that anime and manga have created. It includes essays by the editorial board as well as Anne Allison, Mari Kotani, Takayuki Tatsumi, and Ueno Toshiya, plus rare early manga by Komatsu Sakyo—all seeking to connect the anime and manga derived aesthetic we call “art mecho” to broader practices and social considerations. Order a copy today!

Volume #2: Networks of Desire (Fall 2007) traces the web of desires that structure anime and manga, from techno-carnal fantasies and animalistic consumption to political nostalgia and existential hunger. This volume presents work by Hiroki Azuma, Margherita Long, Daisuke Miyao, Masami Toku, Keith Vincent, and many others, plus photography by Eron Rauch. Order a copy today!

Volume #3: Limits of the Human (Fall 2008) investigates the way anime, manga, and related media have probed the contours of human identity and activity. Includes articles by Steven Brown, Michael Foster, Laura Miller, Ôtsuka Eiji, Sharalyn Orbaugh, Teri Silvio, Mark C. Taylor, Yomota Inuhiko, and others, plus critical manga by Natsume Fusanosuke and MUSEbasement. Available in fall 2008.

Volume #4: War/Time (Fall 2009) addresses the implications of war in Japanese popular culture, not only the legacy of war in these texts, but also their odd affinity for warfare, the gravitation of popular culture in the orbit of modern conflict. Submissions are now closed for this volume.

Volume #5 Fantrhopologies (Fall 2010). Submissions will be due in early January 2009. A detailed call for papers will be posted in late summer 2008. In the meantime, interested contributors may consult the general Call for Papers on this web site.