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SCHOOLGIRL MILKY CRISIS
ADVENTURES IN THE ANIME AND MANGA TRADE

Schoolgirl Milky Crisis (n.) 1. A silly name for a generic anime show, made up to protect the innocent in Jonathan Clements’ long-running insider column about the Japanese comics and cartoons business. (n.) 2. A hugely entertaining collection of nearly two decades of articles, speeches and interviews by Jonathan Clements, manga and anime translator, sometime voice actor, and co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia.
 

Across the globe, anime and manga are an unstoppable force in entertainment.  Now, Jonathan Clements – journalist, voice actor, translator, and UK authority on all things anime – takes readers on a mind-boggling journey inside the trade, in Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade [Titan Books, 24 February 2009, $14.95 / £9.99]!

Mixing reviews, cultural commentary, insights into classic manga and anime titles, interviews and profiles of Japan’s top creators, and hilarious insider stories from the anime trade, Clements is your guide to this fascinating and often very strange world.

Also featuring new illustrations from fan-favourite artist Steve Kyte, this collection of writings is required reading for every fan, collector and moviegoer.  Entertaining, revealing and informative, this is a look inside the industry that has influenced creative cultures far beyond its native Japanese shores, and become a mainstream pop culture phenomenon throughout the West.
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Jonathan Clements is the co-author of the Anime Encyclopedia and the Dorama Encyclopedia.  He writes columns for NEO magazine outlining his adventures in the anime business as a sometime voice actor, dubbing director and the translator of over 70 titles.  He has written comics for the Judge Dredd Megazine, and radio plays for Doctor Who.  He was the editor of Manga Max magazine (1998-2000) and a Contributing Editor to Newtype USA (2002-2004).  He is the recipient of a Japan Festival Award “for outstanding contributions to the understanding of Japanese culture.”
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RELEASE INFORMATION
 

Title Release Date Format RRP Author Publisher Genre

Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade 24th February 2009 Book £9.99 Jonathan Clements Titan Books Reference