My books are available from many independent booksellers.
My books are available from many independent booksellers.
Gilles' Service to Fans Page
I am a writer on anime, manga and Japanese culture. These pages are my stuff and have nothing to do with anything other than my obsessions and interests.
That said lets start with one of my major obsessions, Japanese popular culture, mostly anime (Japanese animation) and manga (Japanese "comics"), which are in fact the major way non-Japanese are being exposed to Japanese culture these days.
These pages are also intended to be a different kind of fan service to anime and manga fans by providing information not readily found elsewhere.
Information about Anime and Manga.
San Francisco Bay Area Resources.
Misc.
- Author Appearances
- With the Anime Companion, Anime Companion Volume 2 and Anime Essentials in the stores my publisher is of course wanting me to do book events to encourage more sales. Me I want to expose more folks to anime and manga so this arraignment works out pretty well.
- I have also created Mentions of Me page for sites that report on my activities at various events.
- Slog - Sort of a Log:
- A blog of activities, thoughts, web updates and reflections on stuff I am doing.
- The Anime Companion Supplement
A web based supplement to my first and third books The Anime Companion. and The Anime Companion 2.
These books are not directly about anime and manga, rather they are about Japanese culture seen in many of the titles available in English. Some of the items covered include foods, historical personages, localities, landmarks, customs, famous events and day to day items.
For more information about these books see the Stone Bridge Press web pages.
- Here are some links to reviews of the Anime Companion on the Internet.
- The Teacher's Companion to the Anime Companion
- A small guide on the web written to assist educators in the use of Japanese animation (anime) or comics (manga) in teaching about Japanese culture.
- Article and Essay Supplement.
- A supplement to some articles and essays I have written, mainly consisting of sources used and full citations of works mentioned.
- Anime (and Manga) for Parents (and Other Grownups)
- Parents (and other adults) are wondering what kids are getting into. What adults don't know can be problematic, also what they don't know includes great stuff the kids may not be watching but the adults could find enjoyable.
- Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga
- An introduction to anime and manga intended for librarians but hopefully of use to others.
- The Teacher's Companion to the Anime Companion
- A small guide on the web written to assist educators in the use of Japanese animation (anime) or comics (manga) in teaching about Japanese culture.
Information About Anime and Manga:
- Anime and Manga Resource Links
- Select reference links related to anime and manga.
- Books on Anime and Manga.
- A list of what is currently available in English. Included are how-to-draw books and prose fiction related to anime and manga.
- Macs in Anime and Manga
- Sightings of an insanely great system in various anime and on paper.
- Official USA Anime, Japanese Cinema and Manga Release Date Information Sources
- Places I check to get information, not always easy to find on your own.
- Recommended Anime, Manga and Books
- Originally a supplement to The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga and the Teacher's Companion to the Anime Companion. Now a separate section with notes to assist educators, librarians and parents in the choosing of anime and manga.
- Reporting Pirated Anime, Manga and Asian Cinema
- A page designed to help fans report sellers and download sites of illegal copies of anime, manga and Asian cinema. Pirated goods reduce profits for legitimate companies and act to keep prices higher than they need to be.
- Takahashi Rumiko Translation Page
- Listings of all the translated graphic novel manga and anime as well as the sequence for the unnumbered sets.
- Titles Available in More Than One Format in the U.S.
- My attempt to provide a complete list of what has been released in more than format in the United States.
San Francisco Bay Area Resources:
- The Shin Anime Shopper's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area
- A new guide to retail stores stocking anime and manga related goods in the SF Bay Area.
- San Francisco Bay Area Japanese Culture Web Sites
- A guide to Japanese culture related web sites in the SF Bay Area.
- Books on the Bakumatsu and Early Meiji
- Works to help you better understand one of the most interesting periods of Japanese history.
- Essays and Articles by Romulus Hillsborough.
- Author of books dealing with events in the bakumatsu and early Meiji Period.
- Japan Research - Secondary Sources
- A bibliography of books I own that I have found useful in understanding Japanese cultural elements in anime, manga and live action entertainment.
- Japanese Cultural Reference Links
- Mainly devoted to web resources regarding Japan.
- Obtaining Permission for Public Anime Showings
- Technically a club should obtain permission to show anime from the domestic distributor. This page is intended to assist in that process.
- Three Travelers, Two Weeks + Tokyo = ?
- A table I set up to help plan trips to Tokyo with friends. As it may of interest to other folks I am linking it here.
- Tokyo Tour 2007
- An index to the account of the trip from 2007. This is in the form of links to my blog postings in the chronological order of the trip.
