References Available Online

• General Resources
  • Teaching Asia
• Early Japanese Photography
  • History of J photography
  • Allen Hockley, “Foreigners on the Tourist Circuit in Meiji Japan,” MIT Visualizing Cultures
  • Old Photos of Japan
  • Enami
  • Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures
• KAMISHIBAI
  • Teachers Guide available
  • More Guides available
  • More on Kamishibai
  • International Kamishibai Association of Japan America Club
  • Cards available for download
• Animé
  • Program for Teaching East Asia
    
    • The Teacher’s Companion to the Anime Companion
• A Parent’s Guide to Anime
  • A web page set up to help parents better understand anime and choose titles for their children. The quality of the reviews is mixed but this is still a handy resource. Be aware that the “Intended for Mature Audiences” section of the reviews is not limited to sexual or violent content. This section includes anime that may be complex and difficult for children to understand.
• NicoNico Douga
  • The site (Japanese only)
  • Use YouTube to find videos posted
  • Search for “niconico”
  • What is nico nico douga
• References available at your preferred Bookseller
  • Allen Say, Kamishibai Man ISBN-10: 0618479546
  • The Anime Companion: What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation? by Gilles Poitras. Stone Bridge Press, 1999.
  • The Anime Companion 2: What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation? by Gilles Poitras. Stone Bridge Press, 2005.
  • The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation since 1917 by Jonathan Clements. Stone Bridge Press, expanded ed., 2006.
  • Dreamland Japan : Writings on Modern Manga by Frederik L. Schodt. Stone Bridge Press, 1996.
  • Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics by Frederik L. Schodt. Kodansha International, 1983.
  • Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics by Paul Gravett. Harper Design International, 2004.
  • A history of manga that also discusses genres, marketing, etc.
  • The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture by Mark Schilling. Weatherhill, 1997.