Anime (E+J)

[Aaron Gerow]

The most comprehensive history of animation (which, one could argue, 
should be distinguished from one of its genres "anime") in Japan up until 
the 1970s is Yamaguchi Katsunori and Watanabe Yasushi's _Nihon animeshon 
eigashi_ (Osaka: Yubunsha, 1977).  The work was edited by our friends at 
Planet (Yasui-san, et al).  The 358 page book not only devotes 
considerable space to pre-war and pre-Toei animation, as well as non-cel 
forms such as puppet animation, it includes the most comprehensive 
filmography of Japanese animated films I know (they also published a 
supplement to the filmography ten years later).  An indispensible work.

The reference in Japanese is:

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Aaron Gerow
Yokohama National University
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