She has appeared in several anime as a voice actress and produced the UK release of Beast Warriors. Helen McCarthy was the founding editor of Anime UK magazine, editor of Manga Mania magazine, and the author of Anime! A Beginners Guide, the first book in the English language on the medium. He is currently a Visiting Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, and his latest solo book is Anime: A History (British Film Institute, 2013). He was formerly the editor of Manga Max magazine, a contributing editor of Newtype USA, and is now a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, with special responsibility for China and Japan. Jonathan Clements has worked as a translator, voice actor or dubbing director on over 70 anime, including Grey: Digital Target, Sol Bianca and Musashi: Dream of the Last Samurai. 'Definitely something any pop culture and Japanese anime fan should have at their fingertips.' - Forces of Geek 'Packed with information on every major topic and series under the sun, and filled to the brim with personality that encourages you to explore its pages and learn while you're being entertained as a result.' - UK Anime Network 'Anyone interested in animation should have a copy of The Anime Encyclopedia” to refer to regularly.' - Indiewire 'Undeniably the definitive English language text about anime.' - Crunchyroll 'Your new go-to source for Anime information' - OtakuUSA 'Full of interesting behind-the-scenes information on anime ranging from the famous to the forgotten and the essays give an insightful look at anime history and culture.' - Kotaku 'Invaluable to English-speaking scholars, fans and writers, serving as reliably exhaustive and often highly entertaining guides to a world that can seem as massive as it does impenetrable.' - The Japan Times

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