{"product_id":"9781611725100","title":"Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnime’s influence can be found in every corner of American media, from film and television to games and graphic arts. And Fred Patten is largely responsible. He was reading \u003ci\u003emanga\u003c\/i\u003e and watching \u003ci\u003eanime\u003c\/i\u003e before most of the current generation of fans was born. In fact, it was his active participation in fan clubs and his prolific magazine writing that helped create a market and build American \u003ci\u003eanime\u003c\/i\u003e fandom into the vibrant community it is today. \u003ci\u003eWatching Anime, Reading Manga\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together a quarter-century of Patten’s lucid observations on the business of \u003ci\u003eanime\u003c\/i\u003e, fandom, artists, Japanese society and the most influential titles. Illustrated with original fanzine covers and archival photos. Foreword by Carl Macek (\u003ci\u003eRobotech\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFred Patten\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWatching Anime, Reading Manga\u003c\/b\u003e is a worthwhile addition to your library; it makes good bathroom browsing, cover-to-cover reading, and a worthwhile reference for writing or researching anime and manga, not to mention a window into the history of fandom in the United States.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSF Site\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182120354032,"sku":"9781611725100","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611725100_p0.jpg?v=1763843268","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611725100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}