Less opinionated than the last few editions
While I love my encylopedia to tatters, I will give the average reader some warnings about this book & a bit of history. In the past this encyclopedia was a bit lambasted for having a ratings scale, which not all fans agreed upon. (Because hey... just because I think that one anime is terrible doesn't mean that it actually is.) Then there were "weasel words" tucked into other reviews, which was far from being as unbiased as an encyclopedia should be. (I have to admit, I didn't see them until someone else pointed them out to me.)
In any case, most of this has been addressed. There's still some opinions in the reviews, which I dislike, but it's not as overly blatant as it was in the past. The average reader will have to be careful to take some of the reviews with a grain of salt, as like I said above- just because one person didn't like it doesn't mean that you won't. (Even if that person is writing an encyclopedia.) That being said, the book is far more efficient than it was in it's first few incarnations. You'll have to keep an eye out for errors, since there are some entries that apparently don't match up with the proper info such as episode numbers & such. (This actually isn't all that terrible, as many series start off saying they'll have X episodes but then are either cut or lengthened to X episodes.)
I recommend this for most anime fans out there. The die-hards probably won't need this, but this should be a nice addition for the new anime fans out there!
Great tool
This is a wonderful tool for all animated film works and anime lovers. It is very compete and has all the information we might need. Excellent Book!
Anime Encyclopedia
Thick, recently revised, handy guide to anime, this should be your first reach when questions come up or just browsing. Sections on types of subject matter too. This is an adult reference work so some caution about child questions.
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