Santa Barbara CA: ABC-Clio Libraries Unlimited, 2011. “All Life is Genocide: the Philosophical Pessimism of Osamu Tezuka,” in Mangatopia: Essays on Manga and Anime in the Modern World, ed.The index of my posts on Tor.com is continually updating.
I work as an Historical and Linguistic Consultant for FUNimation, and used to be a Mythology and Language Consultant for ADV Films (2005-9) and an Anime Network Field Representative (2004-6). I blog about anime and manga for Tor.com, and used to write a bi-weekly column on manga, cosplay, fashion and otaku culture for (2005-2007). I have worked as a consultant for Tezuka Productions and numerous American manga and anime publishers. I am the founder of, now the primary English language web resource for information about Tezuka’s life, works and international publication history. I am also interested in gender in manga and anime, especially the evolution of women’s manga (shoujo and jousei) and their effects on men’s manga (shounen and seinen). My special area is the “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro Boy and one of the most formative figures of the post-war era. Some of my work on manga is academic, but much of it involves working with popular publications, as an industry consultant, or working with the fan community. I also work on Japanese manga and anime (Japanese comics and animation), focusing on the 1940s to the present, with some study of earlier Japanese art history and popular culture.
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