From the Book - English language ed.
Animation's long journey through time
Illuminated scrolls or illusions of movement
Monsters and yōkai: a painted scroll parading one hundred demons
The rise of the merchant classes
The art of playing with perspective
Japanese and "Western-style" Chinese art
Shadowgraphs and "ombres chinoises"
Interview / Laurent Mannoni
Utsushi-e, the magic lanterns of Japan
Interview / Yamagata Fumio
Interview / Suzuki Kazuyoshi
Pre-cinema and great inventions
The emergence of cinema and cartoons
The pioneers of Japanese animation
The big production companies
Tōei, a half-century of animated films, 1956-2006
Interview / Watanabe Yoshinori (Ryōtoku)
Interview / Shimizu Shinji
Interview / Mizuki Shigeru mangaka
Tezuka Osamu (1928-1989), god of manga and father of TV anime
Interview / Matsutani Takayuki
Interview / Kotoku Minoru
Interview / Shimizu Yoshihiro
A new version of Astro Boy
Yokoyama Ryūichi and the Otogi Studio
Interview / Narushima Kōki
Interview / Ishikawa Mitsuhisa
Interview / Maruyama Masao
Hello Kitty, one of Japanese animation's stars
The evolution of Japanese animation
The empire of manga and animation: the role of the big publishers
Interview / Kubo Masakazu
A great manga figure: Chiba Tetsuya
Interview / Chiba Tetsuya, mangaka
Interview / Igarashi Takao
Kawamoto Kiharchirō, grand master of puppet animation
The Dōjōji painted scroll
Revival and consecration of Japanese anime
The new generation: Katō Kunio, the poet of Japanese animation
Interview / Katō Kunio, animator
The Suginami Animation Museum, Tokyo
Interview / Suzuki Shin.ichi, director.
