"Over 1,000 new entries, over 4,000 updates and corrections, countless old arguments ended (and new ones begun). The 3rd edition of the Anime Encyclopedia brings the landmark reference work up to date with six additional years of information on Japanese anime."--

• Thematic entries : Advertising and sponsorship
• Argot and jargon
• Censorship and localization
• Comedy
• Documentaries and history
• Early anime
• Erotica and pornography
• Everyday anime
• Fandom
• Fantasy and fairy tales
• Foreign influences
• Gaming and digital animation
• Horror and monsters
• Kids' anime
• Law and disorder
• Music in anime
• Overseas distribution and piracy
• Puppetry and stop-motion
• Ratings and box office
• Religion and belief
• Romance and drama
• Science fiction and robots
• Sports anime
• Stereotypes and archetypes
• Technology and formats
• Translation
• Tropes and transformations
• Voice acting