Welcome! This library research guide provides an introduction to library resources related to Graphic Novels, Comics, Anime, and Manga.
This guide will assist you in finding books, e-books, scholarly journal articles, streaming videos, websites, and more that will help you research topics in this subject.
A Graphic Novel is defined as:
"a work of fiction or nonfiction that tells a story using comic strips and that is published as a book."
A Comic Book is defined as:
"a magazine containing sequences of comic strips —usually hyphenated in attributive use."
Anime is defined as:
"a class of animation originally developed for the Japanese market with a distinctly Japanese cultural sensibility."
Manga is defined as:
"a Japanese cartoon genre found in comic books and animated films, characteristically on science-fiction or fantasy themes."
Text: "Graphic Novel." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web.
"Comic Book." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web.
"Anime" "anime." A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms, Richard W. Kroon, McFarland, 1st edition, 2014. Credo Reference
"Manga." The Penguin English Dictionary, edited by R. E. Allen, Penguin, 3rd edition, 2007. Credo Reference.
