num_pages: 200
description: This lively, idiosyncratic survey of Japanese film, music, animation, and comics showcases the experiences of five avid American fans: journalist Carl Gustav Horn, who writes about anime; critic and musician Mason Jones, who releases Japanese alternative music on his Charnel Music record label; Patrick Macias, a writer on Asian film for the San Francisco Bay Guardian; Matt Thorn, a translator and expert on shojo (girls') manga;
language: English
title: Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture
titlecomplete: Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture
genres: Nonfiction, Japan
ratings_count: 32
publisher: VIZ Media LLC