Jei's Web Picks

These links represent the best of what the anime/manga web world has to offer in their respective categories.
Hopefully this will be a helpful guide for new and old anime fans alike.

Anime/Manga Series

While there are many good web pages dedicated to the various anime and manga series, I've chosen ones which do a superior job of covering all aspects related to that particular series.

Image Archives

Image sites are by far the most popular type of anime web site and the following sites provide volumes for your viewing pleasure.

• Ultimate Animanga Archive
  
• Amber Anime Archive
  

Commercial Sites

These are the minds, hands and bank accounts behind some of your favorite anime and manga.

• AIC
  
• Gainax
  
• Studio Ghibli (Japanese)
  
• Sunrise
  
• Shogakukan
  
• Tezuka Osamu World (Japanese)
  
• Kodansha
  
• Production I.G.
  
• Studio Pierrot (Japanese)

Creator Web Pages

Manga artists and character designers alike finding a home on the web.

• MonkeyPunch.Com (Monkey Punch,Manga Artist)
• Kazuko Tadano Home Page (Kazuko Tadano, Character Designer)
• Manga Magic Museum (Buichi Terasawa, Manga Artist) (Japanese)
• Clamp School Web Campus (CLAMP, Character Designers) (Japanese)

Creator Fan Pages

For they so loved them and the consistent excellence of their creations, they dedicated a web page in their honor.

• Nausicaa.Net (Hayao Miyazaki)
  
• Rumiko Takahashi:The Rumic Page
  
• The Mitsuru Adachi Homepage

Online Manga

Professional manga artists who've brought their works to the web.
(All translated in English too!)

General Information

In addition to the following, I'd suggest that you take a look at all the informative links in the General Information Section.

• Seiyuu (Voice Actor) Database
  
• Japanese Cultural Details in Anime & Manga
  
• David Gaxiola's Anime Resources and Info
  
• Anime Web Guide
  
• Rec.Arts.Manga Manga Guide
  
• Matt Thorn's Shoujo Manga Home Page
  
• Otaku World Anime and Manga Theme Guide
  
• The 100 Most Essential Words in Anime
  

FTP Sites

Chock full of images, programs, scripts, fan fiction and so forth, these sites archive it all and then some.

• Ftp.Sunet.Se
  
• USA Anime
  

Magazines/Fanzines

Professionals and fans alike coming together to bring you the latest information, reviews and interviews in the anime world.

• EX: The Online World of Anime & Manga
  
• j-pop.com: A Magazine of Japanese Pop Culture
  

Music & Movies

Hear songs, view clips and sing lyrics from your favorite anime.

• Shudaika Online (was Virtual Idols)
  
• Serpent's Anime Movies Collection
  
• Serpent's Anime Musics Collection
  

Comedy/Parody Sites

AKA sites that gave me a good laugh while I was surfing at 3 A.M.
(Still looking for that Sailor LL Cool J site...)

• Anime Marriage Prospects
  
• Golgo 13 Assassinates Bil Keane
  
• Ziv Video Homepage
  
• Laws of Japanese Animation
  
• 101 Things to do with a Dead Totoro
  
• Lacrosse Plus: Sport of the Future
  

Miscellaneous Sites

An extra site here and there that caught my eye...

• Anime-E-Card
  
• Emily's Magical Girl Page
  
• The Big KISS Page
  
• Manga & Movie Original Story Competition
  
• Ryoko and Aeka's Shrine of Love
  
• W Vision Internet TV Station
  
• Jenniko-Chan's Anime Toy Chest
  
• No-Name Anime's Megumi Toons
  

Honorable Mentions