Akira Narita's Homepage

Narita was also featured in Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. He's an "erotic manga artist" with a humanist touch, mainly writing about his own personal experiences using Japan's notorious "telephone club" system. His web site's not for the prudish, but for those curious about where he gets his ideas, it's worth a look. Keep in mind that the women are all willing volunteers.
(Japanese only)

Studio Anime

This is on the Channel A website, and features a well-designed, growing English-language section on anime and manga. I also do a monthly Q&A there, and I've received some interesting questions so far! The Channel A site is also a great place for information on Asia in general.

Ken Lunde's Homepage

Ken Lunde is the author of Understanding Japanese Information Processing (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.), the English-language bible on using Japanese on computers, and he has a new, expanded sequel coming out very soon. Given all the problems of using computers and Asian languages with double-byte character sets, Ken deserves a standing ovation and a big prize, in my mind. Most people who have extensively used the Internet and USENET to find out about anime and manga are very indebted to Ken.

Gilles Poitras's Website

In particular, check out Gilles' "Japanese Cultural Details in Anime and Manga," soon to be a book. Gilles brings a professional librarian's touch to whatever he does, and he provides a valuable service to the fan community.

Finally, in the interests of shameless self-promotion, check out my own manga-cartoons on my own website .
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