Interviews with:

Osamu Tezuka: Archival perspectives on the "Godfather of Manga" (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion) and his profound influence on the industry

Prominent Directors & Animators:

Hayao Miyazaki: Co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away.
Yoshiyuki Tomino: The visionary director and creator of the groundbreaking Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.
Mamoru Oshii: Cyberpunk master and director of the critically acclaimed film Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor.
Shōji Kawamori: Renowned mecha designer and co-creator of the Macross / Robotech universe.
Yasuhiro Imagawa: Highly stylized director known for Giant Robo and Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
Hiroyuki Kitazume: Acclaimed animator and character designer who worked extensively on Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Char's Counterattack.

Legendary Manga Artists:

Rumiko Takahashi: One of the most commercially successful manga artists in history, known for Ranma ½, Inuyasha, and Urusei Yatsura.
Masamune Shirow: The brilliant mind behind the original Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, and Dominion Tank Police manga.
Yukito Kishiro: Cyberpunk creator famous for the dystopian sci-fi epic Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm).
Leiji Matsumoto: Space opera pioneer who created Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999.
Ryoichi Ikegami: Master artist known for his highly realistic, gritty art style in Crying Freeman and Sanctuary.
Kei Kusunoki: Acclaimed creator of supernatural horror and comedy manga like Ogre Slayer and Haunted Junction.

From the back cover:

Contrary to what you may have heard, "Japanimation" (although we prefer the Japanese word, "anime") is not just about scantily clad babes or rampaging, many-tentacled monsters. It's an industry with more than a thirty-year history of surprisingly engrossing television animation, wry and sophisticated direct-to-home video or "OAV" releases, and thought-provoking feature films. As an art form, the anime industry in Japan is as dense and varied as that of a television and live-action films in America, and just as diverse. However, as of yet, only a fraction of that thirty year plus history has seen wide release overseas.

In this book, the very first collection of its kind, you will hear insights directly from the mouths and minds of the anime and manga creators themselves, in interviews which are often the only ones on record in English. Some of these creators are larger-than-life legends in their native Japan, some are up-and-coming young talents, but all have a lot to say on the subject of their work.

If you're already familiar with Japanese animation and comics, or if you are new to the art form, the interviews in this book will give you a whole new appreciation for the history of anime and manga, as well as their meticulously created worlds.