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5 unusual facts about Helen McCarthy


Great Teacher Onizuka

In The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy noted the use of computer cloud and water effects in the anime adaption.

Helen McCarthy

The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (with Jonathan Clements) pub Stone Bridge Press (Berkeley, CA) 2001 ISBN 1-880656-64-7; 2nd edition 2006, ISBN 1-933330-10-4

In September 2008 she curated and presented a week-long film season and exhibition to mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of Osamu Tezuka, also at the Barbican.

Helen McCarthy (born February 27, 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as 500 Manga Heroes and Villains, Anime!, The Anime Movie Guide and Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation.

Super Play

Given the close ties between the world of Japanese console RPGs and animation, the magazine also heavily featured information about manga and anime by noted UK based writer, Helen McCarthy.



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