Below are links to lists of some of the Japanese animations, movies, OVAs, and TV series that I happen to like and what little I know about them. I won't bother commenting on the films of Miyazaki because there are some very nice web sites on his films. Films such as Totoro and Whisper of the Heart rank in my top 10. Spoilers ahead.

One of my pet peeves is procuring anime merchandise and books. To get stuff at reasonable prices, try the bookstores and toy stores that cater to the expatriate Japanese community. The stuff at conventions is sometimes incredibly marked up, although there are some bargains. Some of the local (LA) places I've had luck at are listed below. Also listed are some reference books:

Some mini-reviews or brief comments on some of the anime I've seen
Anime Titles A-C	AnimeTitles D-G	Anime Titles H-O	Anime Titles P-Z
Anime References Books to read, stores to visit, magazines to buy

Guestbook

Dolls

I try avoid using copyrighted art work as much as possible, so I substitute photos of dolls. Anyway, there's an old tradition of collecting dolls in Japan (just about every Japanese American household used to have a traditional doll or so in display in a glass case) so I'm just obeying the ethnic imperative. Someday I'll start blowing money on the traditional ningyoo, but until then I'll have to make do with plush, vinyl and plastic.

Photos from aime and related events

My personal road to anime

Some Lists of things Anime: Nicest anime characters Anime in which I'm not that interested Women of a certain age

My List of nice anime characters

Last Update: 10 November 2004
Web Author: Doug Ikemi