Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture
Best entry point to Oniki's standalone co-authored nonfiction about Japanese popular culture.
Author guide
Yuji Oniki Books in Order
Yuji Oniki is a New York-born writer and musician who has also worked extensively as an English-language adapter and translator of Japanese manga and animation-related books. His authored or adapted bibliography includes the co-authored popular-culture survey Japan Edge and film-comic adaptations of several Hayao Miyazaki films.
nonfictiongraphic workspopular culture
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Vol. 1
First volume of a representative Studio Ghibli graphic adaptation.
Read in order
Books by series
graphic work · complete
Miyazaki's Spirited Away Film Comics
Five-volume English film-comic adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, with Yuji Oniki credited for the film-comic adaptation.
- 1 Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Vol. 1Amazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_work · 2002
- 2 Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_work · 2002
- 3 Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Vol. 3Amazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_work · 2002
- 4 Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Vol. 4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_work · 2002
- 5 Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Vol. 5Amazon ↗
Book 5 · graphic_work · 2002
graphic work · complete
My Neighbor Totoro Film Comics
Four-volume English film-comic adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro.
- 1 My Neighbor Totoro Film Comic, Vol. 1Amazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_work · 2004
- 2 My Neighbor Totoro Film Comic, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_work · 2004
- 3 My Neighbor Totoro Film Comic, Vol. 3Amazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_work · 2005
- 4 My Neighbor Totoro Film Comic, Vol. 4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_work · 2005
graphic work · complete
Howl's Moving Castle Film Comics
Four-volume English film-comic adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle.
- 1 Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 1Amazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_work · 2005
- 2 Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_work · 2007
- 3 Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 3Amazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_work · 2008
- 4 Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_work · 2008
graphic work · complete
Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comics
Four-volume English film-comic adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service.
- 1 Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 1Amazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_work · 2006
- 2 Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_work · 2006
- 3 Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 3Amazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_work · 2006
- 4 Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_work · 2006
graphic work · complete
Princess Mononoke Film Comics
Five-volume English film-comic adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.
- 1 Princess Mononoke Film Comic, Vol. 1Amazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic_work · 2006
- 2 Princess Mononoke Film Comic, Vol. 2Amazon ↗
Book 2 · graphic_work · 2006
- 3 Princess Mononoke Film Comic, Vol. 3Amazon ↗
Book 3 · graphic_work · 2006
- 4 Princess Mononoke Film Comic, Vol. 4Amazon ↗
Book 4 · graphic_work · 2006
- 5 Princess Mononoke Film Comic, Vol. 5Amazon ↗
Book 5 · graphic_work · 2007
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop SubcultureAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1999