This book was filled with misinformation, and elitist viewpoints.I picked it up at a friends house, and was curious to their information within. I knew nothing of the authors, and now wished I knew less. The authors seemed to hold anime to the same critical highpoints Hollywood movies are, and don't seem to understand that; one, this is a different culture, and two, a lot of these were made for enjoyment, rather than Oscar-winning aspirations. In addition, production dates and biographies of makers are horribly inacurate.This really isn't the kind of book to hand to anyone that hasn't watched anime before. It would steer them from some highly watchable series before they had all the facts.