How to Draw Clothing on Manga Characters
by Kenkyuukai Manga Gihou

The purpose is to guide the reader to understand how clothing actually fits people. Understanding this will greatly improve your drawing skills. The book does not discuss a large variety dress; it sticks with one style for many pages. This is good because it gives the reader the chance to focus on basics.

The Kanji Dictionary
by Mark Spahn (Contributor), et al

I bought "The Learner's Kanji Dictionary", but I must say that this edition is much better. It is very easy to use, and I especially like the tabs (or whatever they are called) on the side of the pages. It would have been nice if the entries were written in kana istead of romanji. But overall the book is excellent and very nice! The lookup system is outstanding...

Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary:
Japanese-English English-Japanese

A comprehensive, communicative, and practical guide to using Japanese, Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary is an invaluable tool for anyone with an interest in the Japanese language. It has been edited with the needs of English-speaking users in mind, whether students, teachers, business people, or casual linguists, and special care has been taken at each stage of its compilation including the selection of entry words and their equivalents, the wording of the detailed explanations of Japanese words, the choice of example sentences, and even its functional page design to maximize its usefulness.

How to Draw Manga:
Bodies & Anatomy: Human Body Drawings for Creating Characters
by Society for the Study of Manga Techniques

How To Draw "Manga":
Illustrating Battles
by Hikaru Hayashi

This book is one of a large series of books, and is not for beginners. It doesn't provide a step-by-step guide for drawing, and if you are a beginner I suggest searching for the first three books in the series. The guidelines and pictures provided in the book are very helpful, however. It covers many different forms of fighting, how to show a character dodging or being hit, jumping, tired or defeated characters, and an entire section devoted to fighting girls in sailor suits.

How to Draw Manga:
Young Men
by Hikaru Hayashi, Hikaru Hayaslti

How to Draw Manga:
Pen & Tone Techniques
by Hikaru Hayashi

Anime Mania:
How to Draw Characters for Japanese Animation
by Christopher Hart

In Anime Mania, famous cartoonist, teacher, and best-selling author Christopher Hart demonstrates how any comic book artist can become expert in this wonderful style of animation. Step by step, he details how to draw the coolest anime characters from the widest selection of popular styles: high-tech cyberpunks who live in the world of the future; teen characters-with troubled relationships at school, home, and on the street; and mighty monsters, fantasy warriors, and giant robots.