Crunchyroll revealed during its industry panel at Virtual Crunchyroll Expo today the cover for the upcoming book “Essential Anime,” a guide highlighting 50 classic and unforgettable anime series and feature films. The book will be authored by Patrick Macias, Editor-in-Chief of Otaku USA magazine and founding editor of Crunchyroll news, and graphic novel author Samual Sattin.

Essential Anime will be published in April 2022 by Running Press and is available for pre-order wherever books are sold.