Manga sixty years of Japanese comics
An accessible introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present.
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London ; New York :
Laurence King,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Irresponsible pictures : addressing perceptions and prejudices
- Catch up, overtake : the medium, the industry, the market, the profession
- Japanese spirit, Western learning : roots in traditional arts and imported cartoons and strips
- The father storyteller : the life and role of Osamu Tezuka, originator of story manga
- From a darker place : Gekiga or 'dramatic pictures' from pay libraries to newsstands
- Boys are forever : boys' comics as the driving force of story manga
- Through a woman's eyes : the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics
- Developing maturity : the mass market for young males and adult men grows up
- The all-encompassing : a medium for every taste, interest and stage of life
- Personal agendas : the individualism of underground, fanzine and art comics subcultures
- Culture and Imperialism : manga as a major export and global influence.
