Manga 60 Years Of Japanese Comics TP
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Today, manga are wildly popular in the Western world, with various translated editions topping graphic novel best-seller lists across the country. But manga isn't a new phenomenon; it enjoys a history and tradition as rich and deep as the stories themselves. This lavishly illustrated volume presents an accessible and entertaining introduction to the development and diversity of manga from the 1940s to the present. It features striking graphics and extracts form a wide range of manga, covering such themes as: the specific attributes of manga in relation to American and European comics; the life and career of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and originator of story manga; boys comics from the 1960s to the present; the genre of girls' and women's comics; the darker, more realistic themes of gekiga — violent samurai, disturbing horror, and apocalyptic science fiction; issues of censorship and protest; and manga's role as a major Japanese export and global influence.