Manga : sixty years of Japanese comics / Paul Gravett.
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:
- t Introduction : irresponsible pictures : addressing perceptions and prejudices
- Ch. 1. Catch up, overtake ; the medium, the industry, the market, the profession
- Ch. 2. Japanese spirit, western learning : roots in traditional arts and imported cartoons and strips
- Ch. 3. The father storyteller : the life and role of Osamu Tezuka, originator of story manga
- Ch. 4. From a darker place : Gekiga or 'dramatic pictures' from pay libraries to newsstands
- Ch. 5. Boys are forever : boys' comics as the driving force of story manga
- Ch. 6. Through a woman's eyes : the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics
- Ch. 7. Developing maturity : the mass market for young males and adult men grows up
- Ch. 8. The all-encompassing : a medium for every taste, interest and stage of life
- Ch. 9. Personal agendas : the individualism of underground, fanzine and art comics subcultures
- Ch. 10. Culture and imperialism : manga as a major export and global influence.