Asian Studies 230: Philosophy of Anime
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What is manga?
Manga is a style of comic or graphic novel that originated from Japan. While the style of manga as we know it today was solidified in the modern era, it has been around for much longer.
This style of illustration represents a wide range of techniques, styles, and genres that can be geared towards almost any audience. There are many different types of subjects and genres, but the basic types for manga are:
- Shoujo - young adult (women)
- Shounen - young adult (men)
- Seinen - adult (men)
- Josei - adult (women)
- Kodomo - children's books
By Katsushika Hokusai - Michener, James A. (1958) Hokusai Sketchbooks: Selections from the Manga, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Public Domain, Link
Relevant Books and Literature
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Manga and the Representation of Japanese History
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This edited collection explores how graphic art and in particular Japanese manga represent Japanese history. The articles explore the representation of history in manga from disciplines that include such diverse fields as literary studies, politics, history, cultural studies, linguistics, narratology, and semiotics. Despite this diversity of approaches all academics from these respective fields of study agree that manga pose a peculiarly contemporary appeal that transcends the limitation imposed by traditional approaches to the study and teaching of history. The representation of history via manga in Japan has a long and controversial historiographical dimension. Thereby manga and by extension graphic art in Japanese culture has become one of the world¿s most powerful modes of expressing contemporary historical verisimilitude. The contributors to this volume elaborate how manga and by extension graphic art rewrites, reinvents and re-imagines the historicity and dialectic of bygone epochs in postwar and contemporary Japan. Manga and the Representation of Japanese History will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian studies, Asian history, Japanese culture and society, as well as art and visual culture
ISBN: 9780415694230Publication Date: 2012-09-06 -
Manga
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Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Manga, Second Edition, provides in-depth insight for over 70 of the most popular manga graphic novels, ranging from metaseries to stand-alone books. A recent influx of translated Japanese manga into the American market has sparked a greater interest in foreign-language traditions and longform comics storytelling. this set focuses on translated works that have been particularly influential in the development of the manga tradition.
ISBN: 9781682179123Publication Date: 2018-10-01 -
One Thousand Years of Manga
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In recent years, Manga has seen phenomenal success, not only in Japan, where it dominates the publishing industry, but also in the West, where it is steadily growing in popularity and influence. As swift and sudden as the popularity of this graphic art form may seem, Manga has, in fact, deep roots in Japanese culture, drawing on centuries-old artistic traditions. As early as the twelfth century, Emakimono scrolls existed, a narrative form in which stories of all kinds—romantic, fantastic, even comic—were told through the combined use of text and illustration. Japanese art continued to change as profound political, social, and economic transformations remade the country in the centuries to follow. Today there is little doubt as to the meaning of the term Manga—nor to the astonishing popularity of the form—but few in the West understand the long artistic history that gave birth to this phenomenon and the social factors that continue to shape it today.One Thousand Years of Manga is both an informative account of the genesis of the form and a visual delight. Through its captivating illustrations and enlightening text, the book situates Manga in its proper context, appreciating it for what it truly is: an integral part of Japanese art and culture that is as rich and revealing as it is popular.
ISBN: 9782080201782Publication Date: 2014-03-25 -
Hokusai's Lost Manga
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A mysterious 1823 advertisement for illustrated books by renowned artist Katsushika Hokusai refers to an otherwise unknown work called Master Iitsu's Chicken-Rib Picture Book. According to the ad, the book was conceived in the same year that the final volume of Hokusai's famous Manga series was supposed to have been published. Many therefore believe that the Chicken-Rib Picture Book was meant to be a continuation of the famous series, but a published copy of it has never been found. This eclectic and engaging collection of drawings from the peerless Japanese art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, was likely intended for that lost book. It includes the sort of lively, behind-the-scenes sketches of daily life that have made the Manga series so beloved, as well as imaginatively conceived sea creatures, refined flowers, deities, heroes, and a variety of craftspeople and labourers. Reproduced here in full for the first time as a stand-alone volume, this rare sketchbook of Hokusai drawings makes for delightful fare.
ISBN: 9780878468263Publication Date: 2016-08-23
Online Resources
Where can I read manga?
Carleton has a collection of manga, which you can search for in Catalyst and request by signing in with you St. Olaf credentials and clicking on "Request" next to the volume you're interested in.
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List of best-selling mangaRankings are determined by sales of book volumes - most mangas are originally released in magazine form. These counts do not include sales of manga chapters released in magazines.
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How to Read MangaManga is traditionally read from right to left - this diagram breaks down a typical storyboard into panel and text bubble order.
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VIZ The Best in Manga, Anime & Global EntertainmentVIZ is one of the largest distribution companies of manga an anime. A comprehensive resource of entertainment news and releases.