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Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics
Since first published in 1983, Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics has been the book to read for all those interested in Japanese comics. It is virtually the "bible" from which all studies and appreciation of manga begins. More than that, given the influence of Japanese manga on animation and on American-produced comics as well, Manga! Manga! provides the backgroun...more
Paperback, 260 pages
Published
May 15th 1986
by Kodansha
(first published 1983)
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Andrew Peyrie, my good Goodreads friend, turned me on to this, and he has a stellar review posted.
Schodt writes from experience. He is the author of several other works on Japanese culture, especially as related to graphic arts, and also translated the Osamu Tezuka's 'Astro Boy' series for the American market. 'Manga! Manga!' is justifiably considered a standard source for research on Japanese comics. My only complaint is that it needs to be updated. Since its publication in 1983, manga has had...more
Schodt writes from experience. He is the author of several other works on Japanese culture, especially as related to graphic arts, and also translated the Osamu Tezuka's 'Astro Boy' series for the American market. 'Manga! Manga!' is justifiably considered a standard source for research on Japanese comics. My only complaint is that it needs to be updated. Since its publication in 1983, manga has had...more
As a westerner who lives in Asia I must daily align my cultural background and biases to that of my host country . . . it is the West that embodies the idea of modernism (aesthetically, architecturally, industrially, etc.), and therefore, ironically, exports the idea of post-modernism as the pre-eminent conceptual framework (mind-set) of contemporary urban societies . . . but who is to say what is truly important or what is simply imposed on places, like Hong Kong, that have yet to fully digest...more
It was interesting to read about the origins of manga, as I read it when I was younger, my brother read it when he was younger, and my mother read it when she was younger.
Manga aren't just comics that children read, but a huge media form in Japan. That said, let's hope readers put away the stereotypes reading manga has in their own countries (as I know the stereotypes in America are pretty negative). Also, the norms about what is shown and censored are different (for example, some of the anime s...more
Manga aren't just comics that children read, but a huge media form in Japan. That said, let's hope readers put away the stereotypes reading manga has in their own countries (as I know the stereotypes in America are pretty negative). Also, the norms about what is shown and censored are different (for example, some of the anime s...more
Good introduction to Manga and its relationship with the Japanese psyche. Reflections on the history of cartooning in Japan, WWII, and the modern Manga industry are provided though it is a bit dated around the 1980s. Unique archetypes include "kiddie porn, samurai exam crammers, Yakuza assassins, expressionistic axe-murderers, etc." There are sample comics at the end to read.
El libro escrito por Frederik L. Schodt es un trabajo excelente, no por su extensión que es muy pequeña, sino por la dificultad de conseguir materiales que hablen sobre la teoría del cómic japonés y su historia.
Sin embargo, este libro ha quedado desfasado (su primera edición es del año 1986). Su estilo es claro y con numerosas referencias para las personas que desconocen sobre el tema. Además, añade tres capítulos de tres mangas clásicos para complementar su lectura.
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Sin embargo, este libro ha quedado desfasado (su primera edición es del año 1986). Su estilo es claro y con numerosas referencias para las personas que desconocen sobre el tema. Además, añade tres capítulos de tres mangas clásicos para complementar su lectura.
Recomiendo otro libro escri...more
The book that brilliantly explained to me all the manga I was reading and made me want to discover even more.
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Frederik L. Schodt is an American translator, interpreter and writer.
Schodt's father was in the US foreign service, and he grew up in Norway, Australia, and Japan. The family first went to Japan in 1965 when Schodt was fifteen. They left in 1967 but Schodt remained to graduate from Tokyo's American School in Japan, in 1968. After entering the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1970 Schodt...more
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Schodt's father was in the US foreign service, and he grew up in Norway, Australia, and Japan. The family first went to Japan in 1965 when Schodt was fifteen. They left in 1967 but Schodt remained to graduate from Tokyo's American School in Japan, in 1968. After entering the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1970 Schodt...more
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