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. I...
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Oct 06, 2009
Lars
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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, 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, More...
Sep 08, 2009
Andrew
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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
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Aug 20, 2010
Nozomi
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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 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 More...
Apr 27, 2009
Nish
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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.
Sep 27, 2011
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.
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