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Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics
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Japanese HistoryEast Asian StudiesJapanese ComicsVisual ArtsCultural StudiesLiterary CriticismChildren's LiteratureJapan StudyLanguage StudiesJapanese StudiesJapanese MangaWorld LiteraturesEast Asian LanguagesInk Wash PaintingGhost WarriorLiterary HistoryClassical Japanese LiteratureModern Japanese LiteratureArts
Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, first published in 1983, is regarded as the foundational text for manga studies, offering essential context for the influence of Japanese manga on animation and American 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 background against which these other arts can be understood. The book includes 96 pages from Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, Reiji Matsumoto's Ghost Warrior, Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles, and Keiji Nakazawa's BarefootGen.'