Manga! Manga!

The World of the Japanese Comics.

BY

Frederik L. Schodt

About this book
Media Criticism
Table of Content
Ordering Information

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

This book  was published in 1983 by Kodansha International. Manga! Manga! was first published in hardback format in 1983, and revised slightly for a paperback edition in 1986. (The illustration here is from the paperback). In it I try to give a comprehensive overview of manga history and genres, so if you don't know much about Japanese comics, this is a great place to start. In the back there are four translated manga selections to provide readers a direct manga experience! This book was edited by Peter Goodman, and art direction was provided by Shigeo Katakura. 

In 1998 Manga! Manga! was reprinted with a new foreword by Frederik L. Schodt, and a slightly tweaked cover (some new text on the back). The paperback edition is nearly identical to the original 1983 version; the hard cover edition was also reprinted as a "Collector's Edition" and comes with a slightly different but very nice gold cover (replacing the former, bright yellow). As the new paperback blurb states: 

"Since its publication 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 a "bible" from which all studies and appreciation of manga begin. Moreover, 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. A Collector's Edition is available for those who fully appreciate the value of the book and want an edition that aesthetically expresses that value." 

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Media Criticism

"Phenomenal book ... an exceptionally literate writer."
Cat Yronwode
"... a thoroughgoing exposition of the manga genre in text and pictures."
                                                                           -The New Yorker

"An excellent historical guide to manga, as well as a fine introduction to various artists and major thematic concerns."
                                                                             -Variety

"Buy this book. Read it."
                                                              -The Comics Buyer's Guide

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

Foreword by Osamu Tezuka

  • A Thousand Million Manga

  • Themes and readers  Reading,

  •  and the structure of Narrative Comics 

  • Why Japan? 

A Thousand Years of Manga

  • The Comic Art Tradition 

  • Western styles 

  •  Safe and Unsafe Art 

  • Comics and the War Machine 

  • The Phoenix Becomes a Godzilla 

The Spirit of Japan
  • Paladins of the Past 
  • Modern-Day Warriors
  • Samurai Sports 

Flowers and Dreams

  • Picture Poems 
  •  Women Artists Take Over 
  • Sophisticated Ladies 

The Economic Animal at Work and at Play

  • Pride and Craftsmanship
  • Mr. Lifetime Salary-Man 
  •  Mah Jongg Wizards 

Regulation versus Fantasy

  • Is There Nothing Sacred? 
  •  Social and Legal Restraints 
  •  Erotic Comics 

The Comic Industry

  • Artists 
  • Publishers 
  • profits 

The Future

  • The New Visual Generation 
  • Challenges for the Industry 
  •  First Japan, Then the World? 

INDEX
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ORDERING INFORMATION:

For Trade and Individuals: 

Kodansha
c/o Oxford University Press
2001 Evans Road
Cary, NC 27513
Telephone 1-800-445-9714
Fax 1-919-677-1303


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