An important collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts and fans. Provides a one-stop resource for all those who want to learn more about Manga, as well as for anybody teaching a course on the subject.
Sales Points
There is no other book that brings together all the essays central to understanding and studying manga.
Includes case studies and engages with current debates.
Manga is the newest publishing phenomenon: the Bard has been 'translated' into manga by a British publishing house; In May 2007, Japan announced an International Manga Award because the Foreign Ministry believes it has "enhanced global understanding of Japanese culture".
Description
Once upon a time, one had to read Japanese in order to enjoy manga. Today manga has become a global phenomenon, attracting audiences worldwide. The style has become so popular, in fact, that in the US and UK publishers are appropriating the manga style in a variety of print material. Comic publishers such as Dark Horse and Viz are translating Japanese classics, such as Fruits Basket, into English. And of course it wasn't long before Shakespeare received the manga treatment. So what is manga?
Manga roughly translates as "whimsical pictures" and its long history traces all the way back to picture books from eighteenth century Japan. Today, it comes in two basic forms: anthology magazines that contain several serials and manga 'books' (tankobon) that collect long-running serials from the anthologies and reprint them in one volume. The anthologies contain several serials and are so dense that they are colloquially known as phone books.
Containing sections addressing the manga industry on aninternational scale, the different genres, formats and artists, as well the fans themselves, Manga: An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives is an important collection of essays.
Introduction
Section One: The Industry The History of Manga - Jean-Marie Bouissou Manga in Asia - John A. Lent Manga in Europe - Paul M. Malone Understanding Manga Merchandising: An Australian Case Study - Jason Bainbridge and Craig Norris Shakespeare as Manga - Emma Hayley Globalizing from Japan to Hong Kong and Beyond -
Wendy Siuyi Wong Manga and the Critics - Toni Johnson-Woods
Section Two: The Genres &Formats &Artists Overview of Manga Genres - Mio Bryce and Jason Davis Ryori Manga - Lorie Brau
Shojo Manga at Home and Abroad - Jennifer Prough
Beautiful Boys in Japanese Women's Comics - Mark McClelland
Meanings of Manga - Neil Cohn The Aesthetics of Manga - Christopher Couch Visual Representations and Manga - Craig Norris A Look at Takahashi Rumiko, Watase Yu, Shinohara Chie, Hikawa Kyoko, Itsuki Natsumi - Mio Bryce Osamu Tezuka and Family: Early Pioneers of Manga -
Wendy Goldberg Miuchi Suzue and Intertextuality - Rebecca Suter Miyasaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Manga into Anime and Its Reception - Marc Hairston Section Three: The Fans Fandom in Germany, Italy and France - Bouissou, Pellitteri and Dolle-Weinkauff Scanlation - James Rampant American Otaku and the Search for the Authentic Text -
Stacy Rue
Conclusion
Overview
An important collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts and fans. Provides a one-stop resource for all those who want to learn more about Manga, as well as for anybody teaching a course on the subject.
Sales Points
There is no other book that brings together all the essays central to understanding and studying manga.
Includes case studies and engages ...