Manga's first century : how creators and fans made Japanese comics, 1905-1989 / Andrea Horbinski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horbinski, Andrea, 1985- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manga (Comic books)--20th century--History and criticism.

Manga (Comic books).

Manga (Comic books)--Japan--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc--Japan--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]

Summary:

A comprehensive English-language history of a beloved medium, Manga's First Century tells the story of the artists and fans who built a cultural juggernaut. Manga is the world's most popular style of comics. How did manga and anime--"moving manga"--become ubiquitous? Manga's First Century delves into the history and finds surprising answers. In fact, manga has always been a global phenomenon. Countering essentialist myths of manga's emergence from the deepest wells of Japanese art, author Andrea Horbinski shows it was born in the early 1900s, a hybrid form that crossed single-panel satirical cartoons popular in Europe and America with the Edo period's artistic legacy. As a medium, manga initially focused on political commentary, expanding to include social satire, children's comics, and proletarian art in the 1920s and 1930s. Manga's evolution into a medium embracing complex, long-form storytelling was likewise driven by creators and fans pushing publishers to accept new, radical expansions in manga's artistic and narrative practices. In the 1970s, innovative creators and fans empowered a new breed of fan-generated comics (dōjinshi) and established robust audiences of adult, female, and queer manga readers, while nurturing generations of amateur and professional creators who continue to enrich and renew manga today.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Note on Names, Styles, and Terms

Introduction

Part One: Origins, 1905-1928

Overview: Manga Against Tradition

1. The Origins of Japanese Comics

2. Arresting the Fleeting Moment: Manga Turns Modern

Conclusion: 1928

Part Two: Manga During Wartime, 1928-1945

Overview: Manga During Wartime

3. Norakuro and Friends

4. The Manga Men

Conclusion: Eating Vegetables, Rereading Manga

Part Three: Manga in the Postwar Era, 1945-1963

Overview: Nowhere to Go but Up

5. The Manga Pulps and the God of Manga

6. Manga for Whom? Kashihonya, Gekiga, and the "Ban Bad Books Movement"

Conclusion: Postwar Platforms

Part Four: TV Manga and the Age of Revolution, 1963-1975

Overview: Shambling Toward the Postmodern

7. Seeking Alternatives: Garo, COM, and Manga Fan Culture

8. The Emergence of Seinen Manga and the Shōjo Revolution

Conclusion: Tankōbon: The Meaning of a Format

Part Five: Manga Turns Postmodern, 1975-1989

Overview: Applauding the DJ

9. Something Postmodern Going On

10. Lost in Wonderland

Conclusion: Still Preoccupied with 1989

Conclusion: A Distinctive History

Note on Sources

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical reference and index.

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ISBN:

0-520-40400-9

OCLC:

1531325206