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.

Genre:

Comics criticism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 418 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

"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." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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 towards 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-393) and index.

ISBN:

9780520403987

0520403983

9780520403994

0520403991

OCLC:

1514891708