Manga Kamishibai (Hardcover)

Before giant robots, space ships, and masked super heroes filled the pages of Japanese comic books--known as manga--such characters were regularly seen on the streets of Japan in "kamishibai "stories. "Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theater "tells the history of this fascinating and nearly vanished Japanese art form that paved the way for modern-day comic books, and is the missing link in the development of modern manga.
During the height of "kamishibai "in the 1930s, storytellers would travel to villages and set up their "butais "(miniature wooden prosceniums), through which illustrated boards were shown. The storytellers acted as entertainers and reporters, narrating tales that ranged from action-packed westerns, period pieces, traditional folk tales, and melodramas, to nightly news reporting on World War II. More than just explaining the pictures, a good storyteller would act out the parts of each character with different voices and facial expressions. Through extensive research and interviews, author Eric P. Nash pieces together the remarkable history of this art and its creators. With rare images reproduced for the first time from Japanese archives, including full-length "kamishibai "stories, combined with expert writing, this book is an essential guide to the origins of manga.

General

Imprint:	Abrams
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Eric Nash
Introduction by:	Frederik L. Schodt
Dimensions:	244 x 230 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8109-5303-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Comic book & cartoon art Promotions
LSN:	0-8109-5303-X
Barcode:	9780810953031

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