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Mangasia - The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics (Paperback)
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Mangasia - The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics (Paperback)
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This beautiful and engaging volume charts the evolution of manga
from its roots in late 19th-century Japan through the many and
varied forms of comics, cartoons and animation created throughout
Asia for more than 100 years. World authority on comic art Paul
Gravett details the evolving meanings of the myths and legends told
and retold by manga artists of every decade and reveals the
development and cross pollination of cultural and aesthetic ideas
between manga artists throughout Asia. He explores the explosion of
creativity in manga after the Second World War with the emergence
of such artists as Osamu Tezuka, whose pioneering Astro Boy spawned
a new and much imitated visual dynamic. He highlights how creators
have responded to political events since 1950 in the form of
propaganda, criticism and commentary in manga magazines, comics and
books. There have been many remarkably powerful and sophisticated
graphic novels, although some sexually explicit and emotionally
dark adult manga has also attracted criticism, raising questions
about taste and acceptability. Gravett discusses the influence of
censorship on manga and concludes with a survey of current multi-
platform offerings of manga in Asia and the transition from
cut-price rental libraries to the booming specialist emporia and
comic conventions that champion the kaleidoscope of creativity
apparent in the digital age.
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