Once upon a time, one had to read Japanese in order to enjoy manga.
Today manga has become a global phenomenon, attracting audiences in
North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. 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,
resulting in the birth of harlequin mangas which combine popular
romance fiction titles with manga aesthetics. Comic publishers such
as Dark Horse and DC Comics are translating Japanese "classics,"
like "Akira," 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 can be traced all the way back to picture books of
eighteenth century Japan. Today, it comes in two basic forms:
anthology magazines (such as "Shukan Shonen Jampu") 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, generally appear
weekly and are so thick, up to 800 pages, that they are
colloquially known as phone books. Sold at newspaper stands and in
convenience stores, they often attract crowds of people who gather
to read their favorite magazine.
Containing sections addressing the manga industry on an
international 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 by an
international cast of scholars, experts, and fans, and 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.
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