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Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics

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By (author): Frederik L. Schodt Osamu Tezuka

Since first published in 1983, Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics has been the book to read for all those interested in Japanese comics. It is virtually the bible' from which all studies and appreciation of manga begins. More than that, given the influence of Japanese manga on animation and on American-produced comics as well, Manga! Manga! provides the background against which these other arts can be understood. The book includes 96 pages from Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, Reiji Matsumoto's Ghost Warrior, Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles, and Keiji Nakazawa's BarefootGen.' See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 650g
  • Dimensions: 183 x 257mm
  • Publication Date: 25 Jan 2013
  • Publisher: Kodansha America Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781568364766

About Frederik L. SchodtOsamu Tezuka

FREDERIK L. SCHODT is a writer translator and interpreter who lives in San Francisco. His books include America and the Four Japans: Friend Foe Model Mirror; Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia; and Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. Among his translations of novels are The Gundam Mobile Suit series Betty and Jack Forever and My Boy: A Father's Memories. His translations of manga include Barefoot Ben: A Cartoon History of Hiroshima (vol. 2) The Rose of Versailles (vols. 1 & 2) Ghost in the Shell and The Four Immigrants Manga: A Japanese Experience in San Francisco 1904-1924. Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics won the special prize at the Manga Oscar Awards in 1983 sponsored by the Japan Cartoonists Association. In 2000 Fred himself was awarded the Asahi Shinbun's Osamu Tezuka Culture Award Special Prize for his outstanding contribution toward making manga known outside of Japan. He also received a 2017 Japanese Foundation Award for his work in bringing Tezuka and other manga artists to the world.

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