Manga! Manga!

The World of Japanese Comics

Osamu Tezuka, Frederik L. Schodt

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Kodansha America, Inc
01 July 2017

The Arts: General & Reference

Frederik L. Schodt received a 2017 Japan Foundation Award in 2017 for his work in bringing Osamu Tezuka and other manga artists to the world!

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 Barefoot Gen.

Frederik L. Schodt received a 2017 Japan Foundation Award in 2017 for his work in bringing Osamu Tezuka and other manga artists to the world!

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 Barefoot Gen.

By: Osamu Tezuka, Frederik L. Schodt
Imprint: Kodansha America, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 257mm, Width: 183mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781568364766
ISBN 10: 1568364768
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 01 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics

Phenomenal book...an exceptionally literate writer. --Cat Yronwode ... a thoroughgoing exposition of the manga genre in text and pictures. --The New Yorker An excellent historical guide to manga, as well as a fine Introduction to various artists and major thematic concerns. --Variety Buy this book. Read it. --The Comics Buyer's Guide