Adult Manga: Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society

by Sharon Kinsella

Overview

First detailed analysis of the phenomenon in English. Describes and analyses the complex new attitudes to manga since the 1980s. Provocative and timely, the book shows how manga's status in Japanese society is intimately linked to changes in the balance of power between artists and editors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780700710041
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/27/2000
Series:	ConsumAsian Series
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kinsella, Sharon

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 A Short History of Manga; Chapter 2 The Manga Production Cycle; Chapter 3 Adult Manga and the Regeneration of National Culture; Chapter 4 Amateur Manga Subculture and the OtakuPanic; Chapter 5 The Movement Against Manga; Chapter 6 Creative Editors and Unusable Artists; Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Source of Intellectual Power in a Late Twentieth-Century Society;

Editorial Reviews

'an analysis of the rise and fall of the mammoth manga industry since the 1960s and a study of the changing attitudes about manga.' - Japan Quarterly

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