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1. Introduction ; 2. Historical Overview ; Part I: The Emergence of Manga to 1945 ; The Problem of Start Points and Definitions ; Manga's Emergence in Modern Periodical Print MediaTowards Character-Driven Narratives and a Profession ; Children's Manga Growth, Media Interplay, and the Dark Valley of War ; Part II: 1945 to the Present ; From Ashes and Ruins ; Expanding and Diversifying Readerships ; Manga Goes Mainstream ; After the Death of “God” ; 3. Social and Cultural Impact ; Controversy and Censorship ; Gender and Sexuality ; Historical Representation ; Media Mix and Dojinshi Participatory Culture ; Cultural Status and Institutions ; 4. Critical Uses ; Bounds of Manga ; Formal and Visual Analysis ; Biographical Approaches ; Gender and Sexuality Studies Approaches ; Historical Questions and Historical Representation ; 5. Key Texts. - A wide-ranging introductory guide for readers making their first steps into the world of manga, this book helps readers explore the full range of Japanese comic styles, forms and traditions from its earliest texts to the internationally popular comics of the 21st century.In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers:· The history of Japanese comics, from influences in early visual culture to the global 'Manga Boom' of the 1990s to the present· Case studies of texts reflecting the range of themes, genres, forms and creators, including Osamu Tezuka, Machiko Hasegawa and Katsuhiro Otomo· Key themes and contexts – from gender and sexuality, to history and censorship· Critical approaches to manga, including definitions, biography and reception and global publishing contextsThe book includes a bibliography of essential critical writing on manga, discussion questions for classroom use and a glossary of key critical terms.

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