Adult Manga

Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7007-1003-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Reihe: ConsumAsian Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kinsella, Sharon

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Typographie, Illustrationskunst, Werbegraphik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Über Autor(innen)

Kinsella, Sharon