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The Rough Guide to Manga

The Rough Guide to Manga is the ultimate handbook offering a comprehensive overview of one of the most fashionable genre's in today's popular culture. The guide features the manga story: from manga's twelfth-century roots to the rise of English-language manga with profiles of influential creators like Leiji Matsumoto and CLAMP as well as publishers to look out for. You'll find an overview of manga's unique styles, techniques and genres decoded as well as a canon of fifty must-read manga, including the iconic Astro Boy, global hits Fruits Basket and Battle Royale, plus less well-known works lik
eBook, English, 2009
Rough Guides, London, 2009
1 online resource (306 pages)
9781405384230, 1405384239
735619441
Iii; Contents iv; Introduction v; Acknowledgements viii; 1 The story of manga 1; 2 From Japan to the world 33; 3 Decoding styles and genres 57; 4 Fifty essential manga 77; 5 Anime, live action, videogames 191; 6 Manga publishers 209; 7 Where to go next 247; Glossary 261; Index 266
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