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Gravett, Paul. Manga. 60 Years of Japanese Comics. 3rd ed. New York: Collins Design, 2010. 
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Resource type: Book
Language: en: English
ID no. (ISBN etc.): 1856693910
BibTeX citation key: Gravett2004
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Categories: General
Keywords: Historical account, Japan, Manga
Creators: Gravett
Publisher: Collins Design (New York)
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Abstract
Japan's output of manga is massive, accounting for a staggering forty percent of everything published each year in the country.Outside Japan, there has been a global boom in sales, with the manga aesthetic spreading from comics into all areas of Western youth culture through film, computer games, advertising, and design. ›Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics‹ presents an accessible, entertaining, and highly-illustrated introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present. Featuring striking graphics and extracts from a wide range of manga, the book covers such themes as the specific attributes of manga in contrast to American and European comics; the life and career of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and originator of story manga; boys' comics from the 1960s to the present; the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics; the darker, more realistic themes of gekiga – violent samurai, disturbing horror and apocalyptic science fiction; issues of censorship and protest; and manga's role as a major Japanese export and global influence.
  
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