| Description |
xxix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Del Rey Books Trade Paperback Original"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-504) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sixty years of Japanese comics -- Manga in America -- What makes Manga different -- Publishers, magazines, and graphic novels -- Four Manga demographics -- What?s not in this book -- How to use the reviews -- General Manga reviews and types of Manga: Children and families -- Comedy and gag -- Cooking -- Crime and Yakuza -- Dojinshi -- Fantasy -- Four-panel Manga -- Games and hobbies -- Horror -- Japanese history -- Josei -- Magical girls -- Martial arts -- Mecha and robots -- Military -- Music and performance -- Mystery -- Ninja -- Occult and religion -- Otaku -- Pets and animals -- Phantom thieves -- Politics -- Psychic -- Romance and love comedy -- RPGs -- Salaryman -- Science fiction -- Seinen -- Shojo -- Shonen -- Sports -- Superheroes -- Tokusatsu -- Transgender -- Underground and Gekiga -- Video games -- Yuri/Lesbian -- YAOI reviews -- Adult reviews -- Afterword -- Appendix A: Age ratings -- Appendix B: Japanese language -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Artist index -- Illustration credits. |
| Summary |
Whether you're new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here's a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! Includes incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork; titles rated from zero to four stars; guidelines for age-appropriateness; profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others; the facts on the many kinds of manga; an overview of the manga industry and its history; and a detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0345485904 |
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9780345485908 |
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