TY  - GEN
AU  - Gravett, Paul
TI  - Manga: sixty years of Japanese comics
SN  - 9781856693912
U1  - 741.5952 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London
PB  - Collins Design
KW  - General
KW  - Comic books, strips - Japan - History
N1  - Includes index
N2  - 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
ER  -