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11 of the Best Books and Articles on: Japanese Manga Culture

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Permitted and Prohibited Desires: Mothers, Comics, and Censorship in Japan » Read Now
by Anne Allison. 260 pgs.

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Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning: Cute, Cheap, Mad, and Sexy (Includes discussion of Japanese manga culture in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by John A. Lent. 212 pgs.

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nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Today, comic art is the favorite reading fare for millions of Asians, and is a government-sanctioned, value-added product, as in the case of Korean and Japanese animation. Yet not much is known about Asian cartooning.nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning...
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nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Today, comic art is the favorite reading fare for millions of Asians, and is a government-sanctioned, value-added product, as in the case of Korean and Japanese animation. Yet not much is known about Asian cartooning.nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning uses overviews and case studies by scholars to discuss Asian animation, humor magazines, gag cartoons, comic strips, and comic books. The first half of the book looks at contents and audiences of Malay humor magazines, cultural labor in Korean animation, the reception of Aladdin in Islamic Southeast Asia, and a Singaporean comic book as a reflection of that society’s personality. Four other chapters treat gender and Asian comics, concentrating on Japanese anime and manga and Indian comic books.
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Network Power: Japan and Asia (Discussion of Japanese manga culture begins on p. 235) » Read Now
by Peter J. Katzenstein, Takashi Shiraishi. 402 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Manga Literacy: Popular Culture and the Reading Habits of Japanese College Students, in Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy » Read Now
by Kate Allen, John E. Ingulsrud. 10 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Plumbing the Depths of Superflatness, in Art Journal » Read Now
by Michael Darling. 12 pgs.

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Gender and Girls' Comics in Japan, in Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars » Read Now
by Maia Tsurumi. 10 pgs.

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Adolescents' Anime-Inspired "Fanfictions": An Exploration of Multiliteracies: The Authors Explore "Fanfiction" as a Valid Literacy Practice in the Context of the Multiliteracies Framework, in Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy » Read Now
by Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Donna Mahar. 11 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
8.

Japan's Gross National Cool, in Foreign Policy » Read Now
by Douglas McGray. 11 pgs.

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Culture and Customs of Japan ("Manga (Comics) and Animated Pictures" begins on p. 157) » Read Now
by Noriko Kamachi. 224 pgs.

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Their society has been changing rapidly in modern times, yet for most Japanese, cultural traditions retain their importance in daily life. This volume highlights those traditional Japanese elements in modern society, providing an engaging examination of religious rituals, classic and modern...
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Their society has been changing rapidly in modern times, yet for most Japanese, cultural traditions retain their importance in daily life. This volume highlights those traditional Japanese elements in modern society, providing an engaging examination of religious rituals, classic and modern literature, performing arts, fine arts and handicrafts, housing, clothing, women's roles and family life, holidays and festivals, and social customs. The book gives students a deeper understanding of Japan beyond popular stereotypes of an Asian economic powerhouse.
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Dazai Osamu: Comic Writer, in Critique » Read Now
by James A. O'Brien. 8 pgs.

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Manga and the Pirates: Unlikely Allies for Strategic Growth, in SAM Advanced Management Journal » Read Now
by Milton Mayfield, Jackie Mayfield, Alain Genestre, Magda Marcu. 6 pgs.

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