Mangasia

An exhaustive and visually engaging account, Mangasia charts the evolution of manga from its roots in late nineteenth-century Japan through the many and varied forms of comics, cartoons, and animation created throughout Asia for more than one hundred years.


World authority on comic art Paul Gravett details the evolving meanings of the myths and legends told and retold by manga artists of every decade and reveals the development and cross pollination of ideas between manga artists throughout Asia. He explores the explosion of creativity in manga after the Second World War and highlights how creators have responded to political events since 1950 in the form of propaganda, criticism, and commentary in manga magazines, comics, and books.


With maps, timelines, and reproductions from Japan, China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, and Bangladesh, this book is the first to explain the significance of key themes, the meanings of embodied myths, and the connections between various manga traditions.

O relatare exhaustiva si atragatoare din punct de vedere vizual, Mangasia prezinta evolutia manga de la radacinile sale in Japonia de la sfarsitul secolului al XIX-lea prin numeroasele si variate forme de benzi desenate, desene animate si animatii create in toata Asia de mai bine de o suta de ani. Paul Gravett detaliaza sensurile in evolutie ale miturilor si legendelor povestite si repovestite de artistii manga din fiecare deceniu si dezvaluie dezvoltarea si polenizarea incrucisata a ideilor intre artistii manga din toata Asia.