Title: Adult manga : culture and power in contemporary Japanese society /
Authors: Kinsella, Sharon, 1969-
Publisher: Curzon,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Honʼyaku iin shachū; Comic books, strips, etc. Japan History and criticism; Comic books, strips, etc. Social aspects Japan.; Power (Social sciences) Japan History; Japan Social life and customs
Abstract: "Adult Manga describes and analyses the rise and fall of the mammoth Japanese comic book industry since the 1960s and the complex new attitudes towards manga in Japan since the 1980s. Topics covered include the recent revival of manga censorship and the moral panic surrounding manga otaku, the repression of the amateur manga subculture and the promotion of certain genres of manga by educational and cultural institutions, changes in the intellectual relationship between manga artists and publishing company editors, and the assimilation of manga into national culture. This provocative and timely book shows how manga's status in Japanese society is linked to changes in the balance of power between artists and editors."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Introduction -- A short history of manga -- The manga production cycle -- Adult manga and the regeneration of national culture -- Amateur manga subculture and the otaku panic -- The movement against manga -- Creative editors and unusable artists -- Conclusion : the source of intellectual power in a late Twentieth-century society.