Shōjo manga pawā!
Subtitle: tsuyoku, yasashiku, utsukushiku = Shojo Manga! Girl Power!
By: [henshū Yamada Tomoko, Kanazawa Kodama]
Contributors: Kawasaki-shi Shimin Myūjiamu; Niigata-shi Niitsu Bijutsukan; Kyōto Kokusai Manga Myūjiamu; Yokoyama Ryūichi Kinen Mangakan
Publisher: [Kawasaki-shi Shimin Myūjiamu?]; Kawasaki-shi Shimin Myūjiamu?
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Kawasaki-shi]
Language: jpn
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Comic books, strips; Exhibitions; History; Cartoonists; Biography; Girls in popular culture
Other titles: Shojo Manga! Girl Power!
Description: Japanese Manga is well known and read all over the world. Shojo Manga (Girls' Comics) especially attracts attention among the many types of comics. It may be because of its rich diversity and its expressive power to depict the profundity of the human condition, which transcends societal and generational gaps. This exhibition is an overview of the entire genre of shojo manga, showcasing artworks of the 23 artists who most influenced the development of shojo manga in Japan. The exhibition is developed based on a touring exhibition of Shojo Manga! Girl Power!, which traveled to 9 sites in North America (Canada and the US, 2005-2007) and introduced the value of Shojo Manga. This is an updated exhibition, with additional original artwork, personal effects from each artist, and additional information about manga.
Notes: Published in conjunction with the exhibitions held at Kawasaki-shi Shimin Myūjiamu, Feb. 16-Mar. 30, 2008, at Niigata-shi Niitsu Bijutsukan, Apr. 12-May 25, 2008, at Kyōto Kokusai Manga Myūjiamu, July 19-Aug. 31, 2008, and at Yokoyama Ryūichi Kinen Mangakan, Sept. 6-Nov. 9, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references.

In Japanese and English.
Table of contents: title: Magazine media and shojo manga: What is the power of shojo manga? / Masuda Nozomi; title: A North American touring exhibition of "Shojo Manga! Girl Power!: Its contribution to & influence on visual pop-cultural society / Toku, Masami; title: Works. Tezuka, Osamu; Watanabe, Masako; Matsumoto, Leiji; Ishinomori, Shotaro; Chiba, Tetsuya; Mizuno, Hideko; Maki, Miyako; Satonaka, Machiko; Ichijo, Yukari; Ikeda, Riyoko; Miuchi, Suzue; Takemiya, Keiko; Yamagishi, Ryoko; Hagio, Moto; Mutsu, A-ko; Kuramochi, Fusako; Iwadate, Mariko; Sato, Shio; Yoshida, Akimi; Okano, Reiko; CLAMP; Ima, Ichiko; Yoshinaga, Fumi; title: To appreciate manga as illustration, to understand manga as print medium / Yamada, Tomoko; title: Interviews with the cartoonists. Watanabe, Masako; Matsumoto, Leiji; Mizuno, Hideko; Maki, Miyako; Satonaka, Machiko; Ichijo, Yukari; Miuchi, Suzue; Takemiya, Keiko; Kuramochi, Fusako; Sato, Shio; Okano, Reiko.