Adult manga
Subtitle: culture and power in contemporary Japanese society
By: Sharon Kinsella.
Series: ConsumAsiaN book series
Publisher: Curzon Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Richmond, Surrey, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- History and criticism; Comic books, strips, etc. -- Social aspects -- Japan; Power (Social sciences) -- Japan -- History -- 20th century; Japan -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-223) and index.