Manga : an anthology of global and cultural perspectives /
Once upon a time, one had to read Japanese in order to enjoy manga.€ Today manga has become a global phenomenon, attracting audiences in North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia.€ The style has become so popular, in fact, that in the US and UK publishers are appropriating the manga style in a va...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Continuum,
2010
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Once upon a time, one had to read Japanese in order to enjoy manga.€ Today manga has become a global phenomenon, attracting audiences in North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia.€ The style has become so popular, in fact, that in the US and UK publishers are appropriating the manga style in a variety of print material, resulting in the birth of harlequin mangas which combine popular romance fiction titles with manga aesthetics.€ Comic publishers such as Dark Horse and Viz are translating Japanese "classics", such as Fruits Basket, into English.€ And of course it wasn't. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441107879 1441107878 9781628928136 1628928131 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
