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History Of Manga
The first examples of what might be called "manga" were picture scrolls created during the 6th and 7th centuries by Buddhist monks. ... These pictures were crude and exaggerated, and look similar to modern manga. ... At around this time the word manga was first used to describe the artistic style. ...
In 1702 a man called Shumboko Ono, a manga artist, made a book of of these pictures with captions, although it was a collection of pictures rather than a story. ...
In 1815, the term manga was created by the artist Hokusai, a artist who lived from 1760-1849 and left over 30,000 works. ...
One artist deserves credit for modern manga, the late Tezuka Osamu. ... In his autobiography, Tezuka described how his manga differ from his predecessors:
Most manga were drawn from a two dimensional perspective like a stage play. ... The potential of manga was more than humor; using themes of tears, sorrow, anger and hatred, I made stories that did not always have happy endings. ... New Treasure Island changed manga overnight, selling an unprecedented 400,000 copies. Tezuka moved to a rundown apartment building in Tokyo to be near publishers, and quickly developed a following of budding manga artists, some of whom even moved into the same building. Tezukas innovations led to a broadening, radical restructuring of the market: children, raised on the manga of Tezuka and his followers, unlike predecessors, didnt stop reading manga when they got to middle school. ...
What would those early Japanese artists think of todays manga industry? ... "
Part 2: Boys Manga
A surprisingly clear line separates the pre-manga from manga generation. Those born before 1950 stopped reading manga after starting junior high, but those born after 1950 have always seen man-ga as entertainment for adults and children. ... At that time Tezuka transformed manga from simple childrens entertainment into a sophisticated medium children were reluctant to abandon as they grew older. ... Initially, they focused on general information and entertainment; manga were no more than 40% of an issue. ... Soon, however, editors realized the more manga they published, the higher the circulation. ... Teenagers, college students, and young laborers turned to rental bookstores, where sophisticated, serious manga (gekiga theatrical pictures) had been developing since the late 50s. Often grim, pensive or violent, rental manga focused on realistic drawing and content. Black humor predominated; there was no slapstick comic relief as in story manga where the lowest common denominator had always been primary school boys.
Approximate Word count = 1943
Approximate Pages = 7.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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