Full Description
Comics and cartoons from Japan, or manga and anime, are an increasingly common feature of visual and popular culture around the world. While it is often observed that these media forms appeal to broad and diverse demographics, including many adults, eroticism continues to unsettle critics and has even triggered legal action in some jurisdictions. It is more urgent than ever to engage in productive discussion, which begins with being informed about content that is still scarcely understood outside small industry and fan circles. Erotic Comics in Japan: An Introduction to Eromanga is the most comprehensive introduction in English to erotic comics in Japan, or eromanga. Divided into three parts, it provides a history of eroticism in Japanese comics and cartoons generally leading to the emergence of eromanga specifically, an overview of seven themes running across works with close analysis of outstanding examples and a window onto ongoing debates surrounding regulation and freedom of expression in Japan.
Contents
Translators' Introduction: Eromanga in the Global Now, Introduction: The Invisible Realm, Part 1: A History of Eromanga, Memes Spread, Chapter 1: The Gene Pool of Manga and Gekiga, Chapter 2: The Rise and Fall of Third-Rate Gekiga and the Eve of Bish?jo-Style Eromanga, Chapter 3: Bishojo-Style Eromanga Takes the Stage, Part 2: The Various Forms of Love and Sex, Subdividing Desire, Chapter 4: Lolicon Manga, Chapter 5: Big Breasts and Manga, Chapter 6: Little Sisters and Incest, Chapter 7: Disgrace and Training, Chapter 8: Love Stories, Chapter 9: Sadomasochism and Sexual Minorities, Chapter 10: Gender Mayhem, Part 3: Addition to the Expanded Edition (2014), Eromanga in the Twenty-First Century, Conclusion: Permeation, Diffusion and What Comes After, Pornography Without Sex, Afterword (2006), Afterword to the Expanded Edition (2014), Index of Artists and Individuals.
