Full Description
This book analyzes the role of manga in contemporary Japanese political expression and debate, and explores its role in propagating new perceptions regarding Japanese history.
Contents
Preface.- 1 IntroductionHistoricizing Political Manga.- 2 Kitazawa Rakuten as Popular Culture Provocateur: Modern Manga Images and Riotous Democracy in Early Twentieth-Century Japan.- 3 Early Meiji Manga: the Political Cartoons of Kanagaki Robun and Kawanabe Kyosai.- Part II: Postwar Manga as History.- 4 Bodies of Anger: Atomic Survivors in Nakazawa Keiji's Hit By Black Rain Manga.- 5 Redacting Japanese History: Ishinomori Shotaro's Graphic Narratives.- 6 Manga, History and Telling Stories of the Past: Narrative Strategies in Shanao Yoshitsune.- Part III: Decoding and Recoding History: Manga Reception and Parody.- 7 Decoding "Hate the Korean Wave" and "Introduction to China": A Case Study of Japanese University Students.- 8 History as Sexualized Parody: Love and Sex Between Nation in Axis Power Hetalia.- Conclusion: Reassessing Manga History, Resituating Manga in History
