Are you a Manga fan ? How you ever wondered about who created it and when ? And why did it become such an important part of Japan's culture ? I hope that what's written below will at least partly help you understand that.
Manga has a long and complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art. ''Modern'' manga originated between 1945 and 1952 and between 1952 and 1960, while a previously militaristic and nationalistic Japan rebuilds it's political and economic infrastructure. An explosion artistic creativity developed in the post war period. The most famous ones were Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy) and Machiko Hasegawa (Sazae-San). Astro Boy became and still remains very popular in Japan and the anime adaption of Sazae-San has more views than any other anime on the Japanese Television. Hasegawa's focus on women's experience and daily life was later characterized as Shoujo manga. Between 1950 and 1969, as an increasingly large readership for manga emerged in Japan, two main genders appeared on the market : Shounen manga (mainly aimed at boys) and Shoujo manga (mainly aimed at girls).Since 1950s, Manga became a major part of Japan of Japan's publishing industry : ¥420 billion (5,5 billion) in 2009.The Kanji for Manga 漫画 refers to both comics and animation. ''Manga'' as a term used outside Japan refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan.
Nowadays manga has become extremely popular all around the world, mainly in Europe and in the U.S.
Manga's equivalent exists in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as Manhua and in South Korea as Manhwa.
Here are some photos of Manga's evolution over the years (year when the volume came out) :
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| Astro Boy (1951-1968) |
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| Sazae-San (1946-1974) |
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| Lupin The III rd (1967-1969) |
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Sailor Moon (1991)
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| Rouroni Kenshin (1994) |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion (1994) |
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| Inuyasha (1996) |
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| Fullmetal Alchemist (2001) |
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| Maid-Sama (2005) |
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| Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack On Titan) (2009) |
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Gintama (2011)
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One Piece (2014)
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Ao Haru Ride (2011)
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