Overview: Shambling Toward the Postmodern

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication vi
3. Contents vii
4. List of Illustrations ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Note on Names, Styles, and Terms xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Part One. Origins, 1905–1928
9. Overview: Manga Against Tradition 13
10. 1 The Origins of Japanese Comics 16
11. 2 Arresting the Fleeting Moment: Manga Turns Modern 33
12. Conclusion: 1928 53
13. Part Two. Manga during wartime, 1928–1945
14. Overview: Manga During Wartime 59
15. 3 Norakuro and Friends 64
16. 4 The Manga Men 93
17. Conclusion: Eating Vegetables, Rereading Manga 122
18. Part Three. Manga in the postwar era, 1945–1963
19. Overview: Nowhere to Go but Up 127
20. 5 The Manga Pulps and the God of Manga 131
21. 6 Manga for Whom? Kashihonya, Gekiga, and the “Ban Bad Books Movement” 158
22. Conclusion: Postwar Platforms 180
23. Part Four. Tv Manga and the age of r evolution, 1963–1975
24. Overview: Shambling Toward the Postmodern 185
25. 7 Seeking Alternatives: Garo, COM, and Manga Fan Culture 190
26. 8 The Emergence of Seinen Manga and the Shōjo Revolution 218
27. Conclusion: Tankōbon: The Meaning of a Format 247
28. Part Five. Manga turns postmodern, 1975–1989
29. Overview: Applauding the DJ 253
30. 9 Something Postmodern Going On 258
31. 10 Lost in Wonderland 280
32. Conclusion: Still Preoccupied with 1989 303
33. Conclusion: A Distinctive History 307
34. Note on Sources 317
35. Glossary 319
36. Notes 323
37. Bibliography 373
38. Index 395