Manga's First Century
How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989
$45.60
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2025
Summary
A comprehensive English-language history of a beloved medium, Manga’s First Century tells the story of the artists and fans who built a cultural juggernaut.
Manga is the world’s most popular style of comics. How did manga and anime—”moving manga”—become ubiquitous? Manga’s First Century delves into the history and finds surprising answers.
In fact, manga has always been a global phenomenon. Countering essentialist myths of manga’s emergence f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520403994 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0520403991 |
| Author: | Andrea Horbinski |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 684g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 229mm x 153mm |
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Critics Review
“A vivid ode to the variety and depth of an enduringly popular art form.” * Publisher’s Weekly *“Deeply considered and information rich, a useful, fascinating work of comics history.” * Kirkus reviews *
“Presented with academic thoroughness tempered by the warm enthusiasm of one otaku speaking to another.”
* Buzz Magazine *“A feast for hard-core manga fans hungry for a roadmap to how the art form found its groove from the early twentieth century through its development into the late 1980s.”
* Strange Horizons *About The Author
Andrea Horbinski
Andrea Horbinski earned her PhD in modern Japanese history and new media from the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies and as the submissions editor for Mechademia: Second Arc.
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