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Nele Noppe

Resurgence of angry manga - 0 views

  • It's not an exaggeration to say that manga of the modern era is rooted in gekiga in terms of its way of expression. In that respect, gekiga deserves more recognition. It seems to me it is time to see the resurgence of the forgotten energy of anger in manga.
Nele Noppe

George Akiyama | ComiPress - 0 views

  • The manga's full-on depictions of cannibal behavior led to public outcry, and the story got officially blacklisted as a danger to public morals in a number of prefectures (the Japanese equivalent of states) nationwide.
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      When was this, exactly?
  • Long before they happened, both the Aum Shinrikyo death cult and the anime Evangelion are weirdly foreshadowed in his work.
Nele Noppe

Murotani Tsunezō | ComiPress - 0 views

  • main focus on educational manga. And he had remained tremendously successful in this line of work. His biographical manga like Himiko, Katsu Kaishū and Date Masamune went through anything between twenty and forty-two reprints.
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      Is it commonplace for authors of educational manga to be this succesful? Are educational manga so highly regarded?
  • an into serious trouble with his 'Mohammed and Islam' (Mahometto to Isuram-kyo), which was withdrawn among protests by Muslims offended at the portrayal of the Prophet in pictures.
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