Tag: manga

August 20, 2016 · 0 comments

By Hugh David. The ancient sages said: “Do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?” So may one just man become an army.” A trio of Japanese TV serials aired in the 1970s on UK TV, becoming instrumental in creating Britain’s early generation […]

August 8, 2016 · 1 comment

By Andrew Osmond. “You may marry him, murder him, or do what you like with him.” So declared Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, when actor William Gillette asked if it would be acceptable to have the Great Detective fall in love in a stage play. Doyle’s comment probably reflected his weariness […]

July 12, 2016 · 0 comments

Jonathan Clements reviews a book on Japan’s landmark censorship cases. It began with newsboys in the Tokyo streets with stacks of a racy foreign book, wearing jackets that proclaimed “WARNING! CHATTERLEY.” For the first big test of Japan’s new free-speech constitution was the publication of the unexpurgated Lady Chatterley’s Lover in 1951, when the country […]

May 15, 2016 · 6 comments

Helen McCarthy remembers “Bruce the Psychic Guy” Bruce Lewis, who died today, was best known as a comics creator and voice actor. He was also a conundrum: a devout Christian with Loki’s own instinct for mischief, a stern critic and a giving and forgiving soul, a proud American and a monarchist far to the right […]

April 24, 2016 · 0 comments

By Raz Greenberg. Following up on Andrew Osmond’s list of scholarly books on anime, the list in this post is meant to provide readers with a starting point for books about manga. On the understanding that manga does not exist in a vacuum, and that it’s also a part of the larger world of international […]