Table of Contents

Introduction Section One: The Industry The History of Manga - Jean-Marie Bouissou Manga in Asia - John A. Lent Manga in Europe - Paul M. Malone Understanding Manga Merchandising: An Australian Case Study - Jason Bainbridge and Craig Norris Shakespeare as Manga - Emma Hayley Globalizing from Japan to Hong Kong and Beyond - Wendy Siuyi Wong Manga and the Critics - Toni Johnson-Woods Section Two: The Genres & Formats & Artists Overview of Manga Genres - Mio Bryce and Jason Davis Ryori Manga - Lorie Brau Shojo Manga at Home and Abroad - Jennifer Prough Beautiful Boys in Japanese Women's Comics - Mark McClelland Meanings of Manga - Neil Cohn The Aesthetics of Manga - Christopher Couch Visual Representations and Manga - Craig Norris A Look at Takahashi Rumiko, Watase Yu, Shinohara Chie, Hikawa Kyoko, Itsuki Natsumi - Mio Bryce Osamu Tezuka and Family: Early Pioneers of Manga - Wendy Goldberg Miuchi Suzue and Intertextuality - Rebecca Suter Miyasaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: Manga into Anime and Its Reception - Marc Hairston Section Three: The Fans Fandom in Germany, Italy and France - Bouissou, Pellitteri and Dolle-Weinkauff Scanlation - James Rampant American Otaku and the Search for the Authentic Text - Stacy Rue Conclusion

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A collection of essays by an international cast of scholars, experts, and fans, providing a definitive, one-stop Manga resource.

About the Author

Toni Johnson-Woods is President of the Pop Culture Association of Australia (PopCANNZ) and Senior Lecturer in the English, Media Studies and Art History School at the University of Queensland.