Manga : the complete guide

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PN6790.J3 T56 2007
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Summary

• Reviews of more than 900 manga series
• Ratings from 0 to 4 stars
• Guidelines for age-appropriateness
• Number of series volumes
• Background info on series and artists

THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST!

Whether you're new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here's a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics!

• Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork
• Titles rated from zero to four stars--skip the clunkers, but don't miss the hidden gems
• Guidelines for age-appropriateness--from strictly mature to kid-friendly
• Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others
• The facts on the many kinds of manga--know your shôjo from your shônen
• An overview of the manga industry and its history
• A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms

LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU'VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!

Contents

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Sixty years of Japanese comics -- Manga in America -- What makes Manga different -- Publishers, magazines, and graphic novels -- Four Manga demographics -- What?s not in this book -- How to use the reviews -- General Manga reviews and types of Manga: Children and families -- Comedy and gag -- Cooking -- Crime and Yakuza -- Dojinshi -- Fantasy -- Four-panel Manga -- Games and hobbies -- Horror -- Japanese history -- Josei -- Magical girls -- Martial arts -- Mecha and robots -- Military -- Music and performance -- Mystery -- Ninja -- Occult and religion -- Otaku -- Pets and animals -- Phantom thieves -- Politics -- Psychic -- Romance and love comedy -- RPGs -- Salaryman -- Science fiction -- Seinen -- Shojo -- Shonen -- Sports -- Superheroes -- Tokusatsu -- Transgender -- Underground and Gekiga -- Video games -- Yuri/Lesbian -- YAOI reviews -- Adult reviews -- Afterword -- Appendix A: Age ratings -- Appendix B: Japanese language -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Artist index -- Illustration credits.

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