The History of Hentai Manga - An Expressionist Examination of EroManga

A rare in-depth look at Japan's wide world of adult comics and it's symbolism within Japanese popular culture.

List of contents

CHAPTER 1: The Evolution of the Expressions of Breasts
CHAPTER 2: The Spread of the Nipple Afterimage
CHAPTER 3: The Invention of the Tentacle
CHAPTER 4: The Evolution of the Cross-Section View
CHAPTER 5: The Genealogy of Ahegao
CHAPTER 6: The History of the Sound Effects
CHAPTER 7: The History of the Struggle of Policing and Amendments
CHAPTER 8: Foreign Transmission
CHAPTER 9: Other Expressions

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About the author

Media critic Kimi Rito is an award winning writer with a focus on comics and animation. A regular in Japan's manga criticism scene, Rito is best known for his research on the proliferation of erotic symbolism within science fiction and comics. His self-published work EroManga and SF was given the 24th Ankoku Seiun Award at the 2014 Japan Science Fiction Festival. A member of the Japan Society for Studies in Cartoons and Comics Rito has been a frequent guest at North American anime events such as AnimeExpo.

Summary

A rare in-depth look at Japan's wide world of adult comics and it's symbolism within Japanese popular culture.

Foreword

• Co-op available
• Author available for interviews
• Author events – Tokyo, Los Angeles Summer 2021
• Dedicated website - TBA

Product details

• Authors: Kimi Rito, Rito Kimi
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781634422536
• ISBN: 978-1-63442-253-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 185 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 564 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, ART / Criticism & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, Graphic novel & Manga artwork, Literary theory, Graphic novel and Manga artwork, manga, prose, non-fiction, erotica, eromanga, comics, Manga: Hentai manga