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Informationen zum Autor Toni Johnson-Woods is a lecturer in Contemporary Studies at the University of Queensland. She has published three books on popular culture including Big and Gone But Not Forgotten (National Library of Australia! 2004). Klappentext A resource for those who want to learn about Manga! as well as for anybody teaching a course on the subject. It contains essays that address the manga industry on an international scale! the different genres! formats and artists! as well the fans themselves. Zusammenfassung A resource for those who want to learn about Manga! as well as for anybody teaching a course on the subject. It contains essays that address the manga industry on an international scale! the different genres! formats and artists! as well the fans themselves. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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. ...
