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Dreamland Japan

Dreamland Japan

Writings on Modern Manga

Frederik L. Schodt

Author/Translator

The classic text by renowned manga expert in a beautiful new casebound edition, with a new foreword and afterword by the author.


This landmark book, first published at the height of the manga boom, is offered in a hardcover collector's edition with a new foreword and afterword. 


Frederik L. Schodt looks at the classic publications and artists who created modern manga, including the magazines Big Comics and Morning, and artists like Suehiro Maruo and Shigeru Mizuki; an entire chapter is devoted to Osamu Tezuka. The new afterword shows how manga have evolved in the past decade to transform global visual culture.

Publish Date

6/14/11

Price (Print/Ebook)

$29.95/$14.95

Details

# of Pages

360

PISBN

9781933330952

Dimensions

6 x 9"

EISBN

9781611725537

Praise

"The informally encyclopedic Dreamland Japan—the result of Schodt's 16-plus years of studying manga&mdas;not only makes it easier to understand the art form but also says a good deal about Japanese culture…this is an authoritative reference of the different categories of manga, popular titles and publishers."


Publishers Weekly


"The popularity of manga (and its cousin, anime Japanese animated cartoons) is growing in America, and more are translated every year, which ensures interest in this book."


Booklist


"Fred Schodt's Dreamland Japan is the most encompassing and the best introduction to manga I have ever read. For anyone involved in graphic literature this book is necessary background reading."


Will Eisner, graphic novelist, creator of The Spirit

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About the Author(s)

Frederik L. Schodt

Frederik L. Schodt

Fluent in spoken and written Japanese, is an author and translator of impressive breadth. He has written extensively on Japanese manga, as well as on pop culture, technology, and history. 

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