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Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse Hardcover – March 16, 2009

by John Ingulsrud (Author), Kate Allen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Lexington Books (March 16, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0739127535
  • ISBN-13: 978-0739127537
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.8 x 10.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsTired of people saying "manga is for kids"?
By Gromer on October 12, 2015
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This is a substantive, serious, and highly entertaining academic study of how the Japanese read manga. The authors even trace how the Japanese reader's eye travels across the page and uncovers what is the proper way to read manga panels. This is a must-read and must-own if you are interested in the history of manga, storytelling and the effects on the audience, books and book publishing, why people read what they read, and why manga are so wonderful and under appreciated in the West.

In particular, the authors very memorably pointed out the widespread suppression of comics in America in the 1950s due to McCarthyism. They had a very good retort for Americans tourists today who find the sight of Japanese adults reading manga on the train odd and childish. Before WWII, American adults consumed a lot of news and stories in comic book form as well. Due to heavy censorship, only comics for children were allowed to survive after the McCarthy era, which led to the irreversible association of comics with childishness.

Americans had manga literacy taken away from them, and new generations of Americans are not even aware of what they have lost. Manga is an Asian illustrated storytelling tradition dating back thousands of years. This book is a great retort for anyone who says "manga aren't REAL books" and "manga is only for kids and perverts".

Don't be mislead by the cover or title - it's a very interesting book to own and has pointed me to other interesting books and manga. My only complaint is that the authors fielded another similar interesting study in China, but that book is out of print and so expensive to obtain.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFor more than just my paper.
By Daniel Weed on April 16, 2014
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I got this book to help tie in a few extra sources for my humanities term paper; beyond research, the book has provided me with some information and another perspective on Manga- that of the literary critique.
I would reccommend to anyone interested in Manga
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