| has gloss | eng: Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics is a 1983 book by Frederik L. Schodt. Published by the Japanese publisher Kodansha, it was the first substantial English language work on the artistic, literary, commercial and sociological phenomenon of Japanese comics, or manga. Part of Schodts motivation for writing it was to introduce manga to English speakers. The book is copiously illustrated and features a foreword by Osamu Tezuka. It also includes translated excerpts from Tezukas Phoenix, Keiji Nakazawas Barefoot Gen and Riyoko Ikedas The Rose of Versailles, and the Reiji Matsumoto short story "Ghost Warrior". |
