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Praise for Yoshihiro Tatsumi:
"In the hands of a talent like Tatsumi . . . hidden worlds are excavated and dark corners of the human condition illuminated." --"Bookforum
""His nakedly personal work, created when the medium was predominantly impersonal, made Tatsumi unique in Japan and around the world." --"Print"
"In the hands of a talent like Tatsumi . . . hidden worlds are excavated and dark corners of the human condition illuminated." --"Bookforum
""His nakedly personal work, created when the medium was predominantly impersonal, made Tatsumi unique in Japan and around the world." --"Print"
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Yossarian
Format:Paperback
I loved the story of Hiroshi Katsumi (Yoshihiro Tatsumi) a school-kid artist and writer obsessed with manga. Growing up in late 1940's post-war Osaka, he and his brother Okimasa begin having work featured in Manga Shonen and other magazines of the time.
Hiroshi meets his hero Osamu Tezuka and embarks on a life-long career in the manga publishing world, the book follows his journey from a young mangaka creating short pieces for compilations and longer whole-book works to becoming a seasoned editor. Yoshihiro-san was an integral part of a group contributing greatly to a more modern adult style of manga. He and his artist friends named the movement `Gekiga' (Dramatic Pictures) which was heavily influenced by international cinema and literature.
This is the best translated work from Yoshihiro-san i have read. The book is a satisfying autobiography that also manages to be both part history of post-war Japan and an essay on the birth of modern manga. I just wish that some of the early works mentioned in the story were available in English translation - The Civilizing Beast (1955), The Man Smiling In The Dark (1955) and Black Snowstorm (1956) look especially intriguing.
The book is a very sturdy object- a 856 page weighty tome with solid binding, quality paper and is very good value for money. Designed and lettered beautifully by Adrian Tomine and well translated by Taro Nettleton. Highly recommended. A+
Hiroshi meets his hero Osamu Tezuka and embarks on a life-long career in the manga publishing world, the book follows his journey from a young mangaka creating short pieces for compilations and longer whole-book works to becoming a seasoned editor. Yoshihiro-san was an integral part of a group contributing greatly to a more modern adult style of manga. He and his artist friends named the movement `Gekiga' (Dramatic Pictures) which was heavily influenced by international cinema and literature.
This is the best translated work from Yoshihiro-san i have read. The book is a satisfying autobiography that also manages to be both part history of post-war Japan and an essay on the birth of modern manga. I just wish that some of the early works mentioned in the story were available in English translation - The Civilizing Beast (1955), The Man Smiling In The Dark (1955) and Black Snowstorm (1956) look especially intriguing.
The book is a very sturdy object- a 856 page weighty tome with solid binding, quality paper and is very good value for money. Designed and lettered beautifully by Adrian Tomine and well translated by Taro Nettleton. Highly recommended. A+
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can't pretend to be a huge Manga fan and Yoshihiro Tatsumi is someone I was aware of but knew little about before coming across this book. But I decided to read it to learn more about Manga and I was pleasantly surprised.
The book takes the reader through the author's formative years from childhood into early adulthood and records his love of traditional Japanese Manga, and his struggles to create and transform it into a deeper and more adult artform.
As the title suggests, this is not a book packed with action and ironically it's not really a Manga graphic novel, at least in the sense most of us understand it. It is a touching and honest account of one of Japan's most influential graphic artists and is a book that slowly pulls you into its world. Rather than a charismatic figure, dragging Manga into the modern era, Tatsumi shows himself to be a somewhat introverted and naive young man who drifted through his early years, lacking much clear direction and foresight, but knowing that all he really loved to do was to create Manga.
Of course the book was written in Japanese and contains a lot of background text in Japanese that is often translated only in an appendix at the back of the book. This had to be done because of the sheer volume of text. It's possible to read the book without referring to the appendix but it does add an extra layer of detail. In spite of that I did eventually get bored with turning to the back of the book and so, while it's not the fault of the author, I'm only giving this 4 stars not 5 because the English translation is not as rich an experience as the original Japanese version would be. If you speak Japanese then this little issue will obviously not be a problem.
Highly recommended to any fan of the author's work and to people who, like me, have an interest in the history of graphic novels but it's probably never going to appeal to a mass audience.
The book takes the reader through the author's formative years from childhood into early adulthood and records his love of traditional Japanese Manga, and his struggles to create and transform it into a deeper and more adult artform.
As the title suggests, this is not a book packed with action and ironically it's not really a Manga graphic novel, at least in the sense most of us understand it. It is a touching and honest account of one of Japan's most influential graphic artists and is a book that slowly pulls you into its world. Rather than a charismatic figure, dragging Manga into the modern era, Tatsumi shows himself to be a somewhat introverted and naive young man who drifted through his early years, lacking much clear direction and foresight, but knowing that all he really loved to do was to create Manga.
Of course the book was written in Japanese and contains a lot of background text in Japanese that is often translated only in an appendix at the back of the book. This had to be done because of the sheer volume of text. It's possible to read the book without referring to the appendix but it does add an extra layer of detail. In spite of that I did eventually get bored with turning to the back of the book and so, while it's not the fault of the author, I'm only giving this 4 stars not 5 because the English translation is not as rich an experience as the original Japanese version would be. If you speak Japanese then this little issue will obviously not be a problem.
Highly recommended to any fan of the author's work and to people who, like me, have an interest in the history of graphic novels but it's probably never going to appeal to a mass audience.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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For those who follow the work of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, this book is a treat. It's a wonderful manga memoir that took almost 10 years to create. The main protagonist is no other than Yoshihiro himself, using another name of Hiroshi Katsumi.
In this book, he explores the journey he took to become a manga artist. It's an inspiring tale that looks into his relationship with his family, friend, fellow manga artists and publishers. The book title is apt as we see how Katsumi "drifts" along in his life, making the numerous career moves. Most of the time, you'll feel the doubt and uncertainty as he felt within the panels.
The book, at over 800 pages, is smartly inserted with historical events to portray the passing of time. It starts in 1948 and ends, a bit abruptly, in 1960 where Katsumi took part in the demonstration against the Security Treaty. Throughout the book, we also learn how manga has evolved and affected the artists.
I'll recommended this book to anyone who wishes to know Yoshihiro Tatsumi a little better, or a little bit of Japanese manga history.
In this book, he explores the journey he took to become a manga artist. It's an inspiring tale that looks into his relationship with his family, friend, fellow manga artists and publishers. The book title is apt as we see how Katsumi "drifts" along in his life, making the numerous career moves. Most of the time, you'll feel the doubt and uncertainty as he felt within the panels.
The book, at over 800 pages, is smartly inserted with historical events to portray the passing of time. It starts in 1948 and ends, a bit abruptly, in 1960 where Katsumi took part in the demonstration against the Security Treaty. Throughout the book, we also learn how manga has evolved and affected the artists.
I'll recommended this book to anyone who wishes to know Yoshihiro Tatsumi a little better, or a little bit of Japanese manga history.
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great manga history & personal history combined
Others here have written about what it is. Highly recommended.
I also appreciate the fact that even though this English version is produced western-style (left to... Read more
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Published on 11 Feb 2011 by adrian
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Manga life
The book starts in 1948 where the author is 13 years old and embarking on single panels of manga and sending it into magazines, and finishes in 1960 when the author is 25 and a... Read more
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