- Paperback
- Publisher: Taschen GmbH; Pap/DVD edition (27 Aug 2004)
- Language German
- ISBN-10: 3822825913
- ISBN-13: 978-3822825914
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 19.6 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,092,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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manga /mon-gah/ noun A type of Japanese comic book published in anthologized series, vastly popular in Japan among adults and widely influential on advertising, visual arts, and particularly the Anime film genre. The influence of manga - a central figure in Japanese mainstream culture for decades - has begun to spread outside of Japan, making waves in the West and influencing not only comic designers, but also advertisers, filmmakers, and creative professionals in general. But why is manga so insanely popular? Why do the Japanese obsess over it, pushing weekly distribution figures into the millions? Inside this mega-guide you'll get the skinny on the manga phenomenon and its superstars - both human and fictional - via 140 A to Z listings of the most talented and influential manga artists, from classic maestros - like Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astroboy) and Katsuhiro Otomo (creator of Akira) - to the hottest newcomers such as Reiko Okano and world famous artists like Hayao Miyazaki (creator of Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away). Each entry includes biographical and bibliographical information, descriptions of main characters, and of course plenty of examples of the artist's finest manga spreads and covers.
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Masanao Amano has been writing about manga art for more than 10 years. He was previously editor of the magazine Comickers and is currently the editor-in-chief of Style, a monthly magazine dedicated to the art of both Japanese and non-Japanese comics. He has also edited a special manga book for FIFA that was distributed during the World Cup in Japan in 2002. He lives and works in Tokyo.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If the book isn't enough, then try the DVD,
By A Customer
This review is from: Manga Design (Paperback)
This book was really interesting. It was packed with roughly a 1000 manga covers (the book only has 576 pages) and there was so much information about manga artists. There's not a lot I can say about it without using the words: 'WOW', 'cool',etc. So I guess you lot can just read it for yourself!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Manga monster,
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This review is from: Manga Design (Paperback)
What could be better for Manga fans than this chunky heavyweight book? The work of a hundred and fifty artists beautifully presented so you can compare their output, from the fragile, design oriented style of Maki Kusumoto to the gutsy in-your-face work of Tetsuo Hara or the child-like whimsy of Momoko Sakura. Each illustrator gets four pages, two with sample artwork and two for biographic detail and three cover reproductions in color. The back of the book has a Manga glossary and websites for some of the artists. I have a minor criticism of the book though, annoyingly the page numbers are only on the first spread of each artist and then positioned right into the spine. Wait, there's more! As well as pages and pages of great comic artwork you get a knockout DVD, too. This has interviews with three artists, Usaruara Furuya, Naoki Urasawa and Reko Okano, lasting an hour and nicely they are presented as if they were speaking from frames on a comic page, plus there is a tour and interviews with four comic shop managers but the really great feature of the DVD are the nine hundred covers (presented in color and two at a time) and if you looked at each one for ten seconds you'll be watching for two hours and thirty minutes. I think this is a pretty amazing package and OK, maybe it won't have everybody's favorite artist but I doubt you'll find anything better at this price.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Manga monster.,
By Robin Benson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Manga Design (Paperback)
What could be better for Manga fans than this chunky heavyweight book? The work of a hundred and fifty artists beautifully presented so you can compare their output, from the fragile, design oriented style of Maki Kusumoto to the gutsy in-your-face work of Tetsuo Hara or the child-like whimsy of Momoko Sakura. Each illustrator gets four pages, two with sample artwork and two for biographic detail and three cover reproductions in color. The back of the book has a Manga glossary and websites for some of the artists. I have a minor criticism of the book though, annoyingly the page numbers are only on the first spread of each artist and then positioned right into the spine.
Wait, there's more! As well as pages and pages of great comic artwork you get a knockout DVD, too. This has interviews with three artists, Usaruara Furuya, Naoki Urasawa and Reko Okano, lasting an hour and nicely they are presented as if they were speaking from frames on a comic page, plus there is a tour and interviews with four comic shop managers but the really great feature of the DVD are the nine hundred covers (presented in color and two at a time) and if you looked at each one for ten seconds you'll be watching for two hours and thirty minutes. I think this is a pretty amazing package and OK, maybe it won't have everybody's favorite artist but I doubt you'll find anything better at this price. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Glaring Editing errors mar a great book,
By V. Luz "pufferfisch" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Manga Design (Paperback)
I am very impressed with this book's selection of artists. The problem is some of the images are mismatched, repeated, or noticably missing. I hope these errors will be fixed in a future printing or edition.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Editing mistakes...,
By Kgar "Kgar_Fiction" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Manga Design (Paperback)
The book should get 5 stars but the editing mistakes are truly confusing, especially if you are unfamiliar with a particular artist's work. Each artist is supposed to have a couple pages of art as an example of their work, and in some cases the art is obviously not that of the artist being showcased. It's frustrating because the book is otherwise great! Also, the writing suffers from 'engrish' spelling and grammatical errors, but I actually like that! Either way, still a great reference for serious manga fans.
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