Frederik L. Schodt is een Amerikaanse vertaler, tolk en schrijver wiens levenspad diep verweven is met Japan. Zijn uitgebreide kennis van de Japanse cultuur en taal, opgedaan tijdens zijn jeugd en latere studie en werk in Tokio, heeft hem tot een sleutelfiguur gemaakt in de popularisering van Japanse stripverhalen, oftewel manga, in het Westen. Door zijn vertalingen zijn werken van vooraanstaande Japanse makers zoals Osamu Tezuka toegankelijk geworden voor een breder publiek. Schodts eigen schrijven biedt een inzichtelijke verkenning van de wereld van manga, de geschiedenis ervan en de culturele betekenis, waarmee hij lezers een fascinerend artistiek domein opent.
The book explores the vast and diverse world of manga, highlighting its appeal across various genres such as fantasy, horror, thrillers, romance, and more. It emphasizes how this Japanese comic phenomenon caters to a wide audience, offering something for everyone, including educational content like school textbooks.
A classic work praised for its scope and intelligence, now in a gift edition for fans, with a new Foreword
In a world in which the human mind can be programmed like a computer, where does the human soul end and the cybernetic machinery begin? What does it mean to be human? From Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police, comes an epic, dystopian tale of politics, covert actions, and cyborgs with too much attitude!
Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including "ghost hackers" who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers’ criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside down. From Shirow Masamune, the award-winning creator of Appleseed and Dominion, comes The Ghost in the Shell, the breakthrough manga that inspired the internationally acclaimed animated film. An epic dystopian tale of politics, technology, and metaphysics, The Ghost in the Shell has been hailed worldwide as an unparalleled visionary work of graphic fiction. And now it’s ready to dazzle the imagination in its second millennium.
Illustrated with the most representative examples of the genre, this book in English explores the world of Japanese comics. Since first published in 1983, Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics has been the book to read for all those interested in Japanese comics. It is virtually the bible' from which all studies and appreciation of manga begins. More than that, given the influence of Japanese manga on animation and on American-produced comics as well, Manga! Manga! provides the background against which these other arts can be understood. The book includes 96 pages'