Mangasia: Sixty years of Japanese comics

Growing out of a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, manga has become one of the world's most popular and influential graphic art forms, moving from comics into anime films and beyond. This week, Lara Alonso Corona talks to journalist and curator Paul Gravett (http://www.paulgravett.com/articles/article/manga), author of Manga: Sixty years of Japanese Comics and Mangasia about the history of manga and the cultural and political impact of the medium, as well as the upcoming British Museum exhibition on manga, the largest ever of its kind outside of Japan. SELECTED REFERENCES The British Museum exhibition - https://blog.britishmuseum.org/an-introduction-to-manga Ainu history and culture - http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/en/study/eng01.html Moto Hagio - http://classic.tcj.com/history/the-moto-hagio-interview-conducted-by-matt-thorn-part-one-of-four Shigeri Mizuki - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/shigeru-mizukis-war-haunted-creatures NAGATA KABI, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness (2017) - https://www.sevenseasentertainment.com/books/my-lesbian-experience-with-loneliness Osamu Tezuka - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/08/06/books/book-reviews/life-japans-god-manga The Year 24 Group - https://theaoi.com/2016/07/15/v33-girls-world