About this episode

This episode explores the origins of Japanese manga and its evolution as a form of entertainment.

This week: manga is today one of the most ubiquitous forms of entertainment in Japan. But the idea of comics as we might understand them has a much longer history. So how did we get from there to here--what, in other words, is the origin of Japanese manga/ We'll look today at the earliest known examples as we try to understand the origins of manga as a form. Show notes here .

People in this episode

Host: Isaac Meyer

Topics covered

• manga
• Japanese comics
• history of manga
• entertainment in Japan
• origins of manga

Keywords

• manga
• Japanese comics
• history
• entertainment
• origins

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: manga

Places: Japan

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