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The big lie about the origin of manga | matttt - comic & manga history [18:31]
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kani2908 ani.social kani2908@ani.social
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_‌_反いじめ戦隊 ani.social AntiBullyRanger@ani.social
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Bait title, give me the synopsis (🎣;🤲📄)

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hitagi ani.social hitagi@ani.social
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Bait title, give me the synopsis (🎣;🤲📄)

In the video, it's framed that the world thinks manga is a "uniquely Japanese" thing but the video counters that by using Eike Exner's book on manga history.

I did not finish the video yet (this is just the first minute or two) but I am going to guess that it's either the Meiji period or the American occupation having influence on how manga eventually developed to what we know today. This is the same argument used by theorists like Azuma Hiroki but he talks about otaku culture more broadly.

Again, I did not finish it yet so...

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_‌_反いじめ戦隊 ani.social AntiBullyRanger@ani.social
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In the video, it's framed that the world thinks manga is a "uniquely Japanese" thing but the video counters that by using Eike Exner's book on manga history. I did not finish the video yet (this is just the first minute or two) but I am going to guess that it's either the Meiji period or the American occupation having influence on how manga eventually developed to what we know today. This is th...

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So it's just matttt trying to define a timeline basically.
’Cause today's definition is just comics from Japan.

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