This week we are focusing on the work of Osamu Tezuka, the central figure in the development of the manga/anime cultural industry after the second world war. Remember to post your four panel manga from our first class. Please Read: Tezuka's story manga from the 1970s, Ayako before coming to class. Here is a link to that work:
Osamu Tezuka—Ayako https://mangakakalot.com/chapter/ayako/chapter_1
Topic Selection: Besides our consideration of work by Tezuka, we will be organizing the class presentations for the semester. Please bring a couple of suggestions for artists/works that you would like to have the seminar read or watch this semester and that you would like to report on. The syllabus is divided into topics and you can get a general idea of where you presentation might fit. I will have some specific topics I will hope someone will want to present on. Topics can be rearranged or added to fit the interests of the class, so if you don't see a place your topic might fit, offer it anyway. Topics can be based on manga or anime, although many topics will span both media.
You need to prepare to show us some samples of anime and/or give us samples to read or links to manga sites where we can read examples of the work on which you are presenting. You need to give us a brief overview of your topic and then present three questions around the topic you think will make for good discussion. Try to give us as much context for considering the work as you can.
This week, be prepared to discuss Ayako, during class discussion. In class we will also discuss how to approach your blog posts for this class.
Here is a link to the Seminar Resources. There is also a link in the Course Links Box.
Here is a link to a brief but reasonably researched blog post on Tezuka and his contribution to the production of manga and anime, especially his development of a drawing style that fused western and Japanese approaches and created a simplified way of drawing that allowed for faster production and longer stories: The Mighty Atom and Tezuka's Production System
And this article by the comics scholar Paul Gravett who is a frequent writer on Manga discusses Manga's Impact on Comics.
Here is a link to Tezuka in English a decent website exploring Tezuka's life and work.
Here is a link to an excellent youtube discussion of the Takarazuka Revue.
Part One Part Two Traces the relationship between Takarazuka Revue and Revue Starlight.
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