Giga Town: The Guide to Manga Iconography
Giga Town: The Guide to Manga Iconography
Giga Town: The Guide to Manga Iconography
Description
Description
"Manga symbols - "manpu" in Japanese - are iconic or symbolic expressions used uniquely in manga, such as sweat drops, popping veins, and smoke puffs. Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography! is (probably) Japan's first guide to this manga iconography, collecting and explaining these symbols, with a short manga featuring the frolicking animals of the famous Japanese scroll Choju-jinbutsu-giga to explain each one! Giga Town: A guide to Manga Iconography includes an informative afterward that teaches the flow of manga reading, a great addition for beginning manga readers!"
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
A fresh and intriguing manual of tremendous use for English-language manga fans.-- "Kirkus"
All the gags throughout are charming snippets of slice-of-life that don't overshadow the book's main purpose. For aspiring manga creators, or those just intrigued by iconography, these images and the short descriptions make a practical reference guide.-- "School Library Journal"
"a great guide/short comic collection to introduce the genre."-- "YA Book Central"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Udon Entertainment
Pub date:
2024-09-03
Length:
132 pages
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