Manga History as a Manga Character: The Gekiga Movement's Role in Tatsumi Yoshihiro's A Drifting Life

Authors

Jon P. Holt, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

11-4-2014

Subjects

Cartoonists -- Japan -- Biography, Graphic novels

Abstract

Why is manga history so important in Tatsumi's manga biography? Is A Drifting Life an autobiography, or, is it a history of the Japanese comic books, particularly the "mature-audience" gekiga sub-genre? Both? Neither? How do the narratives of history and self intertwine? How should we read the gekiga (dramatic pictures) in this manga?

Description

Presented at Clackamas Community College

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12901

Citation Details

Holt, Jon P., "Manga History as a Manga Character: The Gekiga Movement's Role in Tatsumi Yoshihiro's A Drifting Life" (2014). World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations. 49.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/12901