Published In
The Comics Journal
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-11-2021
Subjects
Cartoonists -- Comic books strips etc., Japanese literature, Cartoonists -- Japan -- Biography, Graphic novels
Abstract
Takahashi Rumiko’s entry onto the manga scene represented the turning point in the history of manga and anime. This turning point signifies the emergence of the genre of romantic comedy (rabukome = “love comedy”)—a romantic relationship-centered genre certainly common to shōjo (girls’) comics category at the time—now beginning to appear in shōnen (boys’) comics, too.
Translated by Jon Holt & Teppei Fukuda
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36828
Citation Details
Fusanosuke, Natsume; Holt, Jon; and Fukuda, Teppei. (2021). Takahashi Rumiko and the Turning Point in the History of Manga and Anime, The Comics Journal.