One Thousand Years of Manga
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Oh, sure, you know about all that fancy-schmancy NEW manga and Anime. You've read Death Note five times, watched every episode of Black Cat, gone on a Ghost Hunt or learned a bit about feudal Japan through Rurouni Kenshin.You've even watched every single Studio Ghibli production, right down to those obscure T.V. specials!

Did you know that Anime and Manga art traditions can be traced back more than 1,000 years in Japan. That's a ton of political and cultural change reflected through the art form! This book traces Manga through Japan's turbulent history to the present day, where fantastic artists and imaginations continue to redefine the field.

Read this so that the next time your friends try to pull some newfangled movie you haven't seen, you can just get oldschool on them!