Manga Discussion: (Reprint) - A Drifting Life

This is only 1 (very large) volume in English at least.

A Drifting Life known in Japan as 「劇画漂流」is an autobiographical manga by Yoshihiro Tatsumi 「辰巳 ヨシヒロ」about how he and a group of like minded artists started "Gekiga" or Japan's equivalent to "Graphic Novels" with Manga meaning "Frivolous pictures" and Gekiga meaning "Dramatic Imagery". The manga was published in the US with the help of Indie American cartoonist Adrian Tomine who cited an odd Tatsumi work that was published back in the 1980s as an inspiration to his work. Animechicago actually read this selection over a decade ago and decided to give it a revisit thanks to the new edition and many new members...

The Manga a partial autobiography about Yoshiharu Tatsumi who in this work assumes a pseudonym Hiroshi Katsumi. The manga chronicles how "Katsumi" got interested in creating manga (including a very interesting cameo from Osamu Tezuka), and how he wound up developing manga aimed at older readers and experimenting with the form culminating in him and like minded artists drafting a "Gekiga Manifesto".

While the work he did started as hard boiled crime thrillers pulled from classic film noir movies, it would later through the work of many other artists inspired by this manifesto lead to a broad based adoption of manga as a popular pastime for people of all ages in Japan!

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Manga Circle typically meets on second Sundays to discuss a selected work of manga and its international relevance. This event is suitable for attendees 18+ with any level of manga knowledge or experience. We recommend reading the entire selection beforehand – spoilers guaranteed!

Manga Circle typically meets on second Sundays to discuss a selected work of manga and its international relevance. This event is suitable for attendees 18+ with any level of manga knowledge or experience. We recommend reading the entire selection beforehand – spoilers guaranteed!

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Getting the Comic
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