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A History of Japan in Manga: Samurai, Shoguns and World War II Paperback – Illustrated, May 16, 2023
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A History of Japan in Manga tells the action-packed saga of Japan from its misty origins up to the present day. Epic battles, noble Samurai and duplicitous leaders are all portrayed in modern manga fashion! The lively stories in this book include:
- The Dawn of Japan: The Birth of Buddhism and the transition from hunters—gatherers to agricultural societies of ancient times
- The Genpei Wars: Davage battles between the Taira and Minamoto clans that led to the powerful warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo naming himself Japan's first Shogun
- The Onin Wars: A decade-long struggle for domination of Japan in which thousands of Samurai fought and tragically lost their lives
- The 47 Ronin: Loyal Samurai who vowed to avenge the death of their master, choosing honor over surrender and being forced to commit mass ritual suicide as a result
- The Satsuma Rebellion: A dramatic last stand by Samurai loyal to the Shogun who revolted against the new Meiji government and its plans to finally modernize Japan
- And many more!
Dozens of indelible portraits, manga stories, maps and info-sidebars bring the full sweep of Japanese history to life in one easy-to-read book!
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTuttle Publishing
- Publication dateMay 16, 2023
- Dimensions5.9 x 0.9 x 9 inches
- ISBN-104805316705
- ISBN-13978-4805316702
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Dramatic retellings of important events in classic manga style, as well as biographical portraits of important figures, historical maps and informative explanations of significant events in the history of Japan.
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"'Comics are a fantastic way to learn about history' promises the introduction to this hybrid comics/prose textbook, which packs a vast sweep of time into a single volume. […] The workmanlike art features well-researched costumes and cultural details…It's a friendly introduction to the subject matter…" --Publishers Weekly
"I enjoyed this one that my son and I are reading together. We have a trip planned to Japan for an entire month and so happy to be learning so much from this book! The illustrations are incredible." --Michelle Jocson (@nurse_bookie), Bookstagram
"Who knew that reading manga would make learning a whole lot easier? Not to mention that gorgeous art.…Reading this book has enriched my experience of Japan…so I recommend this to all Japanese culture enthusiasts, or for those who plan to travel to Japan anytime soon!! --Dominique Jardiolin (@chroniqled), Bookstagram
About the Author
Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of books like Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, Yurei: The Japanese Ghost, and Yokai Stories, and the translator of books like Soseki Natsume's I Am a Cat and Shigeru Mizuki's multiple Eisner Award-winning Showa: a History of Japan. In addition, his comic work includes Demon Days: X-Men from Marvel, Wayward from Image, and The Art of Star Wars Visions from Dark Horse. He has lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at numerous colleges and contributed to exhibitions at numerous museums. He currently lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Miyuki, dog Mochi, cat Shere Khan, and several ghosts.
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- Publisher : Tuttle Publishing; Illustrated edition (May 16, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 4805316705
- ISBN-13 : 978-4805316702
- Item Weight : 1.29 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.9 x 0.9 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #275,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #33 in Nonfiction Manga (Books)
- #312 in Japanese History (Books)
- #2,374 in World War II History (Books)
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About the authors
Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and folklorist. He is the author of Yurei: the Japanese Ghost, Yokai Stories, Narrow Road, Amabie: Past and Present, and Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan and translator of Shigeru Mizuki's multiple Eisner Award-winning Showa: a History of Japan, Tono Monogatari, and famous folklore comic Kitaro.
In addition, his work includes Demon Days: X-Men from Marvel, Wayward from Image, and The Art of Star Wars Visions. He has translated globally renowned entertainment properties such as Go Nagai's Devilman and Cutie Honey, Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato and Captain Harlock, and Satoshi Kon's Opus.
He lectured on manga, folklore, and translation at colleges such as Duke University, Annapolis Naval Academy, UCLA, and the University of Washington and contributed to exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery, The Museum of International Folkart, Wereldmuseum Rotterdan, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He currently lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Miyuki, dog Mochi, cat Shere Khan, and several ghosts.
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The book is pretty ambitious. We're talking a brief overview of Japanese history, with manga pages, charts, and text. A LOT of text. Is it worth looking into? Depends on what you're interested in, and how familiar you are with the subject matter. It's a decent addition to your library, in my opinion. Shunichiro Kanaya, the author, does a pretty good job putting things together.
Main problem? Several typos. To be fair to translator Zac Davisson, there is, as previously mentioned, a lot of text here. So a lot of names get bungled, my favorite being the Date clan being referred to as the Data clan at one point.
Maybe Tuttle will release a revised edition at some point in the future. Until then, I recommend this with some caution.
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2023
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I preordered this book expecting a good laugh because Zecharia Davisson generally does an amusing job when translating historical and literary texts ("Taiwan" -> "institutional", "mountain-dwellers" -> "mountain-warriors", "Often comes over to Kushami's house" -> "Brings shochu over to drink", etc.), but thus far I haven't even been unable to open the book.
EDIT: Bought a paper copy from Maruzen. I can't change my star rating though, as typos like "Kobyoku" and "Kogyku" (both referring to Empress-regnant Kogyoku) appear on nearly every page with more than 100 words of text. Perhaps the worst "typo" is in a column title where the Jinshin War is referred to as the "Jinshu War" (人種 [jinshu] is the Japanese for "race"). Murasaki Shikibu is repeatedly referred to as "Shikibu" as though that were her name and not her dad's job. The text at one point refers to someone called "Narihira no Ariwara", and elsewhere confuses the Izu Peninsula with the Bōsō Peninsula. Because I returned both my Kindle copies of this book and the original, and don't know how to repurchase the latter under the circumstances (I want to use my store credit rather than buying with one click using my credit card...), I don't know how many of these errors can be attributed to the source text rather than Davisson and Tuttle's editorial team (do they have one?), but I cannot recommend this book as written to anyone who wants a recounting of Japanese history that is accurate in more than just the very broadest of outlines.