2016/01/31 by Kyu Hyun Kim · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Japanese History and Culture
paper · doi:10.21313/hawaii/9780824851514.003.0006
openalex publication_date 2016/01/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
In “Japanese Manga and Anime on the Asia-Pacific War Experience” Kyu Hyun Kim examines how the mediums of manga and anime have navigated the often-perilous terrain of war memory? Kim provides a rich overview of the diverse array of themes, genres, and styles through which the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War have been reimagined in the sometimes interconnected worlds of manga and anime. Beginning with brief historical introduction to the history of representation in this area, the chapter goes on to provide overviews of the work of Mizuki Shigeru, Matsumoto Leiji, Tezuka Osamu, Yamagami Tatsuhiko, and Kobayashi Yoshinori, highlighting a startling diversity in themes, genre, and ideology when it comes to Japanese manga/anime artists attempt to reconfigure one of the most violent, traumatic, and for some, shameful, pages in modern history.