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From the breakthrough of Akira through the exquisite films of Miyazaki Hayao to the recent blockbuster success of Your Name, Japanese animation has captivated audiences around the world.
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About the Author: Kentaro Miura debuted a 48-page manga known as
Berserk Prototype, an introduction to the current
Berserk fantasy world. It went on to win Miura a prize from the Comi Manga School. In 1989, after receiving a doctorate degree, Kentarou started a project titled
King of Wolves based on a script by Buronson, writer of
Hokuto no Ken (
In 1990, the first volume
Berserk was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga entitled
Japan. Miura s fame grew after
Berserk began The Golden Age story arc and the huge success of this masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary manga artists.
An Interview with Adrian Tomine
Over 800 pages and eleven years in the making, A Drifting Life is a monumental achievement and the long-waited autobiography of legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Called the father of gekiga realistic or mature-themed manga that predated the literary graphic novel movement in the U.S. by decades Tatsumi was formally introduced to English-language readers with the acclaimed Drawn & Quarterly publications of his short stories: The Push Man and Other Stories
, Abandon the Old in Tokyo
, and Good-Bye
. These stories ranged from dark and haunting depictions of mundane and urban Japanese life to bleak insights into a conflicted nation struggling with post-war recovery and identity.