文档介绍：An analysis of Contemporary Manga Culture in
Japan and Sweden
with a study of the works of Naoki Urasawa
A Master’s Thesis for the Degree “ Master of Arts (Two Years)
in Visual Culture
By
Erika Fujiwara
Master thesis: May, 2010
Grader: Anders Michelsen
Author: Erika Fujiwara
Supervisor: Måns Holst-Ekström
Page: 50
Illustrations: 7
This thesis is an analysis of contemporary Manga Culture in Japan and Sweden.
The objective of the study was to identify the potential and problems for Manga
culture and its future in the international market. Also I try to examine the potential
of Manga to establish its academic status. This research will be based on the analysis
of the transition and features of Manga related with Japanese culture, and a case
study of Urasawa Naoki’s works from a feminist and postmodernist points of view.
The research method is basically the analysis of literatures, interviews with Manga
artists and my own observation. The first chapter starts with the analysis ic
book features from visual cultural point of view, a historical overview of Manga and
Japanese cultural introduction in a relation to Manga. The second chapter will
analyze Naoki Urasawa who is said to be one of the best contemporary Manga artists
in Japan, or the reincarnation of Osamu Tezuka, well-known as the father of Manga.
The third chapter focuses on parative study of Manga in Japan and Sweden
in order to evaluate Manga’s potential and to identify the problems using the
interviews of those who work in Manga industry, and finally the last chapter contains
the feminist perspectives on Manga. After the parative research, I
try to indentify the dominant features of Manga and Urasawa Manga as well as
reactions and expectations from international market and consumers of Manga
culture.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SUBJECT...................................