What this genre is
Cheap, roughly made manga volumes born in postwar Osaka. Out of that mixed market came the debut of Osamu Tezuka, and manga history began to move.
Roots — about this band: From Edo caricature to Tezuka. Where all of it begins.
Connections
Three kinds of line: direct evolution, influence, and born in reaction against.
↓ Flowed into this
↑ Grew out of this
Key works
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New Treasure Island (1947)
手塚治虫・酒井七馬 / Ikuei Shuppan (akahon)
Cinematic, fast-moving panel work that hit postwar boys hard and opened the age of story manga. A landmark.
Roots — walk the band
Genres in the same band, in order of year. You are at the highlighted one.
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About this entry
Genre boundaries are drawn where the network of manga happens to concentrate, not by decree. Years are approximate. Where opinions differ, this page says so rather than picking a winner.