What this genre is
The turning point marked by Otomo's arrival. A dry line and cinematic space that belonged to neither gekiga nor Tezuka rebuilt what manga could look like in the 1980s.
Alternative — about this band: The experimental spirit of Garo and COM, expanding what manga could do from outside the commercial mainstream.
Connections
Three kinds of line: direct evolution, influence, and born in reaction against.
↓ Flowed into this
↑ Grew out of this
Key works
An old man and a girl fight with psychic power in a housing estate. Meticulous drawing and quiet destruction renewed Japanese science-fiction manga.
Psychic power and a collapsed Tokyo drawn with overwhelming skill. The cyberpunk monument that turned MANGA into a word the world uses.
Alternative — walk the band
Genres in the same band, in order of year. You are at the highlighted one.
- 1964 Garo↓
- 1967 COM↓
- 1979 New Wave（you are here）↓
- 1993 Subculture↓
- 2002 Comic Essay
All genres
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.