Satirical Cartoons

What this genre is

Starting with satirical drawings in magazines like Marumaru Chinbun, Rakuten Kitazawa established manga as a profession and a job title. Together with Ippei Okamoto's illustrated essays, this is where modern Japanese manga starts.

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

No key works recorded here yet.

Roots — walk the band

Genres in the same band, in order of year. You are at the highlighted one.

1. 1150 Emaki & Caricature↓
2. 1814 Edo Caricature↓
3. 1900 Satirical Cartoons（you are here）↓
4. 1923 Newspaper Strips↓
5. 1931 Prewar Children's Manga↓
6. 1935 Kamishibai↓
7. 1946 Akahon↓
8. 1947 Story Manga Revolution↓
9. 1955 Rental Manga

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