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Akatsuka Fujio |
I have to admit that my general understanding of manga is that it is Japanese comics and graphic novels for young people. But a small blurb on a radio show brought the exhibit Art of Manga at the de Young to my attention. Manga has become a global phenomena and the exhibit was one of art, design and creative narrative. Various mangakas were highlighted. The show demonstrated the superb draftsmanship and the breath of textures and moods depicted with the simple tools of pen and ink. Manga’s narrative storyboarding of action, close-ups and zoom-outs and of allowing the readers’ imagination to fill the gaps between panels demonstrate the various themes of human interest: friendship, loneliness, sexuality, relationship, and the human condition.
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| Taniguchi Jiro |
Taniguchi Jiro (1947-2017) was a prolific mangaka known for bridging Japanese and European graphic traditions. Note his quiet, understated imagery that underlies deep human emotions or his refined used of screentone to depict leafy shadows on lying figures.
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| Taniguchi Jiro |
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| Taniguchi Jiro |
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| Taniguchi Jiro |
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| Taniguchi Jiro |
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| Taniguchi Jiro |
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| Self portrait Taniguchi Jiro |
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| Yamazaki Mari |
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| Yamazaki Mari |
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| Yamazaki Mari |
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| Araki Hirohiko |
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| Araki Hirohiko |
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| Yamashita Kazumi |
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| Yamashita Kazumi |
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| Yamashita Kazumi |
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| Yamashita Kazumi |
Tagame Gengoroh (b. 1964) is known for introducing gay male desire and stablishing a visual language for queer representation in Japan. Born in Kamakura, he began publishing in the 1980s and was key in expanding queer presence in Japan. His illustrations are noted for strong composition, vivid color and technical control. He often works in digital drawing.
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| Tagame Gengoroh |
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| Tagame Gengoroh |
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| Tagame Gengoroh |
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| Tagame Gengoroh |
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| Yoshinaga Fumi |
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| Yoshinaga Fumi |
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| Yoshinaga Fumi |
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| Tite Kubo |
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| Tite Kubo |
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| Tite Kubo |
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| Oda Eichiro |
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