Manga as a Medium

Presentation on the figuration manga and its development since the 1970s during the exhibition Manga-dô — The Way of Manga (Feb. 1, 2014) in Munich.

Manga as a Medium —  The History and Use in Japan of the late 20th and early 21st Century

Japan: The kingdom of manga. To this day, the image holds, that there is more paper  used for manga than for any other medium and that thus people of all ages may engage with an almost infinite wealth of picture-stories.
However, which forms does manga use take in today’s digitised world? What about their place in Japan’s media system and  everyday culture? Based on these questions and the relationship between producers and consumers this lecture focuses on the developments of the medium since the revolution of girls manga of the 1960s/70s.

Date and Place:
  • Saturday, February 1st 2014, 19:00
  • Gasteig, Rosenheimer Straße 5, Vortragssaal der Bibliothek

You can find further information and the programme of the exhibition here and also the official flyer.

In cooperation with Münchner Stadtbibliothek and Animexx e.V.