I'm a guest speaker!

Not really as major as it might sound, but I was asked by a professor if I'd be willing to give a 10-15 minute presentation on manga in one of his classes. I'm really looking forward to it. Also finally got around to reading the Gunslinger Girl Manga; it's even better than the anime if that's possible.

Nice one, public speaking is always one of the things you dread but then when you're actually doing it, it ain't so bad, almost enjoyable. For me anyway.

Good luck, I know how articulate you are with your words so you shouldn't have a problem.

Just remember, project!

Lucky you. o.o Personally, I'm shy and hate speaking in front of crowds, but it seems you like it.

Good luck, sir.

I hate it actually, lol. But I like the topic and it'll be a good class.
Mostly it's just too good to pass up.

I guess this is what I get when I know my professors better than any of my classmates, lol.

Idk why, but I read the topic as "Quest Speaker."

Notes, notes, notes.

"Multi-billion dollar market in Japan, while 11 of the top 20 best selling "Graphic Novels" in the United States for this past August were actually original manga installments (citation).

There are two men who are both respected as the "Father of Manga," and between them sum up the early history of the term in Japan. Kitazawa Yasuji was a Japanese cartoonist who was at the forefront of Japanese comics in the early 20th Century (citation). His work ranged from political and economic satire to purely entertainment titles, and he greatly influenced and encouraged many upcoming artists during his lifetime. Kitazawa is also recognized for creating the first female protagonist in manga in his 1928 series "Miss Haneko Tonda" (citation).

Dr. Osamu Tezuka, "The Walt Disney of Japan," first became a published mangaka in 1947, at the age of 19 (citation). His titles were widely circulated beginning in the 1950s and in 1961 he began Mushi Productions in order to adapt several series for television, earning him the title of the "Father of Anime" (citation). He was very much influenced by Walt Disney, and obtained the copyright to adapt Bambi into a manga in the 1960s. Tezuka's manga/anime series Kimba the White Lion is suspected of being a strong influence in Disney's The Lion King, although such a relationship has been strongly denied.

Shôjo (male), shônen (female). Article.

lmao, I'm late....
Congrats anyway.

I should be giving the presentation in a month or so, probably in the first two weeks following mid-terms. That should give me enough time to actually fit a 4-billion-dollar industry in 15 minutes...

Website for future reference.

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Thinking about buying this book. Looks a little kid-ish but at least it should be simple. $10 isn't too bad and I'd like a minimally basic concept of Japanese. Might be a good way to do it.

Homunculus link.
Vagabond link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideshi_Hino
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junji_Ito
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suehiro_Maruo

In a hurry, tracking these down later.

http://www.kodanclub.com/manga_preview.html
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2007/10/02/w...anga-9-preview/
http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreadi...angaPreview.htm
http://manga.about.com/od/imagegalleries/i...Winter-2007-08/
http://www.justmanga.com/preview.cfm

The Japanese manga industry differs widely from the comics industry in the United States, primarily because manga is marketed to a much wider audience.

http://www.onemanga.com/Bleach/325/04/
http://www.onemanga.com/Death_Note/2/14/
http://www.onemanga.com/090_-_Eko_to_Issho/30/05/
http://www.popcultureshock.com/shaman-warr...w/40715/?page=5

Wolverine goes to high school:

http://manga.about.com/od/newmangapreviews...verine.--mz.htm

Reviews:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forum...6&union_id=2596

More stuff:

http://manga.about.com/od/historyofmanga/a/mangahistory1.htm
36 ghosts
Japanese Eras
(could be a good way to structure the history portion of the presentation)
Tagosaku to Mokube no Tokyo Kenbutsu

INCREDIBLE HORROR MANGA! I mean, it's not really horrific like terrifying, more like just... incredible storytelling. Very original.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/2055798
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=780418 (4-panel Japanese comics)
4-panel newspaper comics emerged in 1922.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonkoma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5%8Dtenketsu