Embracing The Victimhood: A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan
This paper examines the representations of the A-bomb and its victims in Japanese manga. While Keiji Nakazawa's Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen) stands tall in this genre, the brief look at the history of A-bomb manga in Japan will reveal that the nuclear bombs that killed more than a quarter m...
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| description | This paper examines the representations of the A-bomb and its victims in Japanese
manga. While Keiji Nakazawa's Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen) stands tall in this
genre, the brief look at the history of A-bomb manga in Japan will reveal that the
nuclear bombs that killed more than a quarter million people in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki have been a popular topic in Japanese manga and has manifested in
variety of manga genres. In overviewing the history of A-bomb manga in Japan,
this paper aims to explore the social connotations of A-bomb manga. I wish to show
that Japanese manga is a major vehicle in promoting and proliferating the
Genbaku Otome, or A-bomb beauties myth. This myth lies at the centre of the
Japanese imagination of the A-bomb victims and which contributes significantly to
the establishment of the social notion of victimisation in post-war Japan. |
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| spelling | usm-404682018-05-21T06:32:02Z http://eprints.usm.my/40468/ Embracing The Victimhood: A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan Ichiki, Masashi P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) This paper examines the representations of the A-bomb and its victims in Japanese manga. While Keiji Nakazawa's Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen) stands tall in this genre, the brief look at the history of A-bomb manga in Japan will reveal that the nuclear bombs that killed more than a quarter million people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been a popular topic in Japanese manga and has manifested in variety of manga genres. In overviewing the history of A-bomb manga in Japan, this paper aims to explore the social connotations of A-bomb manga. I wish to show that Japanese manga is a major vehicle in promoting and proliferating the Genbaku Otome, or A-bomb beauties myth. This myth lies at the centre of the Japanese imagination of the A-bomb victims and which contributes significantly to the establishment of the social notion of victimisation in post-war Japan. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40468/1/AbombManga-MasashiIchiki.pdf Ichiki, Masashi (2011) Embracing The Victimhood: A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 7 (3). pp. 36-52. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/AbombManga-MasashiIchiki.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Ichiki, Masashi Embracing The Victimhood: A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan |
| title | Embracing The Victimhood:
A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan |
| title_full | Embracing The Victimhood:
A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan |
| title_fullStr | Embracing The Victimhood:
A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embracing The Victimhood:
A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan |
| title_short | Embracing The Victimhood:
A History Of A-bomb Manga In Japan |
| title_sort | embracing the victimhood:
a history of a-bomb manga in japan |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40468/ http://eprints.usm.my/40468/ http://eprints.usm.my/40468/1/AbombManga-MasashiIchiki.pdf |