“The Changing Role of Manga and Anime Magazines in the Japanese Animation Industry,” Manga Vision:Cultural and Communicative Perspectives
Manga Vision examines cultural and communicative aspects of Japanese comics, drawing together scholars from Japan, Australia and Europe working in areas as diverse as cultural studies, linguistics, education, music, art, anthropology, and translation, to explore the influence of manga in Japan and worldwide via translation, OEL manga and fan engagement. The volume includes a mix of theoretical, methodological, empirical and professional practice-based chapters, examining manga from both academic and artistic perspectives. Manga Vision also provides the reader with a multimedia experience, featuring original artwork by Australian manga artist Queenie Chan, cosplay photographs, and an online supplement offering musical compositions inspired by manga, and downloadable manga-related teaching resources.
This chapter plots the development of anime magazines from manga magazines in Japan against the development of the anime industry, to give context and insight into the essential role they played in how fan/consumer and publication/production industry interaction was fostered and evolved through the anime boom years (1977-1985).