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Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mahou-shoujo-and-beyond dept.

Otaku_0245 writes "I read a really interesting article at slushfactory.com entitled 'Why Does Manga Succeed Where American Comics Fail?' discussing/comparing the comics industries in Japan and the US. It's basically a 3-way conversation including Frederik Schodt (author of 'Dreamland Japan' - one of my favorite books about Japanese pop culture), and very thought-provoking."

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  1. Douglas Adams?! by ArsSineArtificio · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Don't get me wrong while manga is not really a style I enjoy, some of it is quite good in terms of stories and in artwork, but Douglas Adams was perhaps one of the greatest writers in our time, comparing him to manga is like comparing Archie to Shakesphere.

    Look, I like Douglas Adams as much as the next man. I've got everything from a hardback of _Last Chance to See_ to a DVD of The Pirate Planet.

    Yes, he was well-educated. Yes, he was a clever writer.

    But if Douglas Adams was one of the greatest writers of our time, that says a lot more about our time than it does about Douglas Adams.

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