Guest post by Jayden Mitchell
For those of you who have followed our Jiji Manga Wiki, you may remember that we hold a nearly complete collection of the Jiji Shinpō manga supplement, Jiji Manga, published from 1921 to 1931. After the publication of the final issue, Jiji Manga was renamed Manga to yomimono (漫画と読物, Manga and Readings), and beginning with Issue 537, it also appeared under the title Manga to shashin (漫画と寫眞, Manga and Pictures). Under these new titles, the supplement continued publication for just over another year, from July 1931 until October 1932.
The new digital anthology makes rare manga by artists associated with Jiji Manga available for online exploration
We are pleased to announce that Ohio State has gained access to a newly digitized anthology of these later issues, providing online access to Issues 505–572 of Manga to yomimono and Manga to shashin. Complete transcriptions of section titles make the collection fully searchable, while high-resolution digital scans allow researchers to examine each issue in remarkable detail.
Together with our print collection of Jiji Manga and its accompanying Wiki, researchers now have access to nearly the entire run of the publication and its successor titles. This expanded access opens new opportunities for research on Taishō- and early Shōwa-period Japan, including popular culture, politics, publishing history, and the early development of modern manga.
Links
Links to the database:
For more information about this resource, please contact Japanese Studies Librarian Dr. Ann Marie Davis at davis.5257@osu.edu. Additionally, to learn more about the Jiji Manga Wiki and how to use it, please see our earlier blog post introducing the collection and demonstrating its search features.
