During the first session of the seminar I introduced three early mangaka who were very influential both as cartoonists and also as teachers of the next generation of Japanese cartoonists. The Cartoon Research Library manga collection includes works by and/or about these mangaka. Here is a list of the materials I brought to show during the class —

Kitazawa Rakuten 北沢楽天 (1876-1955)

  • Yasashii ga no kakikata やさしい画のかき方 (1981)
  • Tokyo Puck 東京パック : 復刻版 1905-1912 (reprinted 1985-2000)
    NC1709.K583 T648
  • Rakuten manga shūtaisei 楽天漫画集大成 (1973-76)
    NC1709.K572A4

Okamoto Ippei 岡本一平 (1886-1948)

Tagawa Suiho 田河水泡 (1899-1989)

I also showed one example of a history of manga — “300 years of manga” –
Title: Nihon no manga 300 nen 日本の漫画300年
Publisher info Tōkyō : Kawasaki-shi Shimin Myūjiamu, 1996
東京 : 川崎市市民ミュージア