Yokai
The Art of Shigeru Mizuki
$63.25
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2024
Summary
Manga’s most beloved creator ventures into Japan’s mythical past and emerges with a menagerie unlike any other.
Shigeru Mizuki is no stranger to the supernatural and its portents. Kitaro and Tono Monogatari reimagined the obscure folktales of his youth, bringing them to life with whimsy. Mizuki the cartoonist certainly left an indelible mark on comics as world literature. Mizuki the fine artist, on the other hand, rounds out the full scope of his fascination with the otherworldly and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770466203 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770466207 |
| Author: | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 958g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 274mm x 224mm |
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Critics Review
“A glimpse into an artist’s mind, and possibly a front-row seat into how he created his manga.” —Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network
Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki (1922-2015) was one of Japan’s most respected artists. A creative prodigy, he lost an arm in World War II. After the war, Mizuki became one of the founders of Japan’s latest craze - manga. He invented the yokai genre with GeGeGe no Kitaro, his most famous character, who has been adapted for the screen several times, as anime, live action, and video games. In fact, a new anime series has been made every decade since 1968, capturing the imaginations of generations of Japanese children. A researcher of yokai and a real-life ghost hunter, Mizuki traveled to over sixty countries to engage in fieldwork based on spirit folklore. In his hometown of Sakaiminato, one can find Shigeru Mizuki Road, a street decorated with bronze statues of his Kitaro characters.
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