Manga World

Filmed in Japan this program looks beyond the stereotypes to objectively examine the history of manga how manga are drawn and mangas influence on Japanese life as illustrated by cosplay bars where people dress up as their favorite characters manga kissa 247 manga cafes and Comicket the twiceannual comics market that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors The program also introduces viewers to a crosssection of mangaka icons Vagabond creator Takehiko Inoue Naoki Urasawa author of The Pushman and Other Stories Jiro Taniguchi Yoshihiro Tatsumi and Kan Takahama