■Events　Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

2015-4-21  The 4th Nichibunken-IHJ Forum

Outline

Why I Teach “The Art of Manga” Abroad

Speaker

Why I Teach “The Art of Manga” Abroad
Otsuka Eiji   Professor
In Japan it is commonly believed that Japanese manga and animation as forms of expression have reached general acceptance abroad. Eiji Otsuka asserts that the Japanese manga industry regards manga fans abroad solely with a market-based perspective, focusing mainly on the exporting of content. They are oblivious to the growing worldwide community of artists and audiences engaged with this artistic medium.
Japanese manga, developed locally and with its roots in the works of Walt Disney and Sergei Eisenstein, occupies a space shared with the French bande dessinée, American comic books, and the lianhuahua that took China by storm. Thus it is important to consider how the art of manga is perceived, received, and transformed by its interactions with similar media in other parts of the world, and what aspects of it should be maintained or discarded. Professor Otsuka, a worldwide lecturer in “The Art of Manga,” will discuss these themes in his lecture.

This lecture will be held in Japanese. , International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Place:

Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, International House of Japan (Address: 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032)

Start time:

18:30

End time:

20:00

Enrollment:

Required

Fee ：

Free

How to enroll:

Go to IHJ web site to register

This lecture will be held in Japanese.

Maximum Capacity:

200 (reservations required)