Write/Draw a 4-Koma + Discussion about Shigeru Mizuki's Showa
So . . . .we're gonna talk about Manga and Anime. [internally screams with excitement] Being able to take a Manga/Anime class in College is by far the best thing that has happened to me this year so far. Now since the brief intro as to what this blog will be about is out the way . . . time for discussion and artwork!
I was given the task to read Shigeru Mizuki's Showa: 1953-1989 before this class started and let me say this . . . Holy Moly was that a thick book!! It was like three volumes of a manga series in one book which was crazy! With that being said, it was a really good read and you don't feel like you're reading such a thick book at all. In all honesty you kind of get lost into the book with how much information you get out of it. To basically give a little background about Shigeru Mizuki's Showa series, there's a total of four books talking about the Arthur's point of view of the history of Japan starting from 1926 all the way to 1989. As you can guess I read the fourth book.
Mizuki's way of telling a story through illustration was very unique to say in the least. He took the liberty of taking actual photography's of that time period and mixed it in flawlessly with his own art style. It was literally the coolest way to learn about history. I'm trying not to go super detailed with what's inside the book because I want people to go out and buy this book!! It's informative, it's funny, and sometimes dark because of what happened durning those time periods, but over all it's a worthwhile read!
And now . . . a 4-Koma . . . .
I was given the task to read Shigeru Mizuki's Showa: 1953-1989 before this class started and let me say this . . . Holy Moly was that a thick book!! It was like three volumes of a manga series in one book which was crazy! With that being said, it was a really good read and you don't feel like you're reading such a thick book at all. In all honesty you kind of get lost into the book with how much information you get out of it. To basically give a little background about Shigeru Mizuki's Showa series, there's a total of four books talking about the Arthur's point of view of the history of Japan starting from 1926 all the way to 1989. As you can guess I read the fourth book.
Mizuki's way of telling a story through illustration was very unique to say in the least. He took the liberty of taking actual photography's of that time period and mixed it in flawlessly with his own art style. It was literally the coolest way to learn about history. I'm trying not to go super detailed with what's inside the book because I want people to go out and buy this book!! It's informative, it's funny, and sometimes dark because of what happened durning those time periods, but over all it's a worthwhile read!
And now . . . a 4-Koma . . . .
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