Frederik L. Schodt is someone whose own scholarship is impeccable. So when he recommends a piece of work on manga history, it’s work checking out.
Mattt’s video is an hour and a half of loving, dedicated and accurate research, conveyed with clarity and passion. “How manga broke the US comic industry” really impressed me. It grounds the origins of manga’s journey to America in comics, conventions, counterculture, the peace movement, chance encounters, rights disputes and some truly astonishing individuals.
It’s well worth checking out.