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Manga is an artistic mode of communication that is currently being re-assessed because of the global attention it has been receiving. In order to historicize the manga phenomenon, it may first be helpful to make a brief comparison with Japanese ukiyo-e prints and ky?gen theatre. Such forms of Japanese culture make for interesting comparisons because, like manga, they were at one time viewed as “low” forms of entertainment. It was not until the French Impressionists “found” ukiyo-e that such prints began to be viewed in their place of origin as a possible representative of “high” Japanese culture (Kinsella 2000: 93). Similarly, up until the end of World War II, ky?gen was looked down upon by Japanese and Western critics alike, and it was only when Japan sought to “propose a prototype of a Japanese comical theatre comparable to its western counterpart” did ky?gen begin to receive serious scholarly and critical attention (Ortolani 1990: 151). A similar process has been, Manga is an artistic mode of communication that is currently being re-assessed because of the global attention it has been receiving. In order to historicize the manga phenomenon, it may first be helpful to make a brief comparison with Japanese ukiyo-e prints and ky?gen theatre. Such forms of Japanese culture make for interesting comparisons because, like manga, they were at one time viewed as “low” forms of entertainment. It was not until the French Impressionists “found” ukiyo-e that such prints began to be viewed in their place of origin as a possible representative of “high” Japanese culture (Kinsella 2000: 93). Similarly, up until the end of World War II, ky?gen was looked down upon by Japanese and Western critics alike, and it was only when Japan sought to “propose a prototype of a Japanese comical theatre comparable to its western counterpart” did ky?gen begin to receive serious scholarly and critical attention (Ortolani
1990: 151). A similar process has been.

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