Woodblock print
► Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), Yang Hsiang (Yoko) protecting his father from the tiger, ca. 1840, woodblock print. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Mary A. Ainsworth Bequest, 1950.56
Difference of Manga before Tesuka and Tezuka’s time.
►I began to introduce cinematic techniques into my composition. The models for this were the German and French movies I saw in my days as a student. I manipulated close-ups and angles, of course, and tried using many panel or even many pages in order to capture faithfully movements and facial expressions that previously would have been taken care of with a single panel.
Manga Vs. American Comics Manga Vs. American Comics
MangaManga► Black and WhiteBlack and White► WhimsicalWhimsical► Read from right to leftRead from right to left► For all agesFor all ages► Smaller in sizeSmaller in size► Thicker and greater in Thicker and greater in
page countpage count► Irregular panelsIrregular panels
American ComicsAmerican Comics► Full-colored pagesFull-colored pages► RealisticRealistic► Read from left to rightRead from left to right► For kidsFor kids► Larger in sizeLarger in size► Thinner and lesser in page Thinner and lesser in page
countcount► Rectangular panelsRectangular panels
Black and White Vs. Full-ColoredBlack and White Vs. Full-Colored
Black and WhiteBlack and White Full ColoredFull Colored