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manga - MSU Dept of History

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The <strong>manga</strong> magazine publishing boom started with the Russo-JapaneseWar (1905)The <strong>manga</strong> industry (as a storytelling medium) really took hold in Japanuntil after World War II - escapist litteraturePost World War II - Japanese pay libraries.Cheap “red books” (so-called because <strong>of</strong> the gaudy red ink used on thecovers) became staples <strong>of</strong> these vendors15

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