
Episode 626 - Flowering Fortunes, Part 1
May 8, 2026 - 33:36
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This week: manga is today one of the most ubiquitous forms of entertainment in Japan. But the idea of comics as we might understand them has a much longer history. So how did we get from there to here--what, in other wor...
Episode 619 - The Manga Revolution, Part 1 is an episode from History of Japan by Isaac Meyer. This week: manga is today one of the most ubiquitous forms of entertainment in Japan. But the idea of comics as we might understand them has a mu...
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Published Mar 13, 2026, 33:54 long, audio available.
This week: manga is today one of the most ubiquitous forms of entertainment in Japan. But the idea of comics as we might understand them has a much longer history. So how did we get from there to here--what, in other words, is the origin of Japanese manga/ We'll look today at the earliest known examples as we try to understand the origins of manga as a form. Show notes here .
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This episode was published on Mar 13, 2026.
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Episode 619 - The Manga Revolution, Part 1 is from History of Japan by Isaac Meyer.
Published Mar 13, 2026 and 33:54 long