“("Collection of Discourses on Modern Manga" published by Seirindo - all text, no illustrations) individually analyzing works of the mid-Showa mangaka (Shirato Sanpei, Mizuki Shigeru, Ishimori Shotaro, Tsuge Yoshiharu, et al) is a must to have. Chock full of anecdotes, written by four different authors. “ Authors: [Ishiko Junzou / 石子順造 ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E5%AD%90%E9%A0%86%E9%80%A0) [Kaiji Jun / 梶井純 ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%B6%E4%BA%95%E7%B4%94) [Kikuchi Asajirou / 菊地浅次郎 (山根貞男)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E6%A0%B9%E8%B2%9E%E7%94%B7) [Gondou Susumu / 権藤晋 ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%A9%E8%97%A4%E6%99%8B) Artists discussed: [Tezuka Osamu / 手塚治虫 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=1356) [Shirato Sanpei / 白土三平 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=3370) [Ishinomori Shotaro (Ishimori Shotaro) / 石ノ森章太郎 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2835) [Mizuki Shigeru / 水木 しげる ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2953) [Tsuge Yoshiharu / つげ義春 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=2289) [Saito Takao / さいとうたかを ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=5174) [Nagashima Shinji / 永島慎二 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=13239) [HIRATA Hiroshi / 平田弘史 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=4184) [TAKITA Yuu / 滝田ゆう](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=27149) [Tanaka Teruo 棚下照生 (たなか てるお)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%9A%E4%B8%8B%E7%85%A7%E7%94%9F) [HAYASHI Seiichi / 林静一 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=4330) [Tsuge Tadao / つげ忠男 ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=28089) [Sasaki Maki / 佐々木マキ ](https://www.mangaupdates.com/authors.html?id=14366) and then some essays: Discussion on the state of affairs, Kid's Manga The Collapse and Transformation of Idealism Gekiga The Hell of Post War Democracy Nonsense Manga, Why did Manga move towards nonsense Ero-guro manga, the desires that lurk in savagery Extra: history of post war manga by year