The History of Hentai Manga
Book description
While manga is now a well known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium's international success has its roots in the realm of eros. Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga's erotic world a genre known internationally simply as - hentai.
What are the origins…
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1 author picked The History of Hentai Manga as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Diving headfirst into the enigmatic realm of eromanga and hentai, this book offers a captivating exploration of a genre often relegated to the shadows. Beyond the censorship laws and far from the mainstream gaze, eromanga and hentai have forged their own distinct visual language, a world rich with peculiarities such as the nipple after image, cross-section views and erotic onomatopoeias, not to mention the infamous ahegao expression.
Though somewhat academic in nature, this book is a fascinating journey into the heart of a comic subculture that has thrived beyond the gaze of polite society.
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