Ancient and Imperial Picture Scrolls (Japanese History Illustrated by Manga Artists)

Here you can find the living, breathing history of people you won't learn from textbooks. The second volume of this miraculous series, "Japanese History," transcends the boundaries of publishers and magazines. The lives, events, and happenings of people throughout the ages. By depicting these people, whose existence seems to have stopped in the midst of history as a subject of study, in manga, manga artists have once again transformed them into vibrant, living things. Staying true to basic historical facts while adding bold embellishments, manga-style stories allow readers to experience history with all five senses, from the breath of humankind and their emotions to the bloodshed of the battlefield. History becomes so fascinating when depicted by manga artists. From the story of when the Japanese began rice cultivation to the Heian period. [Featured Works] ■ Shigeru Mizuki, "The First Rice: Yominokuni" ■ Yoko Kondo, "Yamato wo Guna" (from "Kojiki: The Records of Love") ■ Kazuo Umezu, "Saname" (from "Iara") ■ D. Kissan, "Mother and Me, and Sometimes Father" and others (from "Chitose Ochikochi") ■ Shinji Nagashima, "Furuya no Mori" (The Forest of Furuya) ■ Toshie Kihara, "Tsutsui Tsutsu" (from "The Tales of Ise") ■ Sanpei Shirato, "Oni" (The Demon) (from "Secret Stories of Ninja Art") ■ Reiko Okano, "The Gardenia Woman" (based on the novel by Baku Yumemakura) (from "Onmyoji") ■ Osamu Tezuka, "The Fountain of Cranes" (The Fountain of Cranes)