Irresponsible pictures : addressing perceptions and prejudices
Catch up, overtake : the medium, the industry, the market, the profession
Japanese spirit, Western learning : roots in traditional arts and imported cartoons and strips
The father storyteller : the life and role of Osamu Tezuka, originator of story manga
From a darker place : Gekiga or 'dramatic pictures' from pay libraries to newsstands
Boys are forever : boys' comics as the driving force of story manga
Through a woman's eyes : the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics
Developing maturity : the mass market for young males and adult men grows up
The all-encompassing : a medium for every taste, interest and stage of life
Personal agendas : the individualism of underground, fanzine and art comics subcultures
Culture and Imperialism : manga as a major export and global influence.