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The best manga of 1971

It’s been a long time. Perhaps the fact that 1971 was a poor manga year compared to 1970 and 1972, has something to do with that. But that’s just according to my taste. Fans of Mitsuteru Yokoyama might have a different experience. To make it a little more interesting, I’m gonna add a small list at the start of every post, to make it easier to place the “new” manga in their historical context. Anyway here’s the best manga of 1971 I could find.

The best manga of 1971

Popular manga publishing in 1971:

Cyborg 009
Sabu to Ichi Torimonohikae
Ashita no Joe
Tiger Mask
Doraemon
Ode to Kirihito
Lone Wolf and Cub
Sasori

Sangokushi – Mitsuteru Yokoyama, 1971-1986

Veteran mangaka Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s read more

The best manga of 1970

Progressing further into an interesting era for manga, full of pioneering work, we’ve reached the 1970’s. 1970 brings us an Osamu Tezuka who comes into his own as a seinen writer. We’ll also spend some time on one of the most influential manga of all time on graphic novels and cinema around the world. As far as my humble opinion and terrible excuse for research goes: here’s the best manga of 1970.

The best manga of 1970

Abandon the old in Tokyo – Yoshihiro Tatsumi, 1970

Abandon the Old in Tokyo, or Tokyo Ubasuteyama, (counted on MAL under Daihakken read more

Best manga of 1969

Another installment in my series of yearly manga picks. For a few years now, I’ve been doing a chronological readthrough of as many good (and bad) manga I could find. I did this to get a grasp on the evolution of the medium, who influenced whom, and to be able to appreciate older works in their own context. Manga that was highly original in their own time, but would seem dated in our day. I have now become a walking manga-encyclopedia with Excel files filled to the brim with endless lists read more

Best manga of 1968

Another installment in my series of yearly manga picks, including some big titles like Ashita no Joe! For a few years now, I’ve been doing a chronological readthrough of as many good (and bad) manga I could find. I did this to get a grasp on the evolution of the medium, who influenced whom, and to be able to appreciate works that were highly original in their own time, but would seem dated in our day. I have now become a walking manga-encyclopedia with Excel files filled to the brim with read more

Best manga of 1967

Another installment in my series of favorite manga. For a few years now, I’ve been doing a chronological readthrough of as many good (and bad) manga I could find. I did this to get a grasp on the evolution of the medium, who influenced whom, and to be able to appreciate works that were highly original in their own time, but would seem dated in our day. I have now become a walking manga-encyclopedia with Excel files filled to the brim with endless lists and have decided I can no longer keep read more

Best Manga of 1966

From the end of the 60’s, I think it’s safe to speak of a small “manga boom”, with many popular titles beginning publication, such as Ashita no Joe, Lupin iii, Doraemon or Golgo 13. For this reason, I will focus every new post from now on on a single year. I warn you to proceed with caution, you might get hooked. 1967 is where it really kicks off, so I’ll keep it short for 1966, focusing on one of my all-time favorites!

Best Manga of 1966

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae – Shoutarou Ishinomori, 1966-1973

The read more

Best manga of 1961-1965

Third installment in my nostalgic series of favorite manga. This list doesn’t feature a single Tezuka manga. O M G N O W A Y ! Yes way. Anyway, here are seven works I’ve enjoyed and recommend to you or at least deemed significant in the evolution of the medium, all in neat chronological order. You’re welcome!

Best manga of 1961-1965

Osomatsu-kun – Fujiko Fujio 1962-1988

Long-running manga from the husband and wife team that created Doraemon. Its an episodic gag manga read more

Best manga of 1951-1960

Second installment in my series of favorite manga. In the 1950’s we can see pioneers of several manga genres at work. As always, there’s loads of Tezuka. So here are the best manga of 1951-1960: six works I’ve enjoyed and recommend to you or at least deemed significant in the evolution of the medium, all in neat chronological order. You’re welcome!

Best manga of 1951-1960

Astro Boy – Osamu Tezuka, 1951-1968

Astro Boy is arguably Tezuka’s most iconic or at least most famous character. The manga became an instant success, and caused read more

Best manga of 1945-1950

Dear fellow nerds, today I will introduce a new series of blog posts about my favorite manga (and occasionally manhwa or manhua). I would have loved to give you an extensive overview of how manga came to be. But I’d just do my research on Wikipedia, so if you’re interested, I suggest you do just that. If you like a better picture/text ratio, maybe try errrr… Google?
My first idea was to write a blog about my chronological journey through the many decades that manga has existed. read more