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Manga Timeline – The best manga of 1973

Hopefully on a roll now to continue this series about early manga. In these posts I share my favorite discoveries from my chronological travels through manga history. 1973 brings us a decent harvest. A few titles have since claimed their place in manga history. Some are still waiting to be discovered outside of Japan. Again, for context, I’m adding some long-running titles already publishing during this time. So here’s the best manga of 1973!

The best manga of 1973

POPULAR MANGA PUBLISHING IN 1973:

  • Cyborg 009 (1964-1979)
  • Ashita no Joe (1968-1973)
  • Doraemon (1969-1996)
  • Lone Wolf and Cub (1970-1976)
  • Sasori (1970-1975)
  • Sangokushi (1971-1986)
  • Samurai Executioner (1972-1976)

BEST MANGA DEBUTING IN 1973:

HADASHI NO GEN – KEIJI NAKAZAWA, May 1973 – Sep 1974
Keiji Nakazawa - Hadashi no Gen, covermanga

It was a close call, but for once, I will top the read more

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
Sangokushi - Yokoyama

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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 - Yoshihiro Tatsumi

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