In these posts I share my favorite discoveries from my chronological travels through manga history. From timeless classics to hidden gems. It’s been ages… but finally I found the time to continue this series about early manga. 1972 was a strong year and decent one for the female protagonist I’d say. So I’m happy to jump back into it with this impressive selection of works. Fans of early “gender bending” shoujo and Quentin Tarantino might find something
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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, or Tokyo Ubasuteyama, (counted on MAL under Daihakken