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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
Sangokushi - Yokoyama

Veteran mangaka Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s 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 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 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