Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, henceforth Kimetsu) has attracted
attention as an extraordinary example of transmediality, but it also raises awareness of …

Transmedial Character Studies provides a range of methodological tools and foundational
vocabulary for the analysis of characters across and between various forms of multimodal …

Taking an arguably minor character from Tezuka Osamu's oeuvre, Natsume Fusanosuke
argues how the Pig Gourd's cameos even in the artist's most serious works demonstrate a …

In this paper, I am going to explore a rather neglected sub-form of comics that cannot
adequately be described as narrative. This is highly relevant to all considerations of …

In the following translation of an important essay from seminal Manga Studies work How to
Read Manga (Manga no yomikata, 1995), manga creator and editor Takekuma Kentarō …

Manga has a long tradition of narratives focused on daily life and social and personal
struggles, dating back to the gekiga artists of the late 1950s. Nowadays, Japan is a country …

In recent years anime has stepped into the mainstream consciousness as a current pop
culture staple. This popularization has caused many to draw inspiration from its visual traits …