The big lie about the origin of manga
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Is manga even Japanese? A new book might change everything.
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Comics and the Origin of Manga: A Revisionist History
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Critique of Exner’s work: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5rb9x964
His Response: https://eikeexner.com/2025/11/26/nonsense-manga-historiography/
*Credits*
Images & Videos
https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2023/02/01/researcher-spotlight-eike-exner/eikeexner/
https://youtu.be/ktSOTpHCfTM?si=2g171Vf9sIApcdbC
https://youtu.be/8t8cUUwEYcg?si=YIl9oEUMIuVLtffW
https://youtu.be/-TBrV4-LpnA?si=YNxP4eoBawXfcVpx
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Edit: @how2readcomics
Clickbait apologist: matttt
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*Buy Eike Exner’s Books*
Comics and the Origin of Manga: A Revisionist History
https://amzn.to/4tM5Reh
Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
https://amzn.to/4aQlKrM
Watch Exner’s own video on the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktSOTpHCfTM
*Join my Patreon*
https://www.patreon.com/c/mattwith4ts
*Links to buy Comics*
(customers in Europe, please order from Walt’s Comic Shop and use code “MATTTT” for 10% off your first order!)
Krazy Kat Sundays Vol 1
https://amzn.to/3ZRe3we
https://waltscomicshop.com/products/oct191893-george-herriman-library-hc-vol-01-krazy-ignatz-1916-1918?ref=matttt
Krazy Kat Color Sundays
https://amzn.to/3MiMoBm
Popeye Vol 1
https://amzn.to/4apSAk8
https://waltscomicshop.com/products/jul211642-popeye-hc-vol-01-olive-oyl-her-sweety?ref=matttt
Giant Thimble Theater:
https://amzn.to/4tNjIB2
https://waltscomicshop.com/products/thimble-theatre-the-pre-popeye-comics-of-e-c-segar-revised-and-expanded-hc?ref=matttt
Mickey Mouse by Floyd Gottfredson
https://amzn.to/3MGV30z
The Complete Little Nemo
https://amzn.to/3OtTgwl
Terry & The Pirates
https://amzn.to/3MRDgDS
https://waltscomicshop.com/products/dec211493-terry-the-pirates-master-collection-hc-vol-01?ref=matttt
https://cloverpress.us/collections/terry-and-the-pirates-the-master-collection/products/copy-of-terry-and-the-pirates-the-master-collection-bundle-vol-1-vol-13
Prince Valiant 1-3 Box Set
https://amzn.to/4armjcq
https://waltscomicshop.com/products/prince-valiant-vols-13-hc-gift-box-set?ref=matttt
(As an Amazon and Walt’s affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases)
Free Bringing Up Father Collection from 1919
https://archive.org/details/BringingUpFatherSeries1/page/n5/mode/2up
Other Sources:
Critique of Exner’s work: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5rb9x964
His Response: https://eikeexner.com/2025/11/26/nonsense-manga-historiography/
*Credits*
Images & Videos
https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2023/02/01/researcher-spotlight-eike-exner/eikeexner/
https://youtu.be/ktSOTpHCfTM?si=2g171Vf9sIApcdbC
https://youtu.be/8t8cUUwEYcg?si=YIl9oEUMIuVLtffW
https://youtu.be/-TBrV4-LpnA?si=YNxP4eoBawXfcVpx
https://tezukaosamu.net/en/about/album01.html
https://tezukaosamu.net/en/about/album02.html
Edit: @how2readcomics
Clickbait apologist: matttt
My shirt in this video is Mickey Mouse by Osamu Tezuka shirt from Uniqlo:
https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E481334-000/00