![]() ![]() Though a quick read, Abandon the Old Tokyo is most certainly not a light one. After having finished a recently translated edition of Abandon the Old Tokyo, a collection of eight short stories Tatsumi wrote during his prime, I can see why Yoshihiro felt the need to make such a distinction when describing his work-Tatsumi’s writing is definitely not for children or the faint of heart. Yoshihiro Tatsumi is often credited as the creator of the term gekiga (meaning “dramatic pictures,”) a Japanese, alternative comic genre Yoshihiro was very quick to distance from its precursor, mainstream manga (a term which translates to “irresponsible pictures.”) This terminological division is often compared to that of graphic novels and comic books, in both cases with the former being classically associated with heavier, more adult content and the latter with light, often sci-fi or fantasy children’s material. ![]()
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