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1. MYTH: People in Japan think Manga means ‘whimsical pictures’.
REALITY: In late 18th-century Japanese writings, the term “manga” initially arose, mostly in the headings of published illustrations. The word was first used in a sentence in Santo Kyoden’s collection of sketches, Shiji no yukikai. The word’s etymology is unclear, but a Japanese text from around the same period mentioned a spoonbill bird that shared Chinese manga characters.
2. MYTH: Hokusai (or any other individual) *coined* the word manga. This is the most believed myth among manga fans.
REALITY: The term “sketching/drawing” in Japanese has no known origins and does not refer to a single concept. It was probably first used as a bird’s name in China, and as its meaning changed over time, it became a Japanese term for evolving arts. They were not the first artists or individuals to use the word.
3. MYTH: Modern manga is related to the Hokusai Manga
REALITY: There is no connection between Hokusai Manga and contemporary Japanese comics. Although some authors claim Hokusai produced multi-image collages that looked like multi-panel cartoons, these don’t depict events that happen gradually. In addition, Hokusai Manga includes illustrations of scenery and flora instead of narratives. There’s no proof that Hokusai was involved with the earliest Japanese comics.
4. MYTH: Charles Wirgman, a distinguished historical figure in Japan, is renowned as the visionary behind a popular cartoon magazine.
REALITY: Due to the lack of research on pre-World War II manga, Fred Schodt’s book Manga! Manga!, which popularised manga, has had a major influence on a large body of English writing. It was never meant to be a complete history of manga, even though it is forty years old, which is why many claims are made and then embellished.
The international cemetery in Yokohama is home to Charles Wirgman, the creator of the country’s first cartoon magazine. A small group in Yokohama organized the “graveside ceremony” Schodt mentioned, and most Japanese people are unaware of him, even though Japanese comics have little to do with his work.
5. MYTH: The ‘Frolicking Animals’ chojugiga picture scroll was the first manga ever made.
REALITY: Picture scrolls, or chojugiga, date back probably to the 12th century and have long been a feature of contemporary Japanese comics. There is no proof that the adorable cartoon-like anthropomorphic animals in the scrolls are related to each other despite their cuteness. Picture scrolls did not give rise to modern manga.
6. MYTH: There is a continuous, important thing called manga across history.
REALITY: Originally, “manga” referred to sketches or drawings. The term was first used in the 1890s by American manga artist Imaizumi Ippyo to refer to multi-panel cartoons he brought from the US and published in Jiji Shinpo. This phrase was originally used for a cartoon in a foreign newspaper.
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