Manga is said to date back from sculls in the 12th century, however, though whether these scrolls are manga or not is still being debated. It is believed they are the basis for reading right-to-left
In the 13th century, images of the afterlife and animals started appearing on temple walls and are similar to modern manga, from there, manga started to go out to many other subjects. The next kind of manga came out in the 16th century, were ink brushed illustrated prints with captions.Due to the censorship in Japan during the late 1920's and beginning 30's the Japanese government began to intimidate artists and publishers.Due to this there was a result of closing-down or extreme censoring of magazines. When people would say some thing that needed to be said "jail editors" would take the blame for publishing a comic that criticized the government and when to jail. |
Manga is a Japanese term that can be translated to "whimsical sketches"
Manga drown on wood blocks in the 1600's was known as edo |