Spis treści: The origins of manga The magic of the scroll: from the earliest caricatures to the rise of the comic strip The birth of the Japanese print: the golden age of caricature. Edo: the rise of a new capital ; The book in the Edo period ; An art of entertainment ; "Composite" faces ; Protection against natural disasters ; A love of anthropomorphism ; Monsters of all kinds ; Scenes from school ; Pictures from Otsu (Ôtsu-e) ; Speech bubbles and word balloons ; Pictures that speak: rebus puzzles ; Board games and the first "comic strips" ; Magic lanterns and other illusions ; Katsushika Hokusai: the pioneer of manga ; Depicting speed and motion: from prints to manga A new type of caricature: Japan opens up to the west. The rise of the media: caricatures and comic strips ; Pioneers from the west: Charles Wirgman and Georges Bigot ; The magazine Kokkei Shinbun Rise of the modern comic book: before the war and after. Rakuten: pioneer of the Japanese comic strip ; A new profession: "manga journalist" ; Cornering the children's market ; The spirit of adventure ; A love of travel ; The postwar renaissance ; New heroes Tezuka Osamu: the "god" of modern manga. The man and his work ; Birth of the gekiga The manga of today. The manga industry ; Manga in everyday life ; Learning through manga ; Cult series ; Teamwork ; A diversity of themes ; Tales of the fantastic ; Humor ; Cops and criminals ; The world of dance ; Daily life in manga ; The vogue for art nouveau Selected manga artists and titles. Ikeda Riyoko: a shôjo manga revolution ; Sugiura Hinako: a passion for the Edo period ; Art history in manga form ; A selection of recent manga titles ; Matsumoto Leiji: conquering the galaxy ; Interview with Matsumoto Leiji and Maki Miyako ; Taniguchi Jirô: a manga poet ; Interview with Taniguchi Jirô ; Mizuki Shigeru: master of the supernatural ; The making of Japanese prints From manga to anime and other artforms. Interview with Takahata Isao ; Interview with Kôno Fumiyo ; Tezuka Osamu meets the painters of the Rinpa school ; Woodblock prints of Lupin III ; Yamaguchi Akira ; Interview with Shiriagari Kotobuki Reciprocal influences.