ChurchHatesTucker ☑#MangaMonday 96 “Easygoing Daddy” by Asō Yutaka (with “Hineko, Their Only Child” by Nagasaki Batten)
In the early 20th century manga was just finding its form. Unsurprisingly, it looked to western sources. Surprisingly, one of those was the American newspaper strip “Bringing Up Father” by George McManus.
This short book (Breakdown Press) begins with a nine page foreward by editor and translator Eike Exner that puts these two manga into context. “Easygoing Daddy” was inspired by “Bringing Up Father,” down to using a Left-to-Right reading order. Flip the book over and it’s “Hineko” (one of the first female protagonists in manga) reading Right-to-Left. There’s even a reversed table of contents.
Unfortunately, there’s only a taste of these two manga; the entire book is about 60 pages. Worse, it appears to be out of print and without official digital release. However, if you’re interested in the #history of #manga this is worth seeking out.
