e next kind of manga, emerging in the 16th century, were ink brushed illustrated prints with captions, but it lacked a progressive story. Because of the censorship in Japan during the late 1920's and early 30's the Japanese government began to intimidate artists and publishers. The result was the closing-down or extreme censoring of magazines. To say what needed to be said, "jail editors" would take the blame for publishing a comic that criticized the government and went to jail. Tezuka debuted with a comic book in 1947, “New Treasure Island”, an Akahon (a cheap "Red Book"). Akahon was a niche industry that provided entertainment to the poor children of post-war Japan. New Treasure Island sold an unprecedented 400,000 copies, changing the face of manga forever.
Anime is just what the Japanese call Animation in general.
1970-1980
The end of the 70s brought Captain Harlock: Space Pirate, Space Cruiser Yamato and Galaxy Express which fused drama and high adventure like no other before. Mobile Suit Gundam turned industry upside down with its character development, "Newtypes" and "one of the greatest stories ever told in anime" (Right Stuf International).
The Origins, History and Evolution of Anime and Manga
Senior Project Presentation by Ivy
The Origins & History of Manga





The Zen cartoons of the medieval period and the comic animal scrolls of the tenth century were the very first examples of manga (Japanese comics). In the 13th century, pictures of the afterlife and animals started appearing on temple walls and are similar to modern manga. From there, manga started to branch out to many other subjects. The manga drawn on wood blocks in the 1600's was known as edo. Edo was often graphically erotic, but branched out to encompass other subjects like buildings and satire
Above: Tezuka’s “New Treasure Island.” Below: Hokusai’s Great Wave wood block, a very famous manga.
The Origins & History of Anime
1960-1970



In 1963, Tetsuwan Atomu (the Japanese name for Astroboy, means “Mighty Atom”) came out as a television series. This was the first anime. Astroboy was a robot that wished to be a real boy. Next hit anime to come down the pike was Speed Racer In 1967. Hi No Tori (Bird of Fire) was Tezuka’s greatest work, (not Astroboy) in America known as Phoenix 2772.
Above: Example of Edo. Below: example of Animal Scrolls, choujuugiga
In 1815, the term “manga” came into existence. “Man" meaning “in spite
of oneself” or “whimsical”, and "ga" meaning picture.
1980-1990
The golden years of anime