Contemporary Art - Manga 
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Manga is a special area of Japanese fine art, stories in pictures, the so-called comics. The term "manga" was coined by the Japanese artist Hokusai Katsushika. To describe his drawings, he used the words “man”, which means “funny” and “ha” - pictures. Images accompanied by text appeared for a long time, they looked and were called differently, but the word “manga” became fixed as the name of the direction of art.
It is worth noting that American comics greatly helped in the development of manga. But still, even if something “American” or “European” is found in the Japanese comic, the authors never lose their individuality and do not depart from their culture. At the beginning of the 20th century there was a “correct manga”. Since the military used manga as a method of influencing the inhabitants of the country, prohibiting discussion and criticism of the political regime in the country, while showing their opponents not in the best possible way.
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In the aftermath of the war, thanks to Tezuka Osamu, manga became the mainstream of popular culture. Tezuka made a real revolution in the development of manga through the use of "cinema" techniques in his comics. He began to use close-ups and various angles, tried to use many drawings to convey facial expressions, movement dynamics and create a special psychological impression.
As a rule, manga is performed in black and white. The bulk of the manga is continuation stories, which are printed in magazines or newspapers. Usually, about 15-20 pages in a weekly magazine are reserved for manga, and there are many such magazines targeted at a specific readership in Japan. Manga characters are ordinary people who live ordinary everyday lives.