books.google.de - Born of Japan's cultural encounter with Western entertainment media, manga (comic books or graphic novels) and anime (animated films) are two of the most universally recognized forms of contemporary mass culture. Because they tell stories through visual imagery, they vault over language barriers. Well...https://books.google.de/books/about/Japanese_Visual_Culture.html?id=6dDfBQAAQBAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareJapanese Visual Culture