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==Development==

==Development==

Illustrated stories are an important part of Japan's historical art, as moralists, philosophers, comics and others informed their audience on scrolls with plate images depicting scenes in the story.  Manga, as a distinct publishing and illustration style, began during the occupation of Japan after WWII, and the illustration of characters (many if not most manga characters are drawn with European facial features) as well as the stories themselves strongly displayed the American influence from American TV and the comic books brought to Japan by US GIs.  ''[[Astro Boy]]'', by [[Osamu Tezuka]], was one of the first and most popular manga, and remains popular today.  Throughout most of its production, Manga has targeted teen boys and young men (''shounen'') from 8 to 18.  However, since the late 70s, manga has found fans with young girls (''[[shoujo]]'' style), older adult men (''[[seinen]]'' style), and with more mature women.

Illustrated stories are an important part of Japan's historical art, as moralists, philosophers, comics and others informed their audience on scrolls with plate images depicting scenes in the story.  Manga, as a distinct publishing and illustration style, began during the occupation of Japan after WWII, and the illustration of characters (many if not most manga characters are drawn with European facial features) as well as the stories themselves strongly displayed the American influence from American TV and the comic books brought to Japan by US GIs.  ''[[Astro Boy]]'', by [[Osamu Tezuka]], was one of the first and most popular manga, and remains popular today.  Throughout most of its production, Manga has targeted teen boys and young men (''shounen'') from 8 to 18.  However, since the late 70s, manga has found fans with young girls (''[[shoujo]]'' style), and there are even genres geared towards young to middle-aged adult men (''[[seinen]]''), and women (''[[josei]]'').

The origins of manga can be traced back to the tobae (鳥羽絵), which were comical and fantastic scroll pictures made by Toba Sōjō, depicting animals frolicking as if they were human. Toba Sōjō (1053 - 1140), also known as Kakuyû, was the 47th head priest of the Enryakuji Temple. The tobae are considered to be oldest form of manga and Toba Sōjō as the very first mangaka in Japanese History.

The origins of manga can be traced back to the tobae (鳥羽絵), which were comical and fantastic scroll pictures made by Toba Sōjō, depicting animals frolicking as if they were human. Toba Sōjō (1053 - 1140), also known as Kakuyû, was the 47th head priest of the Enryakuji Temple. The tobae are considered to be oldest form of manga and Toba Sōjō as the very first mangaka in Japanese History.