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Author: Nagasawa Choko
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: After World War II, Japan featured a serialized manga titled "Asobi," dubbed the "Japanese 'Glamour Girl'," which ran for 25 years in the evening edition of the Asahi Shimbun and produced 6,477 comic strips, making a significant impact in the Japanese manga industry. As a family-themed serialized manga, "Asobi" had distinctive characteristics, setting it apart from other works in the same genre. For example, Okabe Fuyuhiko's serialized manga "Juvenile Delinquent" depicted children— (the family's hope)—as being corrupted by external influences, portraying a melancholic realism of the times. Masayuki Sone's "Kuzu no Mi" was filled with the monotonous daily lives of powerless white-collar workers and the exhausted, (negative small-town happiness) of common citizens, whereas "Asobi" was brimming with vibrant energy and undeniable kindness, reflecting an optimistic and confident outlook on life. Japan is a manga kingdom, and "Asobi" was one of the most famous and influential serialized mangas in the country. Compared to the Westernized male costumes in the magazine "Shojo Manga," Asobi might seem like an ugly old woman, but upon close reading, you would strongly feel that Asobi is a real person in life. The author, with a unique feminine sensitivity, intriguingly depicted the domestic details centered around the kitchen and everyday hot topics, extracting countless smiles from life. The work vividly reflects the social and family history of Japan in the 30 years after the war. This album introduces the serialized manga "Asobi" and its author, the renowned female manga artist Nagasawa Choko. Nagasawa Choko was born in 1920 in Takamatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Japan, and soon moved to Fukuoka City. She was the second of three sisters. Choko's father was a technician at Mitsubishi Coal Mine, capable of handling work independently. At that time, her family belonged to Japan's middle class. Choko was naturally lively and cheerful from a young age, loving drawing. At the age of 2, she would doodle everywhere at home, and once outdoors, she would bounce around like a tiny cricket. The earliest memory she cherishes is from when she was sick with a high fever. A traveling doctor, after examining her bandaged legs, flatteringly told her mother, "It's nothing, madam. I've never seen a stronger boy like your son!" Unbeknownst to him, his words deeply wounded a young girl's heart, and the worst part was that his delay cost her her health. Later, Choko was carried to the hospital on a stretcher, where she was diagnosed with infantile dysentery, forcing her to stay in the hospital for two days before she could leave.