Manga Books and Resources
With manga on the rise, the CBC Graphic Novel Committee wanted to share resources and a few manga titles for those wanting to get into it.
RESOURCES
A Beginner’s Guide to Manga – New York Public Library
Manga resources for librarians and educators – Kodansha
Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table – American Library Association
COMET Standard – ComicsPRO
Anime by the Numbers: One Piece is Sailing Against the US Manga Industry – Comics Beat
American Manga Awards – Anime NYC
Mangasplaining: A podcast for “people who haven’t read much manga before”
Resources – Manga In Libraries
MANGA TITLES
Chi’s Sweet Adventures (Kodansha) – Fiction, Animals, ages 4-6.
Chi’s Sweet Home by Konami Kanata (Kodansha) – Fiction, Animals, ages 4-6.
Pokémon Adventures: (Red and Blue), Vol. 1 by Hidenori Kusaka; illus. by Mato (VIZ Media) – Fiction, Animals, Fantasy, Action / Adventure, ages 4-6.
The Fox and the Little Tanuki by Tagawa Mi (TokyoPop) – Fiction, Animals, Fantasy, ages 7-12.
Splatoon! By Sankichi Hinodeya (VIZ Media) – Fiction, Humor, Sci-Fi, Family / Community, ages 7-12.
Unico Awakening by Samuel Sattin and Gurihiru, based on Unico by Osamu Tezuka (Scholastic) – Fiction, Action / Adventure, Fantasy, ages 7-12.
Yotsuba&! By Kiyohiko Azuma (Yen Press) – Fiction, Friendships, ages 7-12.
Yuzu the Pet Vet by Mingo Ito (Kodansha) – Fiction, Animals, Humor, ages 7-12.
Blue Giant by Shinichi Ishizuka (Seven Seas Entertainment) – Fiction, Music / Art, Teen.
Clock Striker, Volume 1 by Issaka Galadima, Frederick L. Jones, and Saturday AM (Quarto / Rockport Publishers) – Fiction, BIPOC Characters and Creators, Action / Adventure, Sci-Fi, Teen.
Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui (Yen Press) – Fiction, Fantasy, Action / Adventure, Food, Teen.
Emma by Kaoru Mori (Yen Press) – Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Teen.
Manga Biographies: Charles Schulz by Yuzuru Kuki (UDON Entertainment / Manga Biographies) – Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, Music / Art, Series, Teen.
A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima (Kodansha) – Fiction, Disabilities, Romance, Teen
