Thursday February 16, 2012

Manga has been taken lightly in the past and there has been no solid archive for serious study. We want to help academic studies on manga as part of Japanese culture.

Library official Susumi Shibao, referring to the Tokyo International Manga Library being planned for the campus of Meiji University. It will be open to scholars, researchers and enthusiasts of the animated form, from Japan and abroad. (AFP)

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