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50 Years Of Shoujo Manga Talk
Date: 2/1/2007
The Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival 10th Anniversary "Power Of Expression Of Japan" innitiative continues in Roppongi. On January 31st the special talk event "A Half Century Of Shoujo Manga" was held. 4 female mangaka spoke, they were Moyocco Anno (Hataraki Man), Keiko Takemiya (Kaze to Ki no Uta), Watanabe Masako and chairperson Machiko Satonaka (Tenjo no niji). Takemiya who founded the popular Boy's Love genre of manga said she faced alot of hurdles with publishers when first breaking out into the mainstream. At that time getting bedroom scenes involving 2 men into print was incredibly difficult. But after proving herself imensely popular with other serials she was finally allowed to go ahead with Kaze to Ki no Uta. Moyocco Anno said she wants to sepak as a panelist at the "100 Years Of Shoujo Manga" event in 50 years time. Eg has images from the event.
Source: Anime News Service