Shoujo Love announces “Beyond the cherry blossoms. Brief history of shōjo manga.“, book edited by Greta Bienati And Valentina Salerno. The book goes back the most important moments in the editorial history of shojo manga, and is embellished with monographic and bibliographic notes on the various works it talks about. It will be possible purchase it through Amazon in two formats: the paper one with black and white illustrations or the kindle one with color illustrations.
Let’s find out all the details thanks to the press release released by the company.
Beyond the cherry blossoms. Brief history of shōjo manga
SYNOPSIS
Not just teenagers in love, school uniforms, cherry petals: shōjo manga, as manga for girls is called, is a complex and multifaceted universe, very rich in genres and authors. From the princess Sapphire to Sailor Moonfrom Lady Oscar to Cardcaptor Sakuraan adventure that has lasted for over seventy years, in which exciting events, a thousand artistic influences and the history of Japan of the last century are intertwined.
A reconstruction as compelling as a novel, enriched with monographic notes and bibliographies, and accompanied by an evocative journey through images, to discover more or less well-known authors and their graphic techniques.
Editorial note: the paper edition presents the illustrations in black and white. In the Kindle format, however, they are in color.
AUTHOR SHEETS
Greta Bienati
Degree in Philosophy and specialization in Adult Education at the University of Milan. Pedagogical consultant, antiquarian bookseller, collaborator of Confidences. She is the author of webcomicslight novels, essays and novels awarded in national and international competitions.
As well as for the website Shojo Loveworks as an editor for the Italian website of Postal Codeitan Tsubasa under the pseudonym Golden Combi. Starting from the characters of Captain Tsubasa he designed the three-volume doujinshi Golden Combiread in over thirty countries, from Chile to Japan.
He dedicated two works to the world of manga, in collaboration with Valentina Salerno: Captain Tsubasa. The long road to a dream. The fascinating story of Yōichi Takahashi, the author of Holly and Benji And The Love Stories of Captain Tsubasa. Tsubasa & Sanae.
His works are collected on the site gretabienati.wordpress.
com. Valentina Salerno
Degree in Statistical Sciences from the Sapienza University of Rome and two master’s degrees in digital communication from the 24ORE Business School.
Manga and anime, writing and the web are his passion. She is the founder of the Italian website dedicated to Captain Tsubasa (Holly and Benji) and website administrator Shoujo Loveof which he takes care of the technical aspects, editorial contents and team management.
His love for the manga of Captain Tsubasa led her to collaborate with Greta Bienati in the creation of two works: Captain Tsubasa: The Long Road to a Dream, tells the story of the author of the iconic Holly and BenjiWhile Captain Tsubasa’s love stories: Tsubasa & Sanaereconstructs the protagonists’ loving bond step by step through a light novel style.
He shares his passions through articles and fan fiction, hosted on the sites shoujo-love.net, capitan-tsubasa.it And haruka84.wordpress.com.
Source: Shoujo Love
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