Spring 2027

Manga

Survey of manga history from premodern woodblock precursors to contemporary subgenres including shonen, gekiga, mecha, and shojo, using critical writings on visual culture and narrative.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.09 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop cultural awareness across historical epochs.

  • Synthesize and critically evaluate source materials in Japanese as well as in English.

  • Explicate the significance of the topic in a historical, comparative, and global context.

  • Demonstrate the ability to articulate and communicate knowledge of the subject to a variety of audiences.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ASIALANG 104 or placement into ASIALANG 203

ASIAN 376

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Professors

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.09 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.50 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Premodern woodblock-printed booklet precursors.
  • Contemporary manga subgenres: shonen, gekiga, mecha, and shojo.
  • Critical theory of visual culture, literature, and visual-verbal narrative.

Skills

  • Critical evaluation of Japanese and English source materials.
  • Articulating and communicating subject knowledge to diverse audiences.

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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