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Book SynopsisPart I. Women's Portrayals and Voices in Manga.- 1. Maternal Monstrosities in Horror Manga: Umezu Kazuo's Snake Ladies and Scary Mommies - Jon Holt.- 2. Hidden Flowers Depictions of Sexuality in Shojo and Redikomi Versions of The Tale of Genji - Emerald L King.- 3. The Zany Aesthetic of Manga for WomenA Reading of Anno Moyoko's Happy Mania - Luciana Sanga.- 4. Don Your Armor!: The Politics of Dress in Higashimura Akiko's Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) - Keiko Miyajima.- 5. The Landlady and I (Oya-san to boku): The Tale of an Elderly Woman's Life - Barbara Hartley.- 6. The Malaise of the Modern Family: Examining Depictions of Child Abuse in Manga - Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase.- 7. Comics at the Intersection of Womanhood and Disability: Essay Manga, Affect, and Community - Shige (CJ) Suzuki.- 8. Manga's 2.5 D Women: Professional Cosplayers in Men's Manga Magazines - Mia Lewis.- 9. Rethinking Gender and Genre in Contemporary Women's Manga - Rebecca Suter.- PART II. Women's Lives.- 10. The Legacy of the Artists of Shojo Manga's Early Phase: Analysis of the Shojo Manga Roundtable - Nozomi Masuda, Translated by Joshua Rogers.- 11. Reflections on the Touring Exhibition World of Shojo Manga (2005-2023) - Masami Toku.- 12. Interviews with Three Legendary Manga-ka - Interviewed and edited by Masami Toku and Hiromi Tsuchiya Dollase.- Part 1: The Path of Manga Artist Watanabe MasakoManga is Entertainment! It Must be Interesting?Watanabe Masako, Translated by Jessica Hiroshima Misiorek.- Part 2: An Interview with Mizuno Hideko?I am not a Shojo Manga Artist. I don't Want a LabelMizuno Hideko, Translated by Emerald L King.- Part 3: An Interview with Machiko Satonaka?Draw Believing You're Helping Someone, Somewhere in the World?Satonaka Machiko, Translated by Rachael Charlow Lenz.- PART III. Reinterpreted History.- 13. Abe: A Young Woman Emperor-in-Waiting by Satonaka Machiko.- Part 1: Translator's Notes?Barbara Hartley.- Part 2: Abe: A Young Woman Emperor-in-Waiting (from Memoires of Woman Emperor)?Satonaka Machiko, Translated by Barbara Hartley.
