ABSTRACT
AKAGAKI:Pickles,milk,groundpork,popsicles. YAMAZAKI:Oh,sorry,that'smylistforshopping. AKAGAKI:Money,mathematics,women,manga,parents. YAMAZAKI:That'smylistforlife.Iputthemtogetherinthat order. AKAGAKI:So,youmean,ifyourparentsdiewhenyouare readingmanga,you'IIfinishitfirst,thenruntoyourparents' houseandsmilebesideyourparentsrememberingwhatyou've justread,right? YAMAZAKI:Yeah,youknowifyougivesuchanorderaccordingtotheamountoflove,youwillnevergetlost. NodaHideki,Akarashi,1981 1
OLDWOMAN:Youth,love,disappointment,hope. CHIEFWAITER:Whatareyoutalkingabout?(Picksupthe mangamagazineShajoFurendoand,ashethrowsittoward theOLDWOMAN,thecoverrips.) OLDWOMAN:Oh,no!(Cradlesthetornmagazineandlooks attheCHIEFWAITERwithbitterhatred.) CHIEFWAITER:Gohome,youoldpieceofcheese. OLDWOMAN:.... CHIEFWAITER:Whenyousqueezefat,itturnstocheese. OLDWOMAN:Mymagazinecover,mymagazinecover.... KaraJiiro,Shajokamen,19692
ForthecharacterYamazakiinNoda'sAkarashi(Lordless SamuraiofAko)(1981),mangaismoreimportantthanhisown parentsare.YamazakirepresentsNoda'sgenerationinwhich mangawasavitalpartoftheirchildhood.Itisverydifficultto findaJapanesechildwhohasneverreadmanga.Whenreference ismadetomangainNoda'splays,everyyoungadultandmost adultsofanyageknowwhatheistalkingabout.Thereferenceis understoodbyanyJapanesewhospenttimeinhis/herchildhood
MangaDiscourseinJapaneseTheater
readingmangaduringbreaksfromtheirhomework,sometimes hidingfromtheirparentsandfantasizingaboutanidealmaleor femalepersona.
