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  • Theorizing Manga: Nationalism and Discourse on the Role of Wartime Manga
  • Rei Okamoto Inouye
Figure 2. In this installment (August 23, 1941), one of many episodes of wartime children at play, Fuku (the five-year-old protagonist) displays his innovative prowess: he can make gas masks from a broken lantern. This is an example of the pantomime humor Yokoyama excelled at. Yokoyama Ryūichi, “Fuku-chan jissen” (Little Fuku practice), Asahi shinbun, August 23, 1941. Reprinted with permission by Yokoyama Takao.
Figure 2.

In this installment (August 23, 1941), one of many episodes of wartime children at play, Fuku (the five-year-old protagonist) displays his innovative prowess: he can make gas masks from a broken lantern. This is an example of the pantomime humor Yokoyama excelled at. Yokoyama Ryūichi, “Fuku-chan jissen” (Little Fuku practice), Asahi shinbun, August 23, 1941. Reprinted with permission by Yokoyama Takao.

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