24 Manga: mah-jong ^[$BKc?}^[(B (maajan)
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This article is from the Manga Glossary, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.
24 Manga: mah-jong ^[$BKc?}^[(B (maajan)
A whole sub-genre of manga centres around the Chinese tile game of
mah-jong, which became popular in Japan about a century ago. Mah-jong
mangas appeared in the late '70s, and their growth was propelled mainly by
the work of artist Kitano Eimei ^[$@KLLn1QL@^[(B. The readers of mah-jong
mangas are mostly in the 18-25 age group, and the market currently
sustains about four magazines. One of the most popular mah-jong mangas of
recent times is Naki no Ryuu ^[$@S-$-$NN5^[(B (by Nojou Jun'ichi
^[$@G=[j=c0l^[(B, serialized on Bessatsu Kindai Mahjong 1986-91, 9
volumes/Y530).
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