History of Hentai, the (18+ manga)

An in-depth look at Japan’s erotic comic scene and its place within Japanese pop-culture.

While manga is now a well-known entity in the global publishing scene, the medium’s international success shares its roots in the realm of erotica. In this book, Japanese media critic Kimi Rito dives into the history of manga’s salacious world; a genre known internationally simply as – hentai.

How have the visual cues of eromanga – tentacles, ahegao, hand drawn sound effects, etc. – shaped how manga have been read worldwide?