French version
Rental book貸本 貸し本alternative words: Kashihon keywords: manga , publishing related topics: Osamu Tezuka , Kazuo Umezu explanation: After World War II, because of a lack of resources, the government had imposed a quota of paper to each publishing company and it caused a proliferation rental book stores, especially for manga. Most of the great mangaka born before the war such as Osamu Tezuka and Kazuo Umezu had contributed to a success of this industry. But once the quota has been suppressed and manga magazines began to appear, those shops declined quickly. It happened the late 50s. | |