History Main / Gekiga

Eventually the style and its growing influence among {{Mangaka}} lead to Creator/OsamuTezuka writing in the style as well. Many of Tezuka's works near the end of his career are Gekiga or influenced by it such as ''Manga/{{Phoenix}}'' and ''Manga/{{Adolf}}''. Tezuka embracing the style led to an even stronger boom in the realm of experimental comics.

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!!Artists who draw Gekiga

* [[Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} Hiroshi Hirata]]

* [[Manga/CryingFreeman Ryoichi]] [[Manga/{{Sanctuary}} Ikegami]]

* [[Manga/TheSilentService Kaiji]] [[Manga/{{Zipang}} Kawaguchi]]

* [[Manga/LoneWolfAndCub Goseki]] [[Manga/SamuraiExecutioner Kojima]]

* [[Manga/TheLegendOfMotherSarah Takumi Nagayasu]]

* [[Manga/{{Golgo 13}} Takao Saito]]
* [[Manga/KamuiDen Shirato Sampei]]

* [[Manga/AcidTown Kyuugou]]

* [[Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra Buichi]] [[Manga/GokuMidnightEye Terasawa]]

* [[Film/{{Atragon}} Shigeru Tochibori]]

Eventually the style and its growing influence among {{Mangaka}} lead to Creator/OsamuTezuka writing in the style as well. Many of Tezuka's works near the end of his career are {{Gekiga}} or influenced by it such as ''Manga/{{Phoenix}}'' and ''Manga/{{Adolf}}''. Tezuka embracing the style led to an even stronger boom in the realm of experimental comics.

!!Artists who draw {{Gekiga}}

]]Gekiga is a style of alternative {{Manga}} started in the [[TheFifties early 1950s. The style was largely pioneered by Creator/YoshihiroTatsumi, who eventually coined the term to further differentiate it from the other comics of the day.

Gekiga is a style of alternative {{Manga}} started in 1957. The style was largely pioneered by Creator/YoshihiroTatsumi, who eventually coined the term to further differentiate it from the other comics of the day.

* Creator/JiroTaniguchi

* [[Franchise/Zatoichi Hiroshi Hirata]]

* [[Film/Atragon Shigeru Tochibori]]

* [[Manga/KamuiDen Shirato Sampei]]
* [[Manga/{{Golgo 13}} Takao Saito]]

* KazuichiHanawa
* KazuoKoike

* YoshiharuTsuge

{{Gekiga}} is a style of alternative {{Manga}} started in 1957. The style was largely pioneered by Creator/YoshihiroTatsumi, who eventually coined the term to further differentiate it from the other comics of the day.

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Eventually the style and its growing influence among {{Mangaka}} lead to Creator/OsamuTezuka writing in the style as well. Many of Tezuka's works near the end of his career are {{Gekiga}} or influenced by it such as Manga/{{Phoenix}} and Manga/{{Adolf}}. Tezuka's embracement of the style lead to an even stronger boom in the realm of experimental comics.

* OsamuTezuka

* [[{{Golgo 13}} Takao Saito]]

Eventually the style and its growing influence among {{Mangaka}} lead to OsamuTezuka writing in the style as well. Many of Tezuka's works near the end of his career are {{Gekiga}} or influenced by it such as {{Phoenix}} and {{Adolf}}. Tezuka's embracement of the style lead to an even stronger boom in the realm of experimental comics.

* YoshihiroTatsumi

{{Gekiga}} is a style of alternative {{Manga}} started in 1957. The style was largely pioneered by YoshihiroTatsumi, who eventually coined the term to further differentiate it from the other comics of the day.

* NaokiUrasawa

{{Gekiga}} is a style of alternative {{Manga}} started in 1957. The style was largely pioneered by YoshihiroTatsumi who would eventually coin the term to further differentiate it from the other comics in the day.

Eventually the style and it's growing influence among {{Mangaka}} lead to OsamuTezuka writing in the style as well. Many of Tezuka's works near the end of his career are {{Gekiga}} or influenced by it such as {{Phoenix}} and {{Adolf}}. Tezuka's embracement of the style lead to an even stronger boom in the realm of experimental comics.

Meaning dramatic pictures in Japanese {{Gekiga}} was much more serious than the other Japanese comics of the day. The drawing style and the stories had a stark realism to them and often depicted the struggles of the everyday man in Japan.

Eventually the influence of {{Gekiga}} began to fade as Japanese comics became more and more commercialized. The influence of {{Gekiga}} can still be found in {{Seinen}} and Japanese alternative comics however.