Waseda manga collection

[Aaron Gerow]

There's an article on the Waseda Manga Bunko on the Waseda Library 
website:

http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/PUBS/fumi/70/70-03.html

According to this, they will also be collecting some anime related 
materials too.

It is nice to hear a major library in Japan is pursuing active collecting 
in manga. But I should remind people that there are several other 
institutions that already exist. For public institutions, the Kawasaki 
City Museum has been collecting manga for years and has manga curators on 
staff (right now they're doing an exhibition on French bande desinee). 
Kyoto Seika University has a department of manga studies, so I assume 
their library is also doing some major collecting.

Finally, we should never forget the valiant efforts of Naiki Toshio in 
creating and continuing the Gendai Manga Toshokan, a private institution 
near Waseda. It has far more works than Waseda has and should be a must 
visit if you want to use the Waseda collection. (Personally, I would like 
to see Waseda trying to support this institution as well.)

http://www.naiki-collection.com/

For those interested in academic studies of manga, you should note that 
there is a Nihon Manga Gakkai which was formed about 3 years ago (I'm a 
member). It's HQ is at Kyoto Seika:

http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/hyogen/manga-gakkai.html


Aaron Gerow
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