History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

This podcast, assembled by a former PhD student in History at the University of Washington, covers the entire span of Japanese history. Each week we'll tackle a new topic, ranging from prehistoric Japan to the modern day.

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History of Japan

Episodes (632)

Friday Episode 619 - The Manga Revolution, Part 1
Fri Mar 6th Episode 618 - Live by the Sword
Feb 27th Episode 617 - I am Legend, Part 4

History of Japan

Mar 13, 2026
34¾ minutes
47 MB

This week: manga is today one of the most ubiquitous forms of entertainment in Japan. But the idea of comics as we might understand them has a much longer history. So how did we get from there to here--what, in other words, is the origin of Japanese manga/ We'll look today at the earliest known examples as we try to understand the origins of manga as a form. Show notes here.

History of Japan

Episode 619 - The Manga Revolution, Part 1

Isaac Meyer

00:00 -33:54