American RadioWorks: Japan's Pop Power
Picture this: It's a quiet weekday afternoon at the mall. Jesse has just finished eighth grade at a Durham middle school. And she is heading into this bookstore but has no plans to buy anything. "My budget does not allow me to spend about eight bucks a volume on manga," says Jesse. Manga are Japanese comic books. They're usually much thicker than the American type. Jesse uses this store as, really, her reading room and library. "Most of it is right here." She says. "A multitude of different series of manga. This is basically heaven for me"...more...
There are several other articles through the main link and also an hour-long radio show here.
