Since its first publication in 1983, Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics is the book that everyone interested in Japanese comics must read. It is considered almost the "bible" from which all studies and appreciation of manga begin. Beyond that, given the influence of Japanese manga on animation and American comics, Manga! Manga! provides the background within which these other arts can be understood. The book includes 96 pages from the works of Osamu Tezuka, Phoenix, Reiji Matsumoto, Ghost Warrior, Riyoko Ikeda, The Rose of Versailles, and Keiji Nakazawa, Barefoot Gen.