Talk: Paul Gravett Author Panel: The Manga Phenomenon

Comics expert, curator and author of Mangasia: The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics Paul Gravett brings together manga artists Chie Kutsuwada and Fumio Obata whose work ranges from manga adaptations of Shakespeare to reportage manga about the aftermath of Fukushima.

Manga is big business in Japan: comics make up nearly 40% of the sales of all publications and several weekly manga magazines have among the highest circulations of any magazines.