Transforming The Japanese Comic Tradition - Article Review

The article is about an illustrator, Seiichi Hayashi, and his experimental comic books/manga. In the first half of the review it talks about how comics as an art form is still an unexplored area and how Hayashi has worked towards a new idea of as well as his past works and his time at the manga magazine company 'Garo'. His works don't always have a point to them e.g. he first draws the pictures with no story in mind but then adds text to them to give them meaning.

The second half of the article is the interview with Hayashi himself, when he went to London, how he constantly alters and changes his style with each piece and the themes for inspiration and influences he looks into. they also ask about his opinions on illustration and animation as well as how he worked experimentally with narrative and image.

I really like the article because it is redefining the idea of, and how people perceive japanese comics/manga, giving the idea that its not just comic books but can be art to be viewed in a gallery.