Kenyons Seminar in Manga and Anime

Nausicaa Of the Valley of the Wind is the first movie I ever remember watching, my dad would find bootleg translated versions of Ghibli movies from Thailand. Studio Ghibli is a very important influence on my overall style and beliefs I have today.  The manga for Nausicaa is incredible, one of my top 10 favorites of all time. It's so much more intense than the movie diving deep into this incredible world Miyazaki has made. When Teto dies from the radiation of the god warrior I cried, I'm very glad a class like this exists so more people can read Nausicaa's story and learn and relate to her character in a way that influences them. 

I haven't read much Gekiga except for maybe Lupin III. I really like this style it's open and raw however melodramatic and fun. Cigarette girl is one of my favorite things I've ever read its funny but relatable and doesn't have as of putting charters as something like Golgo 13 though I do enjoy that type of story quite a bit. Cigarette Girl brought something to manga that I haven't personally experienced before and will be looking forward to explore more with further reading.

Ive heard of Astro Boy for ever however I've never learned who actually wrote it, and how much of an influence they've had on manga. Osamu Tesuka's stories are awesome having read Astro Boy a couple of time over the past decade or so, and now learning about his old works his depth of work is awe inspiring. Reading the first volume of Phoenix I couldn't put it down. Phoenix touches on many adult subject matter in a digestible way that lets the reader think on the subject of the reading without having a clear cut meaning pushed onto them. I will definitely be reading more Tesuka.