Akahon
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Akahon can refer to early kusazōshi
that were produced during the latter seventeenth and early eighteenth century in Japan. They cover a wide variety of topics, and were often read by children. The meaning of akahon is red book.
It can also refer to cheaply printed books aimed at children from the Meiji period
through the postwar era, during which time the term most was most often used to refer to comic books.
Kusazoshi
is a term that covers various genres of popular woodblock-printed illustrated literature during the Japanese Edo Period and early Meiji period. These works were published in the city of Edo . In its widest sense, the term kusazōshi includes the genres of , ,, and ; in the narrow sense it may...
that were produced during the latter seventeenth and early eighteenth century in Japan. They cover a wide variety of topics, and were often read by children. The meaning of akahon is red book.
It can also refer to cheaply printed books aimed at children from the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
through the postwar era, during which time the term most was most often used to refer to comic books.