Shōjo Across Media Exploring "Girl" Practices in Contemporary Japan

“Shōjo Across Media is a strong addition to the growing body of scholarship on shōjo studies and suggests many exciting new directions and areas of inquiry. The chapters are written in a clear, accessible style that make them appropriate and useful for undergraduate teaching. The volume should appeal to scholars of contemporary Japan, particularly those focused on areas related to gender, manga, anime, literature, film, music, and fashion.” (Deborah Shamoon, Journal of Japanese Studies, Vol. 47 (1), 2021)

Jaqueline Berndt is Professor of Japanese Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden. She has been involved in the formation of academic Manga Studies in Japan since the early 2000s. Her research interest in manga has been shaped primarily by Art, Media, and Exhibition Studies.

Kazumi Nagaike is Professor of Japanese Culture at Oita University, Japan. She is widely known for her English-language publications on Japan-derived male-male erotic narratives created by and for women, particularly boys’ love manga and literary cross-dressing fantasies.

Fusami Ogi is Professor of English at Chikushi Jogakuen University, Japan. She has made her mark beyond Japan, with publications covering the pioneering women artists who have been remembered in manga history as the Magnificent 49ers. For many years, she headed the publicly funded Women’s MANGA Research Project, which gave rise to this volume.