Whaley, Ben2021-05-122021-05-122020-11-01Whaley, Ben. (2020). When Anne Frank met Astro Boy: Drawing the Holocaust through manga. Positions : East Asia Cultures Critique, 28(4), 729–755.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/113402Please include a link to the published PDF at https://read.dukeupress.edu/positions/article-abstract/28/4/729/167018/When-Anne-Frank-Met-Astro-BoyDrawing-the-Holocaust?redirectedFrom=fulltextThis article examines the evolution and impact of Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl on postwar manga (print comics) and Japanese visual culture. The author argues that Anne’s enduring legacy in Japan, dating back to 1952, owes much to the ways in which the content of her Diary capitalizes on certain hallmarks of shōjo (girls’) manga culture, such as affective storytelling and character interiority. Moreover, as shown through a primary analysis of two emonogatari (illustrated story) versions of the Diary from 1964 and two manga versions from 1967, among others referenced, Anne Frank’s life and legacy inspires a hybridized narrative and visual style in manga that blends the emotionality and interiority of shōjo with the more graphic depictions of violence common to shōnen manga for young boys. In so doing, it encourages a reevaluation of the shōjo mode and its ability to bear witness to the physical violence and psychological trauma of the Holocaust.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.journal article430-2019-0011510.1215/10679847-860641710.11575/PRISM/38856