前回の続き。ニューヨーク公共図書館ブログに掲載されたマンガ紹介記事のリンク集を作ってみた。30点ある記事あるうちの2つを除いたすべてをAmanda Paganという著者が書いている。もちろん日本の公共図書館でもマンガをある程度は所蔵している。とはいえ、いまだ公式HPで堂々とお勧めするというものとはみなされていない。日本では少年週刊誌連載中のシリーズを所蔵しない(とはいえ未完結作品の所蔵を見ないというわけでもない)だろうけれども、あちらはお構いなしの様子。『監獄学園』を勧める日本の公共図書館というのも想像できないが、あちらはエロシーンがあろうがBLだろうがレーティング表示をしっかりしておけば所蔵OKという考えみたいだ(とはいえ米国でも積極的には所蔵されないだろうが)。
こういうのを見ると日本の図書館は保守的だという認識に陥りがちだ。が、しかし、日本の公共図書館がマンガ提供に積極的でなかったというおかげで、日本でマンガが商業的に栄えたという可能性もある(もちろん無関係であるという可能性もあって、因果関係はよくわからない)。マンガをどこかでアーカイブしておく必要性については同意するものの、その話と広く無料でアクセスできるようにするという話は別である。マンガの図書館所蔵をめぐる議論は昔からあるものの、日本の出版における主力商品を公共図書館が需要に応じてただで提供してしまうことにたいする躊躇は強い。それが、現時点でマンガ所蔵に積極的になれない大きな理由となっているだろう。しかし、米国の公共図書館は出版社のことは気にしないんだね。
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by Amanda Pagan
April Fools Comedy Special! Our Favorite Funny Manga! (March 30 2018)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/03/29/top-7-comedy-manga-anime-april-fools
A Beginner's Guide to Manga (December 27 2018)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/12/27/beginners-guide-manga
A Beginner's Guide to Science Fiction (January 2 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/01/02/beginners-guide-science-fiction
Manga Monday Picks: Shonen Jump Classics (January 10 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/01/10/manga-monday-picks-shonen-jump-classics
Manga for Middle Schoolers: Guide and Recommendations (February 4 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/04/manga-recommendations-middle-schoolers
Everybody Say Love: Romance Manga (February 12 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/12/manga-love-stories-best
Manga Monday Picks: Shojo Beat Favorites (February 19 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/19/manga-monday-recommendations-shojo-beat
A Beginner's Guide to Mecha (April 4 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/04/04/beginners-guide-mecha-manga-anime
A Beginner's Guide to LGBTQ+ Manga (June 17 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/06/17/beginners-guide-lgbtq-manga
A Beginner's Guide to Isekai (July 15 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/07/15/beginners-guide-isekai-manga
Get Your Head in the Game! Sports and Game-Based Manga Recommendations (July 24 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/07/24/game-based-manga-recommendations
Nom-Nom November: Food and Cooking Manga (November 25 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/11/25/food-related-manga
End of the World as We Know It: Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian Worlds (December 19 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12/19/apocalyptic-post-apocalyptic-dystopian-worlds
A Look Back: The Most Loved Books of 2019 by Mid-Manhattan Librarians (January 14 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/01/07/mid-manhattan-librarian-book-recs
A Beginner's Guide to Manga 2: Manga Fewer than Ten Volumes (January 23 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/01/23/beginners-guide-manga-2-manga-less-ten-volumes
Award-Winning Manga 1: General Category (September 8 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/08/award-winning-manga-general-category
Award-Winning Manga 2: Shojo Category (September 18 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/18/award-winning-shojo-manga
Award-Winning Manga 3: Shonen Category (October 22 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/10/22/award-winning-manga-shonen-category
A Beginner's Guide to Manga Classics (Novemver 3 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/03/beginners-guide-manga-classics
Blast from the Past: Historical Fiction Manga (Novemver 13 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/13/blast-past-historical-fiction-manga
Manga for Days: Manga 25 Volumes or Fewer for Teens (March 12 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/03/12/manga-days-manga-25-volumes-or-fewer-teens
Art and War: World War II Graphic Novels (March 23 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/03/23/art-war-wwii-graphic-novels
Manga for Days: Manga 25 Volumes or Fewer for Adults (March 25 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/03/25/manga-days-manga-25-volumes-or-fewer-adults
A Feast for Fans: Manga of Epic Proportions (April 13 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/04/13/feast-fans-manga-epic-proportions
Jump on the Bandwagon: New and Ongoing Manga To Get Excited About (April 30 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/04/30/ongoing-manga-get-excited-about
Beginner's Guide to Manga 3: Genres and Subgenres (May 4 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/04/beginners-guide-manga-3-genres-and-subgenres
Battle Manga! All-Out Fight to the Finish! (May 7 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/07/battle-manga-all-out-fight-finish
Beauties and Beasts: Monster Manga (May 12 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/12/beauties-and-beasts-monster-manga
by Joe Pascullo
Dystopian Manga You Need To Read (February 6 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/06/best-dystopian-manga
by Keiko Sugimoto
On the Bookshelf: Classic Manga Series to Revisit (April 1 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/04/01/classic-manga-series
こういうのを見ると日本の図書館は保守的だという認識に陥りがちだ。が、しかし、日本の公共図書館がマンガ提供に積極的でなかったというおかげで、日本でマンガが商業的に栄えたという可能性もある(もちろん無関係であるという可能性もあって、因果関係はよくわからない)。マンガをどこかでアーカイブしておく必要性については同意するものの、その話と広く無料でアクセスできるようにするという話は別である。マンガの図書館所蔵をめぐる議論は昔からあるものの、日本の出版における主力商品を公共図書館が需要に応じてただで提供してしまうことにたいする躊躇は強い。それが、現時点でマンガ所蔵に積極的になれない大きな理由となっているだろう。しかし、米国の公共図書館は出版社のことは気にしないんだね。
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by Amanda Pagan
April Fools Comedy Special! Our Favorite Funny Manga! (March 30 2018)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/03/29/top-7-comedy-manga-anime-april-fools
A Beginner's Guide to Manga (December 27 2018)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/12/27/beginners-guide-manga
A Beginner's Guide to Science Fiction (January 2 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/01/02/beginners-guide-science-fiction
Manga Monday Picks: Shonen Jump Classics (January 10 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/01/10/manga-monday-picks-shonen-jump-classics
Manga for Middle Schoolers: Guide and Recommendations (February 4 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/04/manga-recommendations-middle-schoolers
Everybody Say Love: Romance Manga (February 12 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/12/manga-love-stories-best
Manga Monday Picks: Shojo Beat Favorites (February 19 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/19/manga-monday-recommendations-shojo-beat
A Beginner's Guide to Mecha (April 4 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/04/04/beginners-guide-mecha-manga-anime
A Beginner's Guide to LGBTQ+ Manga (June 17 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/06/17/beginners-guide-lgbtq-manga
A Beginner's Guide to Isekai (July 15 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/07/15/beginners-guide-isekai-manga
Get Your Head in the Game! Sports and Game-Based Manga Recommendations (July 24 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/07/24/game-based-manga-recommendations
Nom-Nom November: Food and Cooking Manga (November 25 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/11/25/food-related-manga
End of the World as We Know It: Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian Worlds (December 19 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/12/19/apocalyptic-post-apocalyptic-dystopian-worlds
A Look Back: The Most Loved Books of 2019 by Mid-Manhattan Librarians (January 14 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/01/07/mid-manhattan-librarian-book-recs
A Beginner's Guide to Manga 2: Manga Fewer than Ten Volumes (January 23 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/01/23/beginners-guide-manga-2-manga-less-ten-volumes
Award-Winning Manga 1: General Category (September 8 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/08/award-winning-manga-general-category
Award-Winning Manga 2: Shojo Category (September 18 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/18/award-winning-shojo-manga
Award-Winning Manga 3: Shonen Category (October 22 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/10/22/award-winning-manga-shonen-category
A Beginner's Guide to Manga Classics (Novemver 3 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/03/beginners-guide-manga-classics
Blast from the Past: Historical Fiction Manga (Novemver 13 2020)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/11/13/blast-past-historical-fiction-manga
Manga for Days: Manga 25 Volumes or Fewer for Teens (March 12 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/03/12/manga-days-manga-25-volumes-or-fewer-teens
Art and War: World War II Graphic Novels (March 23 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/03/23/art-war-wwii-graphic-novels
Manga for Days: Manga 25 Volumes or Fewer for Adults (March 25 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/03/25/manga-days-manga-25-volumes-or-fewer-adults
A Feast for Fans: Manga of Epic Proportions (April 13 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/04/13/feast-fans-manga-epic-proportions
Jump on the Bandwagon: New and Ongoing Manga To Get Excited About (April 30 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/04/30/ongoing-manga-get-excited-about
Beginner's Guide to Manga 3: Genres and Subgenres (May 4 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/04/beginners-guide-manga-3-genres-and-subgenres
Battle Manga! All-Out Fight to the Finish! (May 7 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/07/battle-manga-all-out-fight-finish
Beauties and Beasts: Monster Manga (May 12 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/05/12/beauties-and-beasts-monster-manga
by Joe Pascullo
Dystopian Manga You Need To Read (February 6 2019)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/06/best-dystopian-manga
by Keiko Sugimoto
On the Bookshelf: Classic Manga Series to Revisit (April 1 2021)
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/04/01/classic-manga-series