Gekiga

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Gekiga (劇画; pronounced [ɡekʲiɡa], lit. 'dramatic pictures') is a style of Japanese comics aimed at adult audiences and marked by a more cinematic art style and more mature themes. Gekiga was the predominant style of adult comics in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s.

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