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Japan's Monks Drew Manga in 1150 CE — 800 Years Before Anime

The oldest manga in Japan isn't a postwar comic — it's the Chōjū-giga, a twelfth-century scroll of frolicking animals painted by a Buddhist monk at Kyoto's Kōzanji temple. Manga's true origin runs more than 1,200 years deep, through temple margins, Edo woodblocks, and Hokusai's brush. The post Japan’s Monks Drew Manga in 1150 CE — 800 Years Before Anime appeared first on History Collection.
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HistoryCollection.com broke the news on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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