If the atomic bomb forever burdened Japan with apocalyptic visions, and if the postwar prohibition of armed forces repressed martial pride, then the country's wild, often violent cartoons are like manic confessions of doomsday fears and samurai fantasy. In this busy, well-selected exhibit of manga (comic books) and anime (films)—in which unmuscular youths wreak destruction—chaos feels like catharsis. The artists jam-pack their finely composed sequences with angular motion, cluttered backgrounds of dense ink, and explosive color. In his raucous manga about two boys... More >>>