1. The western Sailor Moon generation : North American women and feminine-friendly global manga / Magda Erik-Soussi -- 2. The manga style in Brazil / Roberto Elísio dos Santos, Waldomiro Vergueiro, and Victor Wanderley Corrêa -- 3. Scott Pilgrim vs. Mangaman : two approaches to the negotiation of cultural difference / Aaron Pedinotti -- 4. Euromanga : hybrid styles and stories in transcultural manga production / Nicolle Lamerichs -- 5. "Manga is not pizza" : the performance of ethno-racial authenticity and the politics of American anime and manga fandom in Svetlana Chmakova's Dramacon / Casey Brienza -- 6. On everyday life : Frédéric Boilet and the nouvelle manga movement / Tiago Canário -- 6. An American manga artist's journey down a road less drawn / David Blanchard -- 8. Sporting the gothic look : refashioning the gothic mode in German manga trends / Antonija Cavcic -- 9. Constructing the mangaverse : narrative patterns in Marvel's appropriation of manga products / Manuel Hernández-Pérez -- 10. Pinoy manga in Philippine komiks / Karl Ian Uy Cheng Chua and Kristine Michelle Santos.