I agree with rudie that context is a good additive to an aesthetic experience. One reason I like Ryan Holmberg’s translations of manga, beyond his good selective taste, is that he devotes most of his energy to writing detailed essays about the artist, their contemporaries, and the world events that they’re responding to. The best part about things like this is that they don’t really close the loop of your experience with the art. Instead, they open your mind up to continue exploring other artists that are mentioned and spark curiosity about the details of history.
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