Manga
Japanese manga-inspired deck capturing fantastic Oriental imagination.
by Riccardo Minetti, Anna Lazzarini · 2006
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The record
This Tarot is connected with the fantastic oriental imagination, particularly Japanese, as depicted in the artwork of the comics of the Land of the Rising Sun, called Manga. The Manga Tarot is the brainchild of Riccardo Minetti at Lo Scarabeo, who came up with the Etruscan Tarot, Fey Tarot, and Gothic Tarot of the Vampires, and new Tarot artist Anna Lazzarini, who is well known in the world of Italian comics. The basic foundation of the cards is the imagery of the Rider-Waite, but the symbolism and concepts are more individual and have been interpreted in an Eastern manga/anime style. Its a very human deck, with people on every card and a close-up feeling of involvement in the scenes, all surrounded by relatively unobtrusive black borders. The traditional Tarot iconography has been inverted throughout the deck, so that cards that would have shown men now show women and vice versa. Some of majors have also been reordered to fit the gender changes: 0 The Fool Space I The Sorceress Will II The Priest Spirituality III The Emperor Protection IV The Empress Nourishment V The Priestess Knowledge VII The Chariot A Victory VIII Justice Equity IX The Herm
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