| It is said that the oldest 'manga' in the sense of comical pictures in Japan was an emakimono (an illustrated scroll) called "Choju Jinbutsu Giga (caricatures of frolicking birds, animals and humans)" painted in the Heian period. |
滑稽な絵という意味での「漫画」は、平安時代の絵巻物・『鳥獣人物戯画（鳥獣戯画）』が日本最古であると言われている。 |