Pages 19, 20, and 201: In both “only after 1902, when Imaizumi was succeeded” (page 19) and “when Kitazawa succeeded him at the Jiji Shinpō in 1902″ (page 20) the year should be 1899 instead of 1902. Page 19 at the bottom should then say “Kitazawa started a regular column called Jiji Manga in 1902, which in 1921 turned into a weekly supplement of several pages.” On page 201, “Kitazawa Rakuten becomes the Jiji Shinpō‘s manga editor and starts” should be shortened to “Kitazawa Rakuten at the Jiji Shinpō starts” to avoid the implication that Kitazawa became manga editor in 1902 rather than 1899.
Page 21: “Shinpan hizakurige” should read “Shinban hizakurige.”
Page 125: “Bungei Shunshū” should read “Bungei Shunjū.”
Page 145: Kaa-chan actually wasn’t that brief. It started on September 2, 1929 rather than June 2, 1930. It was also announced twice: on August 27 and September 1, 1929.
Page 149: Figure 4.4 is from June 24, not August 1, 1924.
Page 162: Shishido joined the Yomiuri Shinbun at the same time as his Quartet buddies, on October 26, rather than November 2, 1930.
Page 170: “in particularly” should be either “in particular” or “particularly.”
Pages 170 and 245: The title of “Gasorin Oyoshi” is actually read “Gasorin Okichi.”
Pages 173 and 245: “Fujiko F. Fujio” should read “Fujiko Fujio” (Fujiko F. Fujio is only one half of the duo).
Eike Exner 