Union 24 years

The 24 Years Alliance ( Jap. 24 組 組 Niju: Yong Nen Gumi ) is a Japanese group of female manga authors who formed in the 1970s . The group was named so because many of its representatives were born in the 24th year of the Sow period ( 1949 ). ^[1] They became famous for their work in the field of manga for girls - the shojo , in which they created a large number of works that are currently considered classical. ^[2] These mangaki made dramatic changes to the shojo manga ^[3] and were the first in their work to raise acute problems and philosophical issues, including issues of sexuality and gender equality . ^[four]

The “Union of 24 years” contributed to the emergence of many genres of shojo manga ^[5] , the members of the group also managed to attract the manga industry, which until then remained the prerogative of men, women authors. ^[6] Manga for girls and young women has since been drawn by women. ^{[7] [8]}