 Manga
(漫画, Manga) - The Japanese word for comics
(sometimes called komikku コミック) and print cartoons. In their
modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II but
have a long, complex history in earlier Japanese art.
In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, so
that a broad range of subjects and topics occur in manga,
including action-adventure, romance, sports and games,
historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy,
mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce, among
others. Since the 1950s, manga have steadily become a major
part of the Japanese publishing industry, representing a 481
billion yen market in Japan in 2006 (approximately $4.4
billion dollars). Manga have also become increasingly
popular worldwide. In 2006, the United States manga market
was $175–200 million.
Manga are typically printed in black-and-white, although
some full-color manga exist (e.g. Colorful manga, not the
anime series). In Japan, manga are usually serialized in
telephone book-size manga magazines, often containing many
stories each presented in a single episode to be continued
in the next issue. If the series is successful, collected
chapters may be republished in paperback books called
tankōbon. A manga artist (mangaka in Japanese) typically
works with a few assistants in a small studio and is
associated with a creative editor from a commercial
publishing company. If a manga series is popular enough, it
may be animated after or even during its run. Although
sometimes manga are drawn centering on previously existing
live-action or animated films. (e.g. Star Wars).
Manga as a term outside of Japan refers specifically to
comics originally published in Japan. However, manga and
manga-influenced comics, among original works, exist in
other parts of the world, particularly in South Korea ("manhwa")
and in the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong
("manhua"). In France, "la nouvelle manga" is a form of
bande dessinée drawn in styles influenced by Japanese manga.
In the U.S., manga-like comics are called Amerimanga, world
manga, or original English-language manga (OEL manga).
Information source: “Manga.” wikipedia.org. Article date: 7
Nov. 2008. Retrieved: Wikipedia. 4 Feb. 2008 <Manga>.
Video - The following videos are from
popular anime series derived from manga. The first is from
Dragon Ball, ドラゴンボール, and the second is from Touch, タッチ. |
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