Manga
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A manga is a Japanese comic book, drawn by a mangaka (Japanese for cartoonist: an artist of comics) Manga is read from right to left, sometimes, though, manga is read from left-to-right fasion for some of the lesser known series. Any manga series from Shonen Jump is usually right-to-left, while most manga from Action Manga is left-to-right. The word manga can be both singular and plural, and mean both the medium of comics or a single comic. It is a form of art that is used to draw comics and do develop Anime, the motion picture version of the original manga art. It is usually a quite abstract art, with use of speed lines often in the backgrounds, and different colours used to show different moods of the people in the picture. Colour and symbolism is often very important, for example purples and greens are often the colours of the bad guys/girls.
[change] Types of manga
- Kodomo - manga that appeals to many small children.
- Shônen (少年漫画) - manga that is written for boys. The storyline is mostly about adventure and there is fighting.
- Weekly Shônen Jump（Published by Shueisha）
- InuYasha
- Shôjo (少女漫画) - manga that features human emotions and relationships. Mostly for girls aged 13-17.
- Seinen - manga that is written for men.
- Young animal （Published by Hakusensha）
- Seijin - manga that might appeal to men more than women.
- Josei/Redikomi - (Abbreviation of English "LADIes' COMIc") manga that might appeal to women more than men.
- Shônen ai - manga that features a romantic relationship between two male characters.
- Shôjo ai - manga that features a romantic relationship between two female characters.
[change] See also
[change] Other websites
- lyhana8 (en) - Examples of manga.
