MangaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article is about the comics created in Japan. For other uses, seeManga (disambiguation).Manga

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Manga(Manga?)arecomicscreated in Japan, or byJapanesecreators in theJapanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century.[1]They have a long and complex pre-history in earlierJapanese art.[2]In Japan, people of all ages read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, suspense, detective, horror, sexuality, and business/commerce, among others. Although this form of entertainment originated in Japan, many manga are translated into other languages, mainly English.[3]Since the 1950s, manga has steadily become a major part of the Japanese publishing industry,[4]representing a406 billion market in Japan in 2007 (approximately$3.6 billion) and420 billion ($5.5 billion) in 2009.[5]Manga have also gained a significant worldwide audience.[6]In Europe and the Middle East the market is worth $250 million.[7]In 2008, in the U.S. and Canada, the manga market was valued at $175 million. The markets in France and the United States are about the same size. Manga stories are typically printed inblack-and-white,[8]although some full-color manga exist (e.g.Colorful). In Japan, manga are usually serialized in large 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 intankbonvolumes, frequently but not exclusively,paperback books.[9]A manga artist (mangakain Japanese) typically works with a few assistants in a small studio and is associated with a creative editor from a commercial publishing company.[10]If a manga series is popular enough, it may beanimatedafter or even during its run.[11]Sometimes manga are drawn centering on previously existing live-action or animated films.[12]The termmanga(kanji:;hiragana:;katakana:;listen(helpinfo);English/m/or/m/) is a Japanese word referring both to comics andcartooning. "Manga" as a term used outside Japan refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan.[13]Manga-influenced comics, among original works, exist in other parts of the world, particularly inChina,Hong Kong, andTaiwan("manhua"), and South Korea ("manhwa").[14][15]In France, "manfra" and "la nouvelle manga" have developed as forms ofbande dessinecomics drawn in styles influenced by manga. The termOEL mangais often used to refer to comics or graphic novels created for a Western market in the English language which draw inspiration from the "form of presentation and expression" found in manga.