MANGA
Manga
Mania
Index
1.Introduction
2. Manga vs
anime
3. Types of
mangas
4. Manga
prodcution
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5. Simple steps
of manga
production
6. How to read
a manga
7. Manga facts
8. Top
recommended
manga
What many believed were the very first manga in Japan appeared in the 12th
and 13th century, in a series of drawings like frogs and rabbits titled Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals) produced by several artists.
Manga is an umbrella term for a wide variety of comic books and graphic
novels originally produced and published in Japan. Unlike American comic
books, which are usually printed in full color, Japanese manga are almost
always published in black and white. Full-color prints are often only used for
special releases.Japanese manga is read right-to-left rather than left-to-right,
which is the norm for English language publications.
From history and teenage romance to futuristic science fiction and profound
themes of life, manga became an important, almost inevitable aspect of
Japan’s identity and they helped spread knowledge and understanding of it
across the planet.Focusing on creating a unique aesthetic and narratives, they
often evolve into anime and even cosplay, remaining constantly popular within
their ever-growing community .Although modern manga came to be amid an
expansion of artistic creativity during the US occupation of Japan between
1945 and 1952, their origins can be traced centuries back.
First Manga Made:
Tetsuwan Atom / Astro Boy
by Osamu Tezuka,in 1952
Top Liked Manga:
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
2021 Top Manga:
Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami
(approx 30.9 million copies sold)
Introduction
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少
年
Manga vs Anime
In Japanese, the term “manga” can refer to all kinds of cartooning, comics and
animation, as it is composed of two kanji - “man”, meaning “whimsical or
impromptu” and “ga”, meaning “pictures”. This is why, historically speaking,
there could be many early examples referring to the aesthetics and narratives
used in modern-day manga. Outside Japan, “manga” is used to describe
comics only while “anime” covers cartoons and animated comics of many
kinds. Anime is usually, but not always, the animated version of manga.
1. Dragon Ball Manga and Anime | 2. Naruto Manga and Anime
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Manga are graphic novels or comics drawn in black and white. They are
released via chapters or volumes and are the base of many anime titles. Anime
are TV shows or movies, that are an animated version of the manga source title.
Their distinct look or way it's animated is based upon the studio company in
charge of the animation. Popular anime titles are released in seasons, otherwise an anime series will run for only one season consisting of either 12 or 24
episodes.
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マ
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の
種
類
1. Shonen
2. Shojo
3. Seinen
4. Josei
5. Kodomomuke
TYPES OF MANGAS
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少年 1. Shonen
Literally meaning “few years,”
“shonen” (少年) typically refers to
young boys under the age of fifteen.
Thus, shonen anime and manga are aimed at that demographic. A lot of
these anime and manga have a young male hero and are focused on
action, adventure, and fighting. . Shonen works often have more than a fair
share of fanservice as well. Some popular examples of shonen anime and
manga are Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Watamote and Attack
on Titan.
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女
少女 2. Shojo
“Shojo” (少女), which is often translated as “young girl,” is the female
counterpart to shonen, and anime
and manga of this type are aimed
at girls between the ages of ten and eighteen. These tend to focus on
romance and interpersonal relationships—though this does not mean they
are necessarily without action or adventure. Shojo works almost always
have a female lead; however, many male homosexual love stories fall into
the shojo category as well. Popular Shojo works include Sailor Moon,
Revolutionary Girl Utena and Fushigi Yuugi.
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青年 3. Seinen
“Seinen” (青年), on the other hand,
refers to young men between the
ages of 15-24. Seinen anime and
manga tend to be of a more violent and/or psychological nature than
shonen series—though, of course, there are seinen comedies as well. They
can also have content of a pornographic nature (though this is not the
focus of the work). Famous seinen anime and manga include such titles
such as Berserk, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, Hellsing, and Gantz.
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女性 4. Josei
Anime and manga of the “josei” (女
性) variety are aimed at adult
women. Josei series are often
slice-of-life or romantic tales featuring adult women, though, in recent years, shonen-like action-adventures
have become popular as well. In general, these works tend to contain
realistic interpersonal relationships and can cover darker subjects like rape
and infidelity. While many josei anime and manga have female main
characters, many others have male characters. Male leads are usually of
the pretty-boy variety and stories featuring them often have homosexual
undertones.Popular josei series Loveless, Paradise Kiss, Honey and Clover.
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性
幼年漫画 5. Kodomomuke
Literally meaning “directed at
children,” “Kodomomuke” (子供向
け) anime and manga are exactly
that. Kodomomuke works tend to be simple, imaginative stories that teach
morals and other core values to young readers. Sometimes they are original stories while other times they are adaptations of Western classical
literature. Popular children’s series include Doraemon, Hello Kitty, Chibi
Maruko-chan, Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Anne of Green Gables, and Anpanman.
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Manga Production
How is a manga made? Now we get down to business. The Manga industry
has a very unique system and because of it, most of the manga released are
successful. Naruto, Dragon Ball,etc. All our favorite series probably went
through this process.If you think making a manga is slapping all the comic
pages together, selling it in a random store and hoping for the best. You will
be surprised! Making a manga is very difficult through lots of hard work and
commitment.
The first stage in the serialization of any manga starts with the artist and
editor sitting down together to confer on a story. The artist then draws up a
rough storyboard called the “name.” At this stage, the manga is just a crude
sketch featuring simple drawings with dialogue.
The proofreading is also very important. If even a single letter is incorrect,
the meaning of a sentence can change completely. And a mistake in the title
or the artist’s name is considered a fatal error in the publishing world! Magazines are usually thrown away after a few months, but people keep books
for years, so a mistake will come back to haunt the publishing company!
Both making the outer appearance and proofreading are hard work and
not much credit are given to the people who do them. But without these
people, a manga will never be successful.
If a series is popular enough, its chapters are then collected and published
into volumes called tankōbon volumes, which usually feature a few chapters
of the overall story. Most manga series are long-running and can span
multiple volumes.
マンガ制作
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1. Artist and Editor:
First you need a story or else you can't
publish anything. The artist and Editor
sit down together and confer a story.
This is where the artist and editor
think of how the story will start and
end. The artist then makes a rough
storyboard called the "name". At this
stage, the manga is just a rough
sketch featuring simple drawings with
dialogues.
2. The Comic Meeting
Then a meeting is held. It's usually
held 3 months before a Manga is
expected to be published, and it's
attended by the editor in charge of
the manga, a sales team representative and a member of the Publication
Planning Department. The Editor will
present his idea, a written proposal
and a detailed draft of what the
manga might look. Then they start
talking strategy. Discussions can be
pretty heated because they have to
keep in mind of a lot of things; the
latest trends, the budget and the artist
feelings!
3. Confirmation Sheet
After the meeting, a document is
given to the higher ups to approve of
this manga. The confirmation sheet
has the slogan, details about the
author, the target audience, the cost
price and selling price, the proposed
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number of volumes to be printed, and
any other details. This is shown to the
managers, directors and the company president. Once they give their
approval, a manga can be really
made!
The tricky part of making that confirmation sheet are figuring out the cost
and selling price. Manga need
money to be published. Printing
expenses, royalties to the artist, distribution expenses, storage expenses,
sales team expenses… to name just a
few examples of where the money
goes! So this needs to be careful
thought out because the company
needs a profit when selling the
manga.
4. Creating the Book
Once all the approvals are done the
creation of a manga starts to unfold.
The mangaka takes that lousy draft
and makes it into the real deal. The
mangaka specially draws each page
and writes each line. Writers block?
Help is there! Editor to the rescue! If
the artist gets stuck, the editor is the
perfect person to provide advice.
Many manga works have been lifted
to a higher level by a touch of timely
advice from the editor. From the
artist’s point of view, the editor is a
creative partner and close friend,
sharing the artist’s anxieties
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and making sure that work proceeds
smoothly. It has been said that the
editor contributes around 30 percent
of what makes a manga successful.
So don't take lightly of the Editor!
5. Publishing the Book
Meeting done? Check! Approval
from higher ups? Check! Have the
manga page to page? Check! Yay!
We are all set to publishing a Manga.
First, they gather all the data for the
manga in question. That means
taking the data from all the comics
that were published in the magazine,
and creating a draft for the book. The
submitted draft is printed on a proof
sheet and then checked by the editor
and the manga artist. Additions or
corrections are written in, and then
it’s once again sent to the printers.
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簡
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1.The Genre and the
Theme
2. Plot and Characters
3. Name
4. Pitching
5. Passing the pitch and
character design
6. The Panel board
7. Inking your manga
SIMPLE STEPS OF MANGA PRODUCTION
How To Read A Manga
マンガの読み方
2 1
4 3
5
1 3 2
4
6
7 8
9
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manga facts
マンガの事実
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1. Manga is a Japanese word that
means "cartoons" or "comics".
2. Weekly Shônen Magazine was the
first weekly magazine for children in
Japan. It started in 1959.
3. In the early 60s, mangas for girls
were mostly made by man authors. It
all changes in the mid 60s with
woman artists making their first
creations.
4. The series "Bleach" sold 50 million
copies in Japan only.
5. Many manga markets are hold in
Japan gathering thousand of visitors.
6. An artist working on mangas is
called "Mangaka".
7. Naruto is considered one of the
most powerful properties in the world
of mangas.
8. Women too can create mangas. In
the early 70s, a group of women
called "Year 24 group" had a great
influence on this industry.
9.Although many people think of
Astroboy as the first contemporary
Manga, the honor actually goes to
Tagosaku and Mokube’s Sightseeing
in Tokyo, created by Kitazawa
Rakuten for the Jiji Shimpō newspaper’s Sunday supplement in 1902. It
tells the story of two inexperienced
country bumpkins adventuring in the
big city.
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Osamu Tezuka
(Astroboy)
In addition to creating the popular
Astroboy series, he also penned the
unfinished Phoenix series before he
passed away in 1989. His art has an
iconic cartoonish style that almost
resembles the style of his idol, Walt
Disney.
Naoki Urasawa
(20th Century Boys)
Urasawa is most famous for 20th
Century Boys, a manga that follows
Kenji Endo and his companions.
They seek to stop a cult-leader by the
name of “Friend” who aims to
eliminate their childhood memories.
Kentaro Miura
(Berserk)
Kentaro Miura created Berserk, a
manga that became one of the most
brutal anime of all time.His artwork
will leave you in awe, both because
of its depiction of grotesque violence
and its extreme detail. Miura does
an amazing job at shading, making
each page worthy of staring at for
several minutes to admire his work.
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Hirohiko Araki
(Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure)
Hirohiko Araki has one of the most
unique art styles out of all the
mangaka. His characters’ faces are
well-defined, with the male cast
having both a manly, yet glamorous
appearance.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure is the prime
example of Araki’s vibrant drawings.
Junji Ito
(Tomie)
If you’re a horror fan, you’ll appreciate the work of Junji Ito. He’s the
king of horror manga, producing
works so creepy that they’ll freak out
even the most stoic person.Tomie, for
example, follows a manipulative
succubus who triggers the deaths of
many men around her.
Sui Ishida
(Tokyo Ghoul)
Sui Ishida incorporates watercolor
into his art, making for an unforgettable and beautiful style. The covers
of Tokyo Ghoul encompass this faint,
pastel look, directly opposing the
dark and gory plot of the manga.
It’s one of the best zombie manga
series!
Artists actual identity is unknown*
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Go Nagai
(Devilman)
Go Nagai was considered a controversial mangaka in the past. He
combines an innocent-looking art
style with violent and risque themes.
However, his work isn’t considered
scandalous today by any means.
Eiichiro Oda
(One Piece)
What makes Eiichiro Oda so notable
is his commitment to his work. He’s
written over 900 chapters of One
Piece, and he still hasn’t stopped.
Oda’s quirky and charming art style
makes his manga a fun read.
Yusuke Murata
(One Punch Man)
Yusuke Murata combines a minimalist art style with utter complexity—you’ll especially see this contrast
in One Punch Man. He sometimes
draws the protagonist, Saitama, with
extreme simplicity—in other scenes,
he makes Saitama look lifelike.
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Top Recommended
Mangas
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Naruto is one of the most successful anime and manga series, both in Japan
and across the world, and has amassed a legion of loyal fans since first
debuting in Shonen Jump way back in 1999.
A large part of the reason for this continued success is Naruto’s abundance
of engaging characters; figures that make you want to root for them, make
you laugh out loud and keep viewers and readers coming back week after
week.
Naruto Uzumaki
Kakashi Hatake Minato Namikaze Jiraiya
Itachi Uchiha Sasuke Uchiha
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MAIN CHARACTERS
Naruto debuted in 1999 in the pages of Shonen Jump, the most popular shonen manga magazine in Japan. Naruto quickly became a reader favorite, and today
the adventures of Naruto Uzumaki and the ninjas of Konoha village are enjoyed by readers worldwide. Naruto has been translated into several languages,
including Chinese, Korean, English, German and French.
In North America, Naruto is serialized in the English-language edition of magazine and is also a top-rated animated series on the Cartoon Network.Naruto follows
the adventures of a teen ninja-in-training, Naruto Uzumaki. Orphaned at birth, Naruto is a practical joker who’ll do anything for attention. His grades at the Ninja
Academy suck, and he’s shunned by most of the adults in the village.
Naruto’s secret? His body is the living prison for the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon that almost destroyed the Village Hidden in the Leaves 15 years ago.
The 39-volume (and counting) series is an epic journey, as the teen Naruto grows from a bratty misfit to a powerful ninja with the potential to become the next
Hokage, or the leader of Konoha village.
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Throughout its run Attack on Titan has introduced a host of excellent characters that have earned the respect and adoration of fans all over the world.
Despite the horror and suffering these characters have endured in the anime
they manage to remain positive and light-hearted, cool and collected, or
determined and passionate.
Every complex character is going to have unlikable as well as likable traits,
and the characters in Attack on Titan are no different. But in the darkest of
situations, they manage to bring a smile to fans' lips or a tear to the eye as
they create a deep and lasting emotional connection.
Levi Ackerman
Erwin Smith Armin Arlert Historia Reiss
Eren Yeager Mikasa Ackerman
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Centuries ago, mankind was slaughtered to near extinction by monstrous humanoid creatures called titans, forcing humans to hide in fear behind enormous
concentric walls. What makes these giants truly terrifying is that their taste for human flesh is not born out of hunger but what appears to be out of pleasure. To ensure
their survival, the remnants of humanity began living within defensive barriers, resulting in one hundred years without a single titan encounter. However, that fragile
calm is soon shattered when a colossal titan manages to breach the supposedly impregnable outer wall, reigniting the fight for survival against the man-eating
abominations.
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Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of the adult Goku who, along with his
companions, defends the earth against an assortment of villains ranging
from intergalactic space fighters and conquerors, unnaturally powerful
androids and near indestructible magical creatures. While the original
Dragon Ball anime followed Goku through childhood into adulthood,
Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adulthood life, but at the same time
parallels the maturation of his son, Gohan, as well as other characters from
Dragon Ball and more. The separation between the series is also significant
as the latter series takes on a more dramatic and serious tone. The anime
also features characters, situations and back-stories not present in the original manga.
Goku
Trunks Piccolo Krillin
Vegeta Freiza
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Dragon Ball Z is the long-running sequel to the anime Dragon Ball. The series is a close adaptation of the second portion of the Dragon Ball manga written and
drawn by Akira Toriyama. In the United States, the manga's second portion is also titled Dragon Ball Z to prevent confusion for younger readers.ive years after
winning the World Martial Arts tournament, Gokuu is now living a peaceful life with his wife and son. This changes, however, with the arrival of a mysterious enemy
named Raditz who presents himself as Gokuu's long-lost brother. He reveals that Gokuu is a warrior from the once powerful but now virtually extinct Saiyan race,
whose homeworld was completely annihilated. When he was sent to Earth as a baby, Gokuu's sole purpose was to conquer and destroy the planet; but after
suffering amnesia from a head injury, his violent and savage nature changed, and instead was raised as a kind and well-mannered boy, now fighting to protect
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Luffy
Robin Tony Tony Chopper Nami
Zoro Sanji
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One Piece is the name the world gave to the treasure found by the Pirate King Gol D. Roger. It once belonged to Joy Boy during the Void Century. The treasure is
said to be of unimaginable value, and is currently located on the final island of the Grand Line: Laugh Tale.
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When it comes to colorful character designs, Jujutsu Kaisen has succeeded
in introducing a diverse cast, each with unique traits and personalities. What
makes the anime so special is the unpredictable yet lovable designs such as
the "Panda who isn't a Panda" that manages to catch everyone's attention.
Unsurprisingly, fans of the series have shown a preference towards specific
characters in the series.
Yuji Itadori
Nobara Kugisaki Kento Nanami Sukuna Ryoumen
Satoru Gojo Megumi Fushiguro
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The story of Jujutsu Kaisen is set in a world where Cursed Spirits feed on unsuspecting humans and fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna
have been lost and scattered about.
Should any curse consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of Jujutsu
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Death Note, the manga series which later received an anime adaptation,
has been considered one of the greatest stories in recent media, if not one
of the best anime or television series that exists. This is due in part to the
insane writing and twists that seem to always be one or several steps ahead
of the viewers as the genius lead characters Light and L become involved in
one battle of wits after another.
L
Rem Misa Amane Soichiro Yagami
Light Yagami Ryuk
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Brutal murders, petty thefts, and senseless violence pollute the human world. In contrast, the realm of death gods is a humdrum, unchanging gambling den. The
ingenious 17-year-old Japanese student Light Yagami and sadistic god of death Ryuk share one belief: their worlds are rotten.
For his own amusement, Ryuk drops his "Death Note" into the human world. Light stumbles upon it, deeming the first of its rules ridiculous: the human whose name
is written in this note shall die. However, the temptation is too great, and Light experiments by writing a felon's name, which disturbingly enacts his first murder.
Aware of the terrifying godlike power that has fallen into his hands, Light—under the alias "Kira" follows his wicked sense of justice with the ultimate goal of
cleansing the world of all evil-doers. The meticulous mastermind detective L is already on his trail, but as Light's brilliance rivals L's, the grand chase for Kira turns
into an intense battle of wits that can only end when one of them is dead.