What is manga?

[SusanPassion]

I have wondered what is manga? does it exist videos with manga etc?

always when i have download manga at dc++ etc then it always comes like series like a magazine .

what is the diffrent between anime and manga?
what is manga?

some want to show be a bit what that is?

so i can explore ?
maybe its something that i would like very much

i wud really apreciate if some sended me some links of good manga ..

i like romantic anime thats not kiddy if u want to know

plz give me some info

Thanks

/Susan

[tsurumaru]

Originally Posted by SusanPassion

I have wondered what is manga? does it exist videos with manga etc?

always when i have download manga at dc++ etc then it always comes like series like a magazine .

what is the diffrent between anime and manga?
what is manga?

some want to show be a bit what that is?

so i can explore ?
maybe its something that i would like very much

i wud really apreciate if some sended me some links of good manga ..

i like romantic anime thats not kiddy if u want to know

plz give me some info

Thanks

/Susan

Erm is this for real?

Manga is the Japanese for "Comics" basically, literally meaning "iressponsible pictures" it is used to refer to comics either in the Japanese style or originating from Japan.

Where you are getting confused is that one of the first companies to try to bring Anime to the mainstream western audience (back in the late 80's early 90's) Island Communications renamed themselves "Manga Entertainment" and therefore caused a lot of confusion around what the genre should be called (Japanese animation was mistakenly called "Manga" because of this for a lot of newcomers to the fold).

I dont want to make the explanation too long so instead search for Manga Entertainment here on the forums as I remember a whole thread devoted to the beginnings of the western Anime market and the sort of titles that initially were brought over.


I'll leave series reccomendations to the others, however I always thought Video Girl Ai was a fairly good feeling romantic story (for a Shounen Manga).

[Yoska]

Manga is a japanese word and means comics. Anime is a japanese word meaning cartoon.

[Kyuven]

Originally Posted by Yoska

Anime is a japanese word meaning cartoon.

actually, it means "animation", "cartoon" is the american version of the word "anime"

[7thMethuselah]

Originally Posted by SusanPassion

what is the diffrent between anime and manga?
what is manga?

some want to show be a bit what that is?

/Susan

Simple : anime is the animation you get get via animesuki, the TV version, manga is the comic book you read at work The book version

Originally Posted by SusanPassion

so i can explore ?
maybe its something that i would like very much

i wud really apreciate if some sended me some links of good manga ..

/Susan

You can get unlicensed manga's here

http://www.prutser.com/ a site by our personal god GHDpro (the creator of animesuki)

or you can get alot of stuff here

http://manganews.net/

Another source to get unlicensed manga is IRC but that requires a lot more effort and patience.

[ramune]

Also you have to beware of the fact that manga is read from right to left, unlike American comics which is the exact opposite.

[Yoska]

Originally Posted by Kyuven

actually, it means "animation", "cartoon" is the american version of the word "anime"

OK, but if anime means animation then what does アニメーション (animeeshon) stand for ?

[7thMethuselah]

Originally Posted by Yoska

OK, but if anime means animation then what does アニメーション (animeeshon) stand for ?

animeeshon is the katakana way to write the english word animation. Katakana (and hiragana) write words according to the sounds they are composed of. Off course the japanese can only use sounds which are available in the japanese language...

[Yoska]

Originally Posted by 7thMethuselah

animeeshon is the katakana way to write the english word animation. Katakana (and hiragana) write words according to the sounds they are composed of. Off course the japanese can only use sounds which are available in the japanese language...

Yes I know that. That's exactly why I always have thought anime shouldn't be translated as animation but as cartoon. You know, because animeeshon is already the japanese equal of animation but apparently I was wrong.