manga
manga Lexical Profile
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• noun
A style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically printed in black and white and read from right to left, aimed at both children and adults across a wide variety of genres.
"The local library recently expanded its graphic novel section to include several popular Japanese manga series."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'manga' refers strictly to printed comic books and graphic novels of Japanese origin, 'anime' refers to Japanese animated films and television shows. As a noun, its plural form is commonly unchanged as 'manga', though 'mangas' is also used when referring to individual physical volumes.
• Rhymes for manga
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-20th century from Japanese 'manga', a compound of 'man' (meaning whimsical, impromptu, or involuntary) and 'ga' (meaning picture or drawing), popularized in the early 19th century by the woodblock print artist Hokusai.