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Manga is a word literally meaning “whimsical pictures.” The first mangas were drawn during the 12th century on scrolls, usually depicting humorous antics or ordinary every day life. However people today argue as to what was the first era of manga and debate between centuries. Manga became most prominent after World War II. Artists started to draw what was in their minds instead of following the traditional Japanese style. Male artists were typically dominant in the manga area until 1969. A group of female artists, known as the Magnificent 24’s, started to draw manga that appealed to women, usually featuring strong heroines and romance. From there, manga started to go into various groups such as shonen or shojo.

There are 5 main categories of manga (also keep in mind that this is just a generalization):

Kodomo- Aimed towards children, stories usually have a moral, style ranges but not too detailed, series are not too long- usually standalone chapters. Example: Pokemon, Doraemon.

Shonen- Usually made for boys, genres usually go from action to fantasy to harem, drawing characteristics include unique character designs and rough appearance. Examples: Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist.

Seinen- For men, genres can be the same as shonen except more explicit (i.e. language, violence, and sexually content) and mature, drawing style is a bit more realistic than shonen but explicit scenes can be exaggerated. Examples: Tenjo Tenge, Monster.

Shojo: For girls, genres tend to gravitate around romance or fantasy, drawing stlye is a bit more smooth looking but can exaggerate on the eye size and the characters tend to look “pretty”. Examples: Nana, Vampire Knight.

Josei: Manga for women, stories tend to revolve around love and life and explicit scenes can be seen, drawing style can range from shojo style to realistic interpretation. Examples: Gokusen, Honey and Clover.


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wao!!!
manga is so amazing…
some says its not exciting…
but it was really cool…
mos especially the naruto season…
go naruto…


i love manga ^-^
my dad always asks me why its so fun to read “picture books” x]


will ningin be giving away some manga prizes too??? that would be prettty cool too =D


Pokemon and doraemon is manga! I dont know that, how awesome! My childhood favourite manga hahaha


>> i love mangas...especially Death Note

>> if only i could go to tokyo ill buy mangas for sure


I love Death Note (L)


manga and anime lover. i read bleach and naruto


manga mania is so cool.... i read it almost everyday...especially naruto


I’m an avid Naruto follower but Kishimoto’s disappointing me. The recent chapter (493) was bleh. To me at least. Skip Beat’s latest is awesome though. Who doesn’t love Ren? HAHA. Anyone following Durarara?


I <3 Watase Yuu’s work!!


Is there anime for this? ^^;


i love manga and anime~!


Lilsparky67 - 04/16/10 11:56 am
KimTran - 03/12/10 5:15 am

any Shojo manga favorites? haha Sand Chronicles, Skip Beat, Beauty Pop, and Hot Gimmick are just a few awesome ones to name ;D

I like Skip Beat.

OMG! I love Skip Beat as well ^^ It’s so annoying waiting for it to come out every month T____T The art didn’t seem pretty at first with the radish shaped heads (Ren XD) but the girls get prettier!! I recommend this to all manga readers!!!


i love manga and anime!! especially hunter x hunter!!


I am a manga maniac (something like that lol)

I’m currently collecting Gintama


I super love deathnote..^_______^ I got one notebook under my pillow raspberry


i’ve read a few mangas: kimi ni todoke,kaichou wa maid-sama, and bokura ga ita.. all of them are shoujo mangas >.<


how interesting. i had never known that full house was a manga.
smile


KimTran - 03/12/10 5:15 am

any Shojo manga favorites? haha Sand Chronicles, Skip Beat, Beauty Pop, and Hot Gimmick are just a few awesome ones to name ;D

I like Skip Beat.


wow~this sounds promising~~~can’t wait!!


^ I loved the main guy character from Hot Gimmick. I love guy characters who are pitiful/emotional/needy/emo. I think I’m a bit of a sadist. smile


any Shojo manga favorites? haha Sand Chronicles, Skip Beat, Beauty Pop, and Hot Gimmick are just a few awesome ones to name ;D


conkwe - 03/11/10 3:51 am

Hmm, I thought I’d see Hana Kimi or Honey and Clover in the top 5. Those were pretty big.

I loved the movie Nana. Aoi Miyazaki is such a good actress. Too bad she didn’t play the role again in the second movie.

Hana Yori Dango! <3

These are just my personal favorite—Honey and Clover are definitely on my must-read list now though!

joonieshoney - 03/11/10 3:58 am

Eh. I never knew that some of the dramas I used to watch are from manga O_o
Love HYD

Forreal! That song of his gets stuck in my head.

Surprise!! haha

AnabelStars - 03/11/10 5:29 am

YUSS DMC! so freakin hilarious


YUSS DMC! so freakin hilarious


Eh. I never knew that some of the dramas I used to watch are from manga O_o
Love HYD


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