What is manga?

Elanur Oktay
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What is manga? The first Manga examples of the story appeared in the 12th century and were written on parchment. Whether these scrolls are the first of a manga is still debated, but given that reading these scrolls is included in classical right-to-left manga reading, it can be cited as the first of its kind.

Manga is a term associated with Japan. If you are familiar with the world of anime, you probably know what manga means. Manga, produced by many successful artists, is a comic book that has managed to become world popular today and has a huge fan base. 

Sleeve, drawn with Japanese art of drawing are comics. In Japan, the word Manga is used for all comics, while outside of Japan it is used only for Japanese comics. Animations made in manga style are called anime. The illustrations are more exaggerated than the anime.

What is manga? Meanwhile, the concept of manga has been very popular in the Asian market for nearly 50 years. Annual sales of $600 million in Japan, $300 million in the US and Canada, and $350 million in Europe.

Starting with “Monthly Shonen Jump” and “Weekly Shonen Jump”, approximately 270 weekly magazines and monthly manga magazines are consumed in a short time before they go live in Japan. Its followers are also offered 75 comics magazines from around the world.

Manga culture, which has been popular in Turkey for about 10 years, is mainly followed on the internet and has now become very popular such as Naruto, Death Note, One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist, Berserk, Bleach, Blackbird, Hellsing.

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