Manga are Japanese comic books. Manga is often made into Japanese cartoons, or Anime. The art in Manga has a very definite look to it and is often referred to as “Manga Style.” Manga after it’s first international publish, has became the finest and the easiest comics to read in term of entertainment and knowledge.

Derived from Manga, Anime is Japanese term for animated films that refers to Japanese animation. Artistically, anime are known for their use of color, their textured and detailed backgrounds and foregrounds, and their complex camera points of view, which approximate those of acted films. Story lines tend to be complex, and many anime appear as long series of episodes, with a multitude of characters and subplots.

The word Manga can be translated as, “humorous pictures.” Manga became very popular in the 20th century since it has become a huge part of Japanese culture. Unlike in America, Manga is read by most people in the country. The artists and writer of Manga are well respected for their work, much like the writers of literature in America.

There are many characteristics that make Manga very distinctive. The largest thing that Manga art is known for is its characters. Manga characters almost always have large eyes, small mouths, and they also usually have abnormal hair color. These things give their characters a very western look to them.

After the domination of Manga since it’s first publish in Western media, many older generations have concerned about a negative influence of Manga over teenagers, which is called Otaku. Otaku is the honorific word of Taku (home).
Otaku is extremely negative in meaning as it is used to refer to someone who stays at home all the time and doesn't have a life (no social life, no love life, etc.)

Usually an otaku person has nothing better to do with their life so they pass the time by watching anime, playing videogames, surfing the internet. Otaku is true that it happens to only a small population. The reason for being an Otaku could be well explained by readers’ lacks of information before choosing a Manga. Manga are carefully categorized into different levels: children, teenagers, boy, girl, adult and as well as adventure, fighting, horrific, and even more. So Otaku seems to happen only if readers are not well prepared with enough information, but this Otaku can be easily solved if the reader try a little more time on searching Manga and it’s recommendation, warning, and suggestion before purchasing.

First thing to point out from Manga, that it is read by a broad audience. So many people read manga that there is really something for everyone out there in term of story. Unlike Western comics, there is a very narrow audience leads to a lack of variety in stories and styles. For example, because Western comics are mostly about superhero persons, which why there is mostly male-audience.

Manga authors or Mangaka usually compose stories with a beginning and an ending. So, the audience can enjoy reading them without worrying any pause or cancel of the stories. But sometimes, there are few exceptions that the audience might expect, and they will have to accept it, is when the author pass away like Ouke No Monsho, Doraemon, etc.

Lots of audience has found reading western cosmic is frustration because changes of artists within a series. It makes them feel like they are reading a different story. If the art is really bad it often ruin the story even though the writing is the same. In Manga, audiences can continue reading without customizing, because, Mangaka writes and draw the entire story.

The art and paneling is often more abstract and linked to characters emotions or just focuses on the aesthetic of the page which help audiences visualize and understand the context better. Manga characters usually show over exaggerated emotions, and this use of emotion would most likely be categorized as cartoonish. When a character cries, it usually pours out in buckets, when they laugh, their face seems engulfed by the size of their mouths and their eyes become slits. An angry character will have rosy cheeks and steam rolling from around their body. As opposed to Western comics, which seem to have a more cinematic feel, like you are looking at screenshots from a movie.

Each Manga series has a unique story to attract audience, which leads to the variety of style and art, as Western comics could do a same thing. But a more important thing is knowledge, Manga brings audience to experience Asian culture through expressions, conversations, and philosophies of the characters. Most audience and readers can enjoy reading translated Manga as a way to learn East Asian custom and society. As opposed to Western comics, which are usually about superhero persons and non-scientific story. Having Knowledge is important, but how to gain them is easier said than done, and Manga successfully brings reality and a completed picture of Asian culture to the world readers.