Anime and Manga: An overview

by Walkerwriter

Reflections (in a little Japanese bowl) 'We are now in the condition of Manga as air' as Osamu Tezuka once wrote. In contemporary Japan I think its not quite true - but one comes to feel like saying it. Compared to t...read more

by Anthony Chatfield

Anime Anime is the affectionately shortened name for animation in Japan. It's written in Katakana, as a derivative of English and general refers to any animation conceived and drawn in Japan. There is however a certain st...read more

by A Penry

Direct from the minds of some strange Japanese writers, welcome to the world of Manga and Anime. Manga is a form of Japanese comic, Anime is often adapted from this into a cartoon version. Both are often very strange wh...read more

by Dien Luong

Anime is basically japanese animated cartoons. Or in the book form, Manga - this literally translates to "slow pictures." It's a growing fad on American tv now, especially ever since cartoon network aired its l...read more

by Shaelawn Jensen

Money. Money is something big in Anime and Manga. Manga isn't cheap unless they are having a sale. Where I live for one volume of a Manga called Hellsing it costs 15 dollars. Kids have been know to become more addicted to...read more

by Sam P

Japan now has the largest comic book industry in the world. There are dozens of major publishing houses, the largest of which include Shueisha, Shogakkan and Kodansha, with dozens of others publishing hundreds of series re...read more

by Emily Schooley

It's a common memory for practically all children: sitting on the couch on Saturday morning, curled up in a blanket and watching Bugs Bunny on television. However, a lot of today's animes (or Japanese animated programs) ar...read more

by Kelsey Bush

Anime (Japanese animation) is a growing fad. in the U.S. I my self have found my self watching shows like; Inuyasha,Fruit Baskets,and Ranma 1/2,and I have found them very enjoying and making me crave to watch more.It's add...read more

by Brandy Kirby

Anime and Manga... such wonderful things to get into. Manga are graphic novels from Japan and are very interesting to get into. I've been reading them for 5 years now. I love how they are different than any books known. Th...read more

by Thomas Wynne

so if u start watching Naruto (Naruto noob)this is the recap to where i am...In the story ninjas are regular people like you and me,but they do something we cant do. they master three types of justu , tijustu(i hope i spel...read more

by Nikki Bechdel

In this world, there is anime with its perspective form of manga. Two lesser known ones go back either unnoticed or sold as manga. These are called Manhua and Manwha. While manhua is from China and manwha is from Korea, m...read more

by Xephyr

A couple I would reccomend are: Fullmetal Alchemist: This follows two young boys who lose their mother and try to breig her back to life with alchemy, when they fail, and edward loses an arm and a leg, and Alphonse's so...read more

by Kakashi Hatake

Hello Everyone, My name is Kakashi Hatake. To me Anime and Manga is cool. These days it seems to be the only thing young children read. I am a teenager myself, but this is how I see other young people. As young kids. Anywa...read more