W HAT IS M ANGA ? Manga is a type of Japanese comic book It consists of comics and cartoons It is also sometimes called komikku

W HAT IS M ANGA ? Manga started shortly after World WarII in their modern form, but have a long complex pre-history in earlier Japanese People of all ages read manga

W HAT IS M ANGA ? Manga has become a major part of the Japanese publishing industry, representing 406 billion yen, or 3.6 billion dollars

W HAT IS M ANGA ? The Canadian and U.S. market was about 175 million dollars Manga is usually printed in black and white, but colored issues do exist

W HAT IS M ANGA ? If a manga series is successful, collected chapters can be republished in paperback books called tankobon

W HAT IS M ANGA ? A manga artist, called mangaka in Japanese, usually works in a small studio with a few assistants

W HAT IS M ANGA ? Sometimes, mangas are drawn centering on previously existing live- action or animated films Example: Star Wars or Sailor Moon

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