2. まんが 漫画 (Manga) means “whimsical pictures”. Santou Kyouden is known to be the first person to create a manga in 1798. People who create manga are called Mangaka ( まんがか ). Manga that is fan fiction is called doujinshi ( どうじんし / 同人誌 )

3. How まんが is Read In Japan, books and manga open from the right. Manga is traditionally read from the top right to the bottom left.

4. Magazines A Manga magazine is a compilation of many different manga Different magazine groups license the manga and use it in their magazines In these magazines the manga aren’t put in by volume (each book) but by chapter Examples: Newtype, Shounen Jump. In Japan in 2007 the まんが industry brought $3.6 billion.

5. アニメ アニメ is an abbreviated form of “animation”. In English speaking countries anime is known as Japanese Cartoons Earliest known date of when anime was created was in 1914. –The person who did this animation was unknown. Osamu Tezuka. –Created Astro Boy ( てつわんアトム (see right)) and Black Jack ( ブラック・ジャック ). Mecha Genre created in 1970s

6. Sometimes locations in anime/manga will be based on a place in real life - Tourist spots for readers / viewers Similarities: Walkway and Train rails アニメ：とあるまじゅつのもくろく

7. アニメ： とうきょうゴッドファーザーズ Similarities: Signs on left, crosswalk.

8. Anime in North America Manga/Anime are becoming more popular Popular series: Naruto ( ナルト ), Death Note ( デスノート ), Bleach ( ブリーチ )

10. Resources http://www.dnp.co.jp/museum/nmp/nmp_i/articles/manga/manga1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga http://web-japan.org/trends/09_culture/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime http://www.isugoi.com/the-history-of-anime-1963/