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Does manga have to be from Japan?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The word manga is Japanese, literally meaning "comic." For Americans, manga are comics produced by Japanese artists. Due to this standard, then yes, "manga" as we know it is a product of Japan.

There is of course American-made "manga" that imitates the art style of Japanese artists. The word manga is applied to some of these works to be better categorized at a glance by readers looking for material that falls into the manga genre archetypes.

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16y ago

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