Why does Manga read left to right?

The only manga that read from left to right are "manga" originally published in a language that's read from left to right (i.e., English,) and Japanese manga that are "flipped" by a publisher for publication in a language that's read from left to right. Even "modern" Japanese manga are read from right to left.

Tokyopop has authentic style manga. The have done Cardcaptor Sakura this way. Left to right. And if you can read Japanese their manga is always left to right.

read from left to right

no, you read it right to left.

Yes; manga is read right to left, top to bottom.

Manga is the Japanese equivalent of the American comic book . Manga , however , is read from right to left in contrast to the Western mode of reading from left to right . Manga is read by Japanese of all ages whereas in the West comic books are generally read by adolescents .

if you are talking about manga you read it from left to right

often read right to left

You read the BOOK itself right to left. You read the PAGES clockwise from right to left until you get from what we call the "end" of the book to the "beginning"

The tradition and authentic way of reading Manga is from right to left, but in some Manga you can read them from left to right. it all pretty much depends on where the front cover is.

it is the traditional way to write it.

If you mean what direction you read fruits basket. You read from right to left.

Manga's are basically read from right to left. Just try to follow the words in order from right to left. Hope I helped! ;)

Manga is a Japanese comic that is read from right to left. The term 'manga' translates into English as 'whimsical drawings'.

Nope, its really fun to read! Try reading... mangafox.com/manga/kaichou_wa_maid_sama/ mangafox.com/manga/demon_diary/ (this is a Korean manga (manhwa) so read from right to left instead of left to right) mangafox.com/manga/hana_kimi/ mangafox.com/manga/lovely_complex/ mangafox.com/manga/yankee_kun_to_megane_chan/ manga.animea.net/dengeki-daisy.HTML LOL! that's a lot, but if you start to like it, it will be okay! :D

Reliant upon the format you would normally read a comic from left to right unless it is a vertical strip where you would read the strip from top to bottom . If manga , then you read from right to left .

Yes, unless the American publisher Westernises it. Japanese is usually printed in vertical columns from right to left, and since in manga the artwork is the obvious focal point, more and more manga are being left "unflopped."

Manga traditionally flows from right to left.

Read Right to Left - 2009 New Manga Releases 2013 6-1 was released on: USA: 2 February 2014

Americans can't become manga artists because a manga is for Japanese people to read and is in Japanese and it is black and white, read right to left. Comics is for Americans Hope this helps ^^

Read Right to Left - 2009 5 Terrible Evil Plans in Manga 5-4 was released on: USA: 28 May 2013

Read Right to Left - 2009 Top 5 Badass MANga Characters 4-5 was released on: USA: 31 July 2012

Manga art is art found in manga's which are Japanese graphic novels which are read from left to right, it's a bit hard to start reading them, but once you get the hang of it they become quite easy and enjoyable to read. Mangas are read from right to left, for both language and pages. Book spine is always on the right when looking at front cover.

Rosario Vampire can be read online at mangareader dot net. Chapters 1-40 can be found on this site for online reading. On this site the manga is read from right to left.

Well, there are all types of manga out there but the original manga is read in right-left format like in Japan. Manga is a Japanese comic and looks much like a regular book.

Books in Japan are read the opposite way that books in the US are, so make sure you open on right side, instead of the left. Next, start in the top right-hand corner and work your way down, reading everything right to left. There are boxes, jsut follow them. Make sure you read the speech bubbles in right-to left order, too, or you'll get confused. If you need a visual, look at this: http://oneduasan.wordpress.com/2006/04/10/how-to-read-manga/

Mangas are Japanese The drawings are very beautiful the storylines are interesting often read right to left

Manga is read from right to left because it is the traditional Japanese format. Some manga's are from left to right, but most arent because they are drawn that way, and the pictures might get messed up if they are flipped. Like if a sign or something said yam(sorry, first word that came to mind) it would say man if it was flipped to be read from left to right. I hope that helps! :D

A manga character is, obviously, a character from a manga book. Manga books are the books that sort of look like comics, but are in black and white. Usually made in Japan. Manga books are usually read right to left, so like a backwards book.

I belive that manga is the book form of anime, which is like comics but in a more complicated way. Instead of being read left to right like most books in America, it is read right to left/

The word 'manga' literally means comic in Japanese, actually. A manga book can be just one volume in a series of numerous volumes, or the story can consist of just one volume. The differences between Japanese manga and western comic books are: manga is read from right-to-left (contrary to the western left-to-right)*, and manga volumes tend have more pages than western comic books (usually 150-200 pages), also the art styles of manga (though varying within…

Yep, saw it in Barnes and Noble Booksellers the other day, its title Batmanga! (though I wouldn't call it much of a manga, its basically like a normal Batman comic read from right to left!)

It depends on which language you read. e.g. you read English from left to right but Arabic from right to left.

In Manga and Anime there are some differences from western story telling. In Manga you read right to left, from right cover to left cover, from right side of the page to the left. In Manga and Anime you're going to see some differences in the type of stories they tell. Some Anime's and Manga's will have slices of life in them, but for most it will be like if you went to the sci-fi…

Hieroglyhs can be read in many directions. They can be read from left to right or right to left. Whichever direction the animals are facing you read he opposite. If they are facing to the left, then you read left to right. If they are facing right you read right to left.

They read from left to right.

Ok the consept with mangas is that you read right to left not left to right like a normal book. You follow the boxes like a maze I guess you put it but sometimes there is a symbol that look like * which is like definitions, meanings, and ect. To go down, press the down arrow on your keyboard. To go to the next page, press the right arrow. If you're having trouble with the…

its manga if its read right to left made in japan and is in the same reading order. Manga (漫画, まんが) is just the Japanese terminology for comics. They also call their own comics using the Japanese wasei for comics -->コミクス 'ko-mi-ku-su'

Vampire Knight does not have a book, but it has a manga. A manga is a Japanese comic book, you have to read the pages right to left. So far there are 76 chapters out, and it's still continuing. You can find the chapters online or you can buy them.

The Hmong Pahawh is written from left to right and is also read from left to right.

You read from left to right in English;)

Left to right.

Manga comic strips are Japanese comics that have been altered to read right to left. the cartoon characters have been drawn very different from normal comics in America. Manga on tv is called anime ( animation or cartoons) e.g. Disney :P i bet you've heard of Astro Boy! yep, he's Manga!

It's like a Japanese cartoon book. Except for the fact that it is not only targeted at children or teens, but all ages. Also, following the tradition way of Japanese writing the book is read for right to left instead of left to right, but still from top to bottom.

You read them from rigth to left and begin in top and read down (manga)

In a restaurant should the wash, rinse and sanitize signs read from left to right or right to left

Arabic is written and read from the right to the left. English is written and read from the left to the right.

Danish is read from the upper left corner to the bottom right (left to right).

Left to right.

emoplushbears answer: Manga originated in Japan as a graphic novel form of pornographic content for men, eventually it became so popular that they started creating more child and women appropriate manga. (of course some have not changed) Manga is the graphic novel form of an anime. Typically the manga comes out before the anime. Some animes don't have mangas at all. The traditional term for manga is mangaka. Of course it is typically Japanese but…