Sunday, September 8, 2013

Week 3

I'm a total expert on manga, I've been reading it since I was about 12 and I've read thousands of books since. Two years ago I think I was at 2000 books, so imagine now-- I cannot. It seems like everyday I read at least 2 or 3 books and If I'm really craving it, I read more.. But wait, what are manga? Well, they're pretty much Japanese comic books. You read them from left to right... You all might know what Anime is, well Manga is the graphic novel version of anime. Most anime comes from manga books.
Are manga books strictly Japanese? No. It was invented in Japan and is now apart of Japanese culture, but the art of manga has also traveled to Korea and China. Koreans call in "Manhwa" and they've even evolved it into what they call "Web toons" which is in manga style but in full color and single paneled.
Isn't Manga all the same? NO NO ONONONONONOO NO. It is not. Firstly every artist has a different style of art AND writing. Secondly, there are hundreds of genres. Romance, Shounen(for boys) Shoujo(for girls), action, fantasy, hentai, yaoi, yuri, one shot, historical, sport, mystery, adult, horror, psychological, adventure, school life, sci-fi, gender bender, harem, smut, tragedy, mature, mecha, and so on. The genres are for different age groups-- for the youngest child to the oldest of adults.
Not everyone is in tune with reading these kind of novels, but if you give it a chance and looks at the different genres and find a book that you might be compatible with-- maybe you'll grow to like it. 'Cause right now it's got a bad vibe, but all in all it's not that bad.

1 comment:

  1. I think your knowledge of manga is really cool, because it is unique to our school, so it's something different and intriguing.

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