mangas
Illustrated Japanese stories
Mangas is the plural of manga, Japanese comic books or graphic novels characterized by distinctive artwork and serialized storytelling.
The term covers a vast range of genres—from action and romance to horror and slice-of-life.
She has hundreds of mangas on her shelf.
In strict Japanese, manga is both singular and plural, but English speakers commonly add the -s.
Japanese cartoon art form
- otakuObsessive anime enthusiast
- shonenManga for young males
- shojoManga aimed at girls
- seinenManga demographic for adults
panels · chapters · serialization · mangaka · graphic novels · light novels · webtoons · volumes
Flat rectangular sections
- inkWriting fluid
- speech bubblesEnclosed comic dialogue areas
- splash pagesFull-page comic panels
- lineworkDrawn strokes in art
expressions · action lines · backgrounds · cover art · illustrations · spreads · layouts · composition
Process of doing
- romanceLove and its excitement
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- mechaPiloted giant robot fiction
slice-of-life · isekai · sports · comedy · drama · supernatural · adventure · psychological
Retail outlets for literature
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- collectionsGathered groups of items
- reading listsRecommended book compilations
- seriesOrdered set of related items
paperbacks · omnibus · box sets · shelves · imports · translations · publishers · digital
anime
Japanese cartoon art form
seinen · panels · chapters · serialization · mangaka · graphic novels · light novels · webtoons · volumes · artwork
panels
Flat rectangular sections
- inkWriting fluid
- speech bubblesEnclosed comic dialogue areas
- splash pagesFull-page comic panels
linework · expressions · action lines · backgrounds · cover art · illustrations · spreads · layouts · composition · shading
action
Process of doing
mecha · slice-of-life · isekai · sports · comedy · drama · supernatural · adventure · psychological · mystery
bookstores
Retail outlets for literature
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- collectionsGathered groups of items
- reading listsRecommended book compilations
series · paperbacks · omnibus · box sets · shelves · imports · translations · publishers · digital · apps
- publicacioneslibros, documentos, comic, novela, tomo
- Greek musicbouzouki, island music, lyra, Greek artists, Greek wedding
mangassuperhero comics
Stories of powered crimefighters
DC Comics · Marvel Comics · graphic novels · comic books · manhua
mangasnovels
Extended prose fiction
prose fiction · live-action · anime · audiobooks · literature
- manga style
- manga charactersFigures in Japanese comics
- manga artJapanese comic book illustration
- manga adaptationWork derived from Japanese comics
- manga panelsFrames in Japanese comics
- manga storesRetailers of Japanese comics