What the heck is the difference? if there is one that is.

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Mangas are Japanese, Manhwas Korean if I remember correctly.
Oh, and then there's Manhua - Chinese version.

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oh I see. What about chinese? xD

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Manga is read from right to left, while manhwa is read left to right.



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Now that I didn't know.

never knew that..

manhwa is the chinese version of manga
n it can also mean manga (how u say manga in chinese)

it definitely ain't manhwa in mandarin. maybe in another chinese dialect but definitely not in mandarin. in mandarin it's manhua as someone said earlier.

And you're all manga fans...?

Manhwa : korean, you read it left to right, the sfx are in hangul. After reading few of them, it's quite easy to tell the other differences.
Thread with best manhwa: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=223

Both manga and manhwa words come from chinese 'man hua'.

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whats the difference between them style wise, i never understood that. my roommates chinese and said the comics there are way more regulated vs. japan.

Regulated? Yeah, kinda. In comparison to good manhwa, manga is just messy.
I don't know if my explanation will be any good... to me, there are few differences:
- lines are usually a bit thicker, especially those in the background
- a different construction of people's faces (not only they are more realistic, but also their proportions are different, if it's a really good manhwa, you can even recognise people's nationalities)
- better background
- sfx are a lot bigger ( i've masured one, it was about 2,5 cm, bigger than a human silhouette )
- people's emotions are drawn better
- differences in used symbolism (different country=different culture)

It's kinda hard for me to explain. You better ask your roommate.

Random manhwa page:http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=islandv01c001026yz1 .jpg
Random manga page:http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=specialavol4ch2124d z9.png

They may be not perfect to illustrate this explanation, sorry.


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hmm.. my friend told me it is..o well

btw, whts the difference between manhwa and manhua? the pronounciation is the same..i think

manhwa is korean pronunciation, manhua is chinese pronunciation, manga is japanese pronunciation, and manhuo is taiwanese pronunciation, all based on same kanji

now i learnt sth new again.

UnbalanceX2, Ares, is example of manhwa and all other stuffs is just manga

All the other stuff here? No. There are manhua's here, too. Not as much as manga and manhwa but it's still there.
Manhua: http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5609
Angel Diary and Demon Diary are both manhwa, as well.
(I would underline the titles but I'm lazy. Also, Demon Diary is fun to read if anyone wants a recommendation.)