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Last of our mini-series of what we call anime and manga.
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Question: Do you get annoyed when manga is called "anime"?
Choices:
Yes, they're different! - votes: 6812 (51.9%)
Bothers me, but I ignore it - votes: 3048 (23.2%)
Not bothered at all - votes: 2006 (15.3%)
Have heard it so often that I'm immune - votes: 863 (6.6%)
But manga IS anime! - votes: 386 (2.9%)
There were 13115 total votes.
The poll ended: December 12th 2009
Glad that we agree that they're different
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» Achiyugo on December 12th, 2009, 7:01pm
» kaloo on December 12th, 2009, 7:13pm
» Exotica on December 12th, 2009, 7:40pm
» ExzyruSxxx on December 12th, 2009, 8:32pm
» DarkSlushie on December 12th, 2009, 8:46pm
» ayashe on December 12th, 2009, 10:25pm
And once again, anime is not cartoons, it is animation. There is a difference between cartoons and animation. Cartoons are just a type of animation.
» -`KayalhawK- on December 14th, 2009, 8:30pm
» animefan22 on December 12th, 2009, 11:52pm
» SCKing88 on December 13th, 2009, 12:03am
As he said, comics and manga are not the same; and kaloo, it'd be wise of you to first learn the meaning behind the words you choose to stand by, rather than blindly follow them.
Comics are, as most people here don't seem to know, images used to tell a sequential narrative; and are based on what? Comedy, thus the name comics.
Manga is not so; it is indeed similar at first view, but manga potrays much more character development, as well as attempting to get in touch with the readers themselves. Might I add they are not always comdey based; thus they are not comics.
That's the lesson for today. =)
» Mo-Dean on December 13th, 2009, 9:36am
And isn't the literal translation of manga something like "whimsical pictures"? So when someone in Japan uses images to tell a sequential narrative that is not whimsical in nature, what do you call them?
» gringe on December 13th, 2009, 9:42am
I dislike the term "graphic novel" personally and I use "comic" to generically refer to anything that uses sequential pictures and words to tell a story or a joke, including manga.
» SCKing88 on December 13th, 2009, 10:37am
@Mo-Dean: First off, those are manga; just because manga originated in Japan doesn't mean it has to be drawn there, are you serious? Secondly, name a sequential narrative that has absolutely no comedic sense in it,and looks like what manga is; drawn with details, deep character connections, and something that gives the reader a "That happened to me." kind of feeling. You won't find one.
As for the "whimsical pictures", once again; name me something of the sort. All manga is whimsical in nature; there is no such thing as one that isn't. To those narratives that aren't manga, you will ALWAYS find a name for them. ie: Picture books, visual novels, ect.
» eni on December 13th, 2009, 11:04am
Comics originated in Japan are manga. Comics of the same kind but originated in other countries are manga-influenced comics. I get goosebumps every time when I read about 'European mangaka'. Those are comic artists just as much as Kaori Yuki or Kubo Tite are, just in their cases it's the native language term.
You don't call an American comic artist 'dessinateur' either just because the style is influenced by french comics and you usually don't refrer to french comics as 'bande dessinée' when you're not actually talking in french. So I don't really see the whole hype about manga as a term. It's merely sounding fancy, so people demand it.
» SCKing88 on December 13th, 2009, 12:28pm
It's as if you guys simply wish to ignore the differences in art and depth between manga and comics; not to mention origin, thus being satisfied by simply calling it a comic when that is not its name.
Not to mention if you want to start the whole "cultural difference" discussion, in america people refer to manga-like comics as Amerimanga; not comics. So for those that wish to be so right on terms, and "stand by their words" that's what you need to start calling it; or just hush.
» kaloo on December 13th, 2009, 12:52pm
» gringe on December 13th, 2009, 12:33pm
Well, at least now I know there's no value in debating with you.
» SCKing88 on December 13th, 2009, 5:44pm
» gringe on December 13th, 2009, 11:27pm
» SCKing88 on December 14th, 2009, 6:55am
» Unrequited on December 13th, 2009, 4:41pm
Glad to know that nearly 40% of the people here are incorrigible idiots.
Those people can try and sound as learned as they want; it's
hilarious.
» Durrenn on December 13th, 2009, 8:05pm
» Jack_T on December 13th, 2009, 9:59pm
In fact when I'm trying to explain manga to people who don't understand I have to use the word comic in order to explain it.
I own a ton of manga, just as much as the comics I own and online I've read way more manga.
I am seriously not bothered by this at all and honestly to get more people to read manga I think it should be marketed more through comic book shops.
» ichigo_daisuki on December 13th, 2009, 11:10pm
Not bothered at all -_-
» frostious on December 14th, 2009, 6:08pm
» -`KayalhawK- on December 14th, 2009, 8:33pm
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