I read mangas in english and I learned lots of vocabularys! ^^
It's fun and you can learn something! ^^

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"I'm always crazy around you Rose. Here, I'm going to write an impromptu poem for you."
He tipped his head back and shouted to the sky:
"Rose is in red
But never in blue
Sharp as a thorn
Fights like one too.” - Adrian; Shadow Kiss


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It shouldn't really. Manga is a graphic form of storytelling; the story is mostly told through images, so there's less of an emphasis on dialogue (there are exceptions, of course).

Nothing will improve your vocabulary more than plain old literature.

If you mention that, I should start reading French raws!!

Yeah, I do pick up a few words here and there and look them up for meanings. But for native English speakers (or me, English is my second language and it's so much better than my first!) it's not enough to improve our vocab. Like everyone else said, good old literature helps us to improve!

Btw, some scanlations have very poor grammar, spelling, punctuation....grammar in general! I'm shocked. Who are those proof-readers!? Back to the books for you! Sometimes, I wanna jump into a scanlation group and start proof-reading everything they have!

Well.. it improves my english in a way, as it's not my mother tongue

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Since I learned reading english from playing games it does help to a certain degree, but it really depends on the group and the proofreader.

Yes it does, in some Manga that is.. Since there were some that are translated in simpler terms. Besides English there are also language could be learn which are from other countries, which in its original word is used (or not translated but having a note in the side on what it meant). I agreed that it is also depends on the group and the proofreader.

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I'm currently reading manga aimed at children to try to improve my Japanese (I took several courses in college and understand the basics, but my vocabulary is still pretty small), and I've found it helps a lot. I think manga is a pretty good for practicing: It's conversational, more fun than just studying word lists, you can read as slow as you need to, and the pictures help me understand sentences which would be hard to understand with words alone (because of grammar patterns I'm not used to, odd expressions & sayings, etc.). Now that I'm not taking classes anymore and don't have anyone nearby who can practice speaking with me, manga is the best means of practice I have. Anyway, I've learned a lot of new words so far, so I plan to continue. Hopefully someday soon I'll be able to read without having to pick up my J to E dictionary every 10 seconds.

Books will definitely improve your language skills more, but they're a little too advanced for me right now. Manga's a good solution for me now since I'm in the beginner-to-intermediate range.


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To be honest it really helps me in learning new words

I think it really does.

It's useful especially for those, who are still in the beginning of learning a language since it has only conversational speech. Some may disagree that books are still the best way to learn a language, but the "descriptive" words and phrases could be a real put-off for beginner.
I mean the thousand and one ways to say that someone stated/remarked/commented/muttered/claimed/averred/menti oned/shouted/alleged something. You get my point?
And it doesn't concern only introductions to direct speech. There's all the description of who did what and how.

Thanks to manga I've got learn how to speak/understand the actual English, because what is taught in our schools isn't enough as it is.You need to be confronted with the language and this is really convenient way.

Indeed. I'm a non-native English speaker. Not all about vocabularies, since there are not so many and usually easy. But more like familiarity and reading speed. Grammar is often not prescriptively correct though. I just need to be careful.

I have to agree with you there. Both in anime and manga, or any media really, younger demographics mean much simpler usage. They use simpler words, phrases, idioms, cultural references etc. When I read stuff for older demographics in Japanese, I'll often have an English translation at hand or Google translate up but I don't need it for kid stuff.

@lynira: do you have any suggestions for children's manga you've found helpful?

Definitely
Now I can read things like light novels without bigger problems.
I pretty much used to suck when it came to English language but with time and the help of manga and anime I've become much better than I used to be.
I'm nowhere near perfect though

Unfortunately, I haven't read many series in Japanese yet, so I can't give very reliable recommendations... So far I have read a bit of Doraemon, Chii's Sweet Home, and I'm reading Perman right now. I've found all three to be helpful and pretty good matches for the vocabulary level I'm currently at, which is probably about kindergarten level. Also, all three of those are episodic, so I don't have much of a problem stopping after a chapter to review the new words when necessary. Chii's baby-talk (ie, oichii instead of oishii) in Chii's Sweet Home is a little confusing, so it's probably not as beginner friendly, but most of the baby-fied words are very basic, so I was able to figure it out. Judging by Doraemon and Perman, Fujiko F. Fujio's works aimed at children (which is most of them) seem to work pretty well, so maybe try some of those? Sorry I can't be of more help... I just haven't read that much yet. :/

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On the contrary, I think that reading manga in English has worsened my knowledge of the language.. It's mostly the simplest words and grammar, but that's not the problem. Spelling and grammatical errors, the undying "anyways" , "you're" instead of "your" and the other way around.. I'm afraid that after reading it for a millionth time I'll start making the same mistakes..
The other things I read in English are physics books and scientific journals ... which aren't better when it comes to sophisticated language...

Series are either well edited and translated (which takes time), or they are made fast... Guess I'm just too impatient.


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Reading manga in a different language can help you learn a lot, but only if you already know the basics of the language. I wouldn't understand much if I try to read a manga in Japanese (yet), though I've read some in French before and I learned new words.
Plus I've got new vocabulary from the English, Catalan and Spanish versions too.

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