Manga
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , 漫 "random, uncontrolled" + 画 (-ga) "picture, sketch". After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai.
Noun
- A comic; a non-animated cartoon, especially one done in a Japanese style.
- A professionally produced Japanese comic, opposed to doujinshi.
See also
- anime (Japanese animation)
- doujinshi (independent or fan-produced manga)
- manhua - Chinese comics
- manhwa - Korean comics
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Etymology
From , 漫 (man-) "random, uncontrolled" + 画 (-ga) "picture, sketch". After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai.