In Japan, Manga just means comics and anime refers to cartoons. When the Japanese talk about American comics or cartoons, they call them American Manga, or American Anime. Batman is American Manga. Disney movies are American Anime. There is no distinction like there is in the US, they don't use a different word.
When US comic book fans talk about European comics, do we use a different word? No, we don't. We refer to Japanese comics and cartoons as manga and anime as a way to differentiate between the two styles.
When Manga was first starting to come over to the US, DC and Marvel zombies looked down on it and made fun of it for the most part. Calling it Manga and Anime was just another way to say it wasn't as good as American comics, "real" comics.
If comics are truly to become a respected medium like books or movies, we need to get rid of these stupid distinctions. We don't call Japanese novels "Hon", which is the Japanese word for book.
Comic books are comic books whether they come from the US, France, or Japan. If it's a Japanese comic, call it that. To argue that something that is from the US, but drawn in the Japanese STYLE, is or isn't manga is stupid. Of course it's manga.
I scrolled through this topic and didn't see anyone mention it, so I thought I'd share. Here's a link to John Stewart being interviewed on Fresh Air on NPR. This interview took place after his book came out. He goes into more detail about what he thinks about the Media, politics etc... If you enjoyed Stewart on Cross-fire, check this out. It's at the top of the page.
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In Japan, Manga just means comics and anime refers to cartoons. When the Japanese talk about American comics or cartoons, they call them American Manga, or American Anime. Batman is American Manga. Disney movies are American Anime. There is no distinction like there is in the US, they don't use a different word.
When US comic book fans talk about European comics, do we use a different word? No, we don't. We refer to Japanese comics and cartoons as manga and anime as a way to differentiate between the two styles.
When Manga was first starting to come over to the US, DC and Marvel zombies looked down on it and made fun of it for the most part. Calling it Manga and Anime was just another way to say it wasn't as good as American comics, "real" comics.
If comics are truly to become a respected medium like books or movies, we need to get rid of these stupid distinctions. We don't call Japanese novels "Hon", which is the Japanese word for book.
Comic books are comic books whether they come from the US, France, or Japan. If it's a Japanese comic, call it that. To argue that something that is from the US, but drawn in the Japanese STYLE, is or isn't manga is stupid. Of course it's manga.
ALL comics are Manga.
I scrolled through this topic and didn't see anyone mention it, so I thought I'd share. Here's a link to John Stewart being interviewed on Fresh Air on NPR. This interview took place after his book came out. He goes into more detail about what he thinks about the Media, politics etc... If you enjoyed Stewart on Cross-fire, check this out. It's at the top of the page.
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