After all, who doesn’t love romance? And similar to shonen, Shojo means “girl” but, like shonen, can have a broader appeal.

Prime examples of the shonen genre include Naruto, One-Punch Man, Shonen tends towardįantastic action-adventure stories with awesome fight scenes, epic story lines in fabulous worlds, and a spirit of teamwork. Shonen literally means “boy,” but this type of manga has appeal across gender and age groups. While there are many manga types, you will often hear about the two most popular categories: shonen and shojo. Lovelorn vampires, wild pirate adventurers, creepy ghouls, or samurai warriors? They’re all here! We even have manga about cooking! Hundred unique series, including award winners by some of the best creators in the field. Manga is a wonderfully diverse art form that’s globally appealing across age and gender. Mainly, though, manga is known for great characters, rich stories, excellent artwork, and exciting, imaginative worlds.įor over thirty years, VIZ Media has brought the best in manga to the English-speaking world. Page as it was originally intended by the artist, or mangaka, as manga artists are called. Reading right to left is important to maintain the flow of action from panel to panel and page to Reading from the “back,” which is actually the manga’s front-it feels a little strange at first, but you’ll get Stylistic aspects that distinguish them, such as bigger eyes on characters and more speed lines in action scenes,Īnd they are typically done in black-and-white, with lots of cool visual sound effects.Īnother important difference from Western comics is that Japanese comics read from right to left, so always start While manga has similarities to American comics, there are some

Put simply, manga is a Japanese form of comics.

Which is pretty close to the original Japanese pronunciation. Including English, there is no one “right” answer, but here at VIZ Media we pronounce it “mahn-gah,” First off, how do you say manga?! Since this is a Japanese word that has been adopted by many languages,

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