What Is Manga (漫画)?

Manga (漫画) is the name of Japanese comics while Mangaka (漫画家) is a comic artist who made the comic. Manga magazines in Japan are usually composed of several comic titles, each about 30-40 pages filled magazine. Magazines are themselves usually have more or less thick by 200 to 850 pages.
Some successful manga titles from Japan that a successful magazine magazine is Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, Doraemon, Hai Miiko, Fairy Tail and many more. If the magazine is successful manga, manga will be gathered and recorded (otherwise known as tankōbon volume). Comics that have been recorded are usually printed on high quality paper and useful for people who are lazy or do not buy manga magazines are published every week and only gave the 1-2 voleme every week and mix with some other manga. Tankōbon is usually translated into other languages ​​in other countries and sold throughout the world.

There is also a manga adaptation of novel or Visual novels, manga example of a novel is Detective Kindaichi, dutulis novel by Yozaburo Kanari and Seimary Amagi while the manga created by Fumiya Sato, and examples of manga visual novel created by Sora No Otoshimono is made by Rin Kanzaki and Suu Minazuki while, then the manga created by Suu Minazuki and Kadokawa Shoten.

For some successful manga will be made into anime, there is even a will or have made the original version (Live Action, in Japan commonly abbreviated to LA), some titles that have been appointed to Live Action is Death Note, Detective Conan, Gantz, Kimi no todoke , Crows Zero and many others as well. And if the title is very popular title in Japan and outside Japan, the title will be remade by another country. Like the Dragon Ball that has been made LA her by America, China and Taiwan.

Manga is divided into several types, here are some types of manga:

• Kodomo manga is intended for readers who are still children, for example doraemon and haii miiko.
• Josei manga is indicated for women who are mature examples Here we are and the Working Man
• Seinen same as josei, manga difference is shown for an adult male readers, for example, water gear, gantz, crows zero and many others.
• Shōjo is a manga intended for girls, such as sailor moon, comet prince, Chobits and many others.
• Shōnen is a manga aimed at young men, for example naruto, one piece, fairy taill and others.
• Hentai manga is pornographic and is not recommended for men and women under the age of 18.
• Jidaigeki is a manga that has or tell about the history, such as Sengoku Basara.
• Mecha is a manga that tells the robot or human life with very sophisticated equipment, for example, is Gundam, guilty crown, gantz and many more.
• Ai Shoujo is manga that tells about the female characters who love each other the same sex or also called yuri, for example, is the Blue Drop.
• Shonen ai is not much different from the shoujo ai manga tells the story of the difference between the character of men who like the same kind, or commonly referred to as yaoi, for example, demon diary.