Comics (Manga)今日のレッスンはマンガです ^_^(Kyō no ressun wa manga desu ^_^)

DoujinshiThis type of manga translates as "fan-work" (literally "same-person-writing")

Doujinshi is unofficial manga that is made and produced by fans of an original series, or a self-published manga.

Types of Manga

Types of Manga

Gekiga

Gekiga means "dramatic pictures".

This type of manga is more experimental or literary.

Hentai

This manga is sexually hardcore manga. Hentai is Japanese for "perverted" or "perversion". (adult content)

Types of Manga

Josei

Josei is manga aimed at adult women. (adult content).

It is derived from the English "Lady Comic"

Types of Manga

Seinen

Seinen (literally "adult") is the exact same thing as Josei except for males. (adult content)

Shōujo （少女）

Shōujo (literally "young girl"), Not Shōjo(処女）, shojo means virgin、 is manga aimed at young females up to the age 18. These series tend to focus on romance and relationships from a young female's point of view.

Types of Manga

Shōnen

This is almost the same as shojo except it is mostly action, sports or romance for males up to age 18. It translates literally as "boy".

Types of Manga

Kodomo

This kind of manga is for little children that are just learning to read.

Kodomo translates literally as "child".

Types of Manga

Shōujo-ai / Yuri

This manga is based on female/female romantic relationships. Shōuo-ai translates literally as "Girl-love", though it should be noted that in Japan itself, this term has a different meaning, referring to pedophilia. Yuri translates literally as "Lily". In Japan, the term GL (Girl Love) is sometimes used.

Types of Manga

Shōnen-ai / Yaoi

This manga is the same as Shōjo-ai / Yuri except it's boy/boy relationships. Shōnen-ai translates as "Boy-love" (same disclaimer as for shōjo-ai). Yaoi is an acronym of yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi (no climax, no punch-line, no meaning). BL (Boy Love) is sometimes used in Japan for this type e.g Matt Friend and Dan Vought.

Types of Manga

- Akatsuka Award for humorous manga- Dengeki Comic Grand Prix for one-shot manga- Kodansha Manga Award (multiple genre awards)- Seiun Award for best science fiction comic of the year- Shogakukan Manga Award (multiple genres)- Tezuka Award for best new serial manga- Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (multiple genres)

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has awarded the International Manga Award annually since May 2007.

Manga Awards

1. One Piece - Eichiro Oda2. Kuroko's Basketball - Tadatoshi Fujimaki3. Naruto - Masashi Kishimoto4. Space Brothers - Chuya Koyama5. Fairy Tail - Hiro Mashima6. Kimi ni Todoke - Karuho Shiina7. Silver Spoon - Hiromu Arakawa8. Hunter X Hunter - Yoshihiro Togashi9. Magi - Shinobu Ohtaka10. Bakuman - Story: Tsugumi Ohba

Art: Takeshi Obata

Top 10 Mangas (as of 2012)

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