manga
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
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Additionally, Evangelion’s backstory has been added to in other forms of media, including a commercially successful manga series, video games and a series of award-winning musical scores.
What to Know About the New 'Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Film, According to Series Creator Hideaki Anno | Patrick Lucas Austin | August 20, 2021 | TimeTheir manga series, integrating that part of gamer culture and kind of seamlessly putting in all the different BMW teams in there, was a good approach to the target audience that they’re trying to reach.
The country names of each contingent, meanwhile, appeared in the form of speech bubbles from manga comics held aloft on placards.
Friday will mark the start of the Olympics in Japan, where anime and manga are created.
Anime and manga will take center stage at the Olympics. It could fuel a boom in interest. | Kyle Melnick | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostThe mangaka, or manga creator, has not publicly revealed their identity, and instead uses the pen name Gotouge and appears as an avatar of an alligator in glasses when making announcements about the series.
Everything to Know About Demon Slayer: The Manga, TV Series and Record-Breaking Film | Kat Moon | February 24, 2021 | Time
I would say more of my inspiration stems from ‘manga’ or anime.
Limited camping and sleeping spots in a manga-cat-themed ‘resort’ are sporadically available for the truly cat-crazed.
The Cat's Meow: Top 10 Destinations for Feline Fanatics | Lonely Planet | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe original film is a cartoon (Oldboy was first a Japanese manga), and should have stayed that way.
In April, Murakami released his film Jellyfish Eyes, inspired by “a manga called GeGeGe no Kitaro” from the 1960s.
Harper's Bazaar Stars Takashi Murakami's Monsters | Lori-Lee Emshey | November 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe respect the genius and ingenuity, not only the Korean film but the Japanese manga, the original source.
Spike Lee on Blackface, ‘Oldboy,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ and The Brooklyn Nets | Jimmy So | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWould manga Colorada fulfil his contract and cast a shadow of peril over the Bernalillo route?
Overland | John William De Forestmanga Colorada, bereaved and with blackened face, lay in wait for the first step of the emigrants outside of their city of refuge.
Overland | John William De ForestBesides, he wanted them to warn the Apaches out of the neighborhood and thus avert from his head the vengeance of manga Colorada.
Overland | John William De Forestmanga Colorada spurred to the front of his people, shaking his lance and yelling for a charge.
Overland | John William De ForestHe wore neither beard nor moustache; but his hair, black and snaky, hung down trailing over the velvet embroidery of his manga.
The Rifle Rangers | Captain Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for manga
/ (ˈmæŋɡə) /
a type of Japanese comic book with an adult theme
(as modifier): manga videos
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