Mahatma Gandhi once said, “A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” This could not be more accurate because the people of a nation make up their own culture. Every nation in this world has a unique culture onto its self. Not one nations’ culture is totally and completely the same as another. There is only one reason for that, it is the people who live there. The people who live in these different nations have numerous things that make them special. The history, ethic, beliefs, and etc. of the people in these nations are what makes the culture so rich and thriving. The world is full of these places that are overflowing with culture. One place that is a perfect example of this is Japan. One aspect of the
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graphic novel. Also manga is Japanese for amusing drawings (40). Manga is a collection of drawings and words that tells a single story. The story can be told in about a few pages to multiple volumes. Each volume can extend over a hundred pages. However, manga is very different from comics here in America so do not try to connect the two together. First off, manga is translated from Japanese to the language of the country it is produced in. Also manga is made to read right to left. This is very different from how people in the Western Civilization read, which is left to right. The panels, in which the story is told, are various shapes and sizes thus giving more room for the authors to enhance specific moments in the storyline (Poitras 49). Similar to most novels and book series, manga has many different themes and genres. One source shows how there are four main genres of manga each more focused on different groups of people. The groups are as follows: Shonen (boys’) manga, Shojo (girls’) manga, Seinen (adult) manga, and Rediiu Komikku (ladies’ comics) (Schwartz and Rubinstein-Avila 44). Each genre has different stories and different variety of …show more content…
In the article “History of Japanese Manga Comics”, there are many arguments about the origins of manga. One is that manga came from the human desire of wanting to express and record. Therefore meaning manga original came from scribbles and doodles. Thus the oldest form of manga dates back to 607 in the ancient structure known as the Horyuii Temple. One of the drawings that was discovered was that of a human face (“History”). Another article shares that the Horyuii Temple was burned in 607. Over time it was gradually rebuilt at the start of the 8th century. Consequently making the Temple one of the oldest in the world. When the temple was being repaired much later in 1935, the drawings were discovered on the back of the ceiling planks (Ito
graphic novel. Also manga is Japanese for amusing drawings (40). Manga is a collection of drawings and words that tells a single story. The story can be told in about a few pages to multiple volumes. Each volume can extend over a hundred pages. However, manga is very different from comics here in America so do not try to connect the two together. First off, manga is translated from Japanese to the language of the country it is produced in. Also manga is made to read right to left. This is very different from how people in the Western Civilization read, which is left to right. The panels, in which the story is told, are various shapes and sizes thus giving more room for the authors to enhance specific moments in the storyline (Poitras 49). Similar to most novels and book series, manga has many different themes and genres. One source shows how there are four main genres of manga each more focused on different groups of people. The groups are as follows: Shonen (boys’) manga, Shojo (girls’) manga, Seinen (adult) manga, and Rediiu Komikku (ladies’ comics) (Schwartz and Rubinstein-Avila 44). Each genre has different stories and different variety of …show more content…
In the article “History of Japanese Manga Comics”, there are many arguments about the origins of manga. One is that manga came from the human desire of wanting to express and record. Therefore meaning manga original came from scribbles and doodles. Thus the oldest form of manga dates back to 607 in the ancient structure known as the Horyuii Temple. One of the drawings that was discovered was that of a human face (“History”). Another article shares that the Horyuii Temple was burned in 607. Over time it was gradually rebuilt at the start of the 8th century. Consequently making the Temple one of the oldest in the world. When the temple was being repaired much later in 1935, the drawings were discovered on the back of the ceiling planks (Ito