Forum - View topicQuestion: Manga / Anime, how are they different?
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MajorJaden
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what makjes MAnga and Anime different? like y are they different?
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Jaymie
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You need some help if you aren't able to point out the most obvious difference.
spoiler[Anime is animated. Who would've thought?] |
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One Vorlon
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In the U.S., the term "Manga" generally refers to Japanese comic books and graphic novels, while "Anime" refers to Japanese animated shows/movies (which are often based on manga). However, the terms mean slightly different things in Japan (and to some really anal/hardcore American fans). In Japan, the term "Manga" originally referred to the entire art form, both comics and animation. And "anime" is technically a French loan word for animation in general. But, for the most part, assume people in the U.S. are using the American interpretation: anime=animated shows/movies, manga=comics |
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abunai
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Gotta love it when somebody gets up to lecture on the "straight dope" -- and gets it completely wrong. Manga is and always has been a term used for illustration-intense print media. The term predates modern comics, but rapidly came to specifically mean comics, when they appeared. It has never, to my knowledge, been connected with animation -- except in the West, were there was early confusion over the difference between "manga" and "anime". And no, anime is not now nor has it ever been a French loan word. It's a Japanese abbreviation of アニメーション (animēshon, "animation"), a word directly borrowed from English. The "anime is a French word" misconception is a common one, stemming, no doubt, from the similarity with the French adjective for "animated", animé, as in dessins animés (comics). It is, however, a case of faux amis. Rule of thumb: when you see someone spell "anime" with an accent over the E (thus: animé), you'll know that they don't know much about it. - abunai |
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