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In English the word "manga" is used to refer to Japanese comics. I would like
to know if this word is similar to "anime", where westerns use it only for
"Japanese" animation (in a broad sense since several "Japanese" animations are
produced in Japan but animated on Korea or other country) or does it mean
comics in general? Is a fanfic japanese comic a "manga" or does it have to be
paid and officially released to be "manga"?
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meaning words definitions
What does "manga" truly mean in Japanese?
漫画/マンガ in Japanese is close to _comic_ in English. It's a generic term that
safely includes, for example, _Peanuts_ and _Spider-Man_. It doesn't have to
be released commercially, and even a 10-year-old boy can draw 漫画. It usually
consists of many pages and frames (コマ), but when a picture has a balloon and a
"story", people sometimes call it a
[(1コマ)漫画](https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1018984/ja).

アニメ also is a word that includes foreign cartoons such as Disney's movies.
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Manga has a much broader meaning traditionally. For example, every year
Hokusai, the Japanese artist, would create a sketch book of drawings in
response to his students constant question of “what should we be drawing?”. I
have that multi-volume set at home. Hokusai drew every aspect of Japanese
culture and society of his day as well as imaginary creatures. Not a comic
book at all.
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