Comment on How is anime and manga more popular than comics and western cartoons?
De_Narm@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Continuity. Nothing ever matters with comics. Superman was a communist, a nazi, a zombie, a literal god and everything inbetween. But most commonly, he is about the same he was 50 years ago. Meanwhile I’ve been growing up alongside famous manga characters. I could be following Naruto to this day and he’d be roughly my age at most points.
Variety. I’m not into comics, I admit, but almost every popular comic I’ve seen is about some kind of superhero. Manga on the other hand have a wide range of topics and target audiences.
Accessibility. I can read a lot of manga right now. Offical, free and online (at least the most recent chapters). There’s no such thing for comics. And while we’re at it: Manga release at smaller chunks in shorter time intervals, which keeps more attention. Being black and white does help, I’d assume.
Anime. They are mass produced and serve to promote manga. There is no equivalent with comics and extended media like cartoons or movies and such often follow their own storyline. Assuming I’d be into the MCU, there is no single comic I could read to see exactly what’s next. If I watch a season of Jujutsu Kaisen, I can look up the correct chapter and continue the story seamlessly.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
Pls to explain how manga is not comics
ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Comics = American Manga = Japanese
Generally that’s the accepted connotations, even though the words are technically the same.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Those were the terms OP used lol. But yeah, generally people view comics as western rather than a catch all term.