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At least from my perspective, manga and anime are mediums. They can be used to tell any story, and they are used like that. You can find manga and anime for any age group and in any genre. The medium is used for all kinds of stuff.

The problem with western comics and cartoons is that (at least from what I know), the medium is mostly only targetting kid’s or it’s superhero comics. It’s just so very limited.

For example, I’m currently watching Ancient Magus Bride. It’s a very non-traditional romance story in a fantasy setting with interesting characters and emotional dynamics. So far I’m really enjoying it. I simply can’t imagine a western cartoon/comic even attempting to produce a similar thing. Or well, perhaps I can imagine it but it just doesn’t happen for some reason.

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DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Go to a comic store and ask for some recommendations that prove this take wildly wrong.

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- vonbaronhans@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I dunno “comics” in the US are still mostly superhero stuff. Once you get into the non-superhero stuff it generally gets referred to as “graphic novels”. Maybe that term is used only to separate it from the superhero image, or it may have to do with syndication and release schedules? I’m not entirely sure.
  
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  - Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    A graphic novel is a comic in longer form. Something like Persepolis that was released in one volume vs something like Watchmen that was released as normal comic books.
    
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- SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  Go to a comic store and ask for some recommendations that prove this take wildly wrong.
  
  Right, I don’t doubt that some might exist. But it’s a minority of what’s available.
  
  Also I doubt any of it is serialized as a TV cartoon show in the same sense that animes are made from mangas. But I’d love to be proven wrong :)
  
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  - DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    There’s actually quite a lot. Forgive the listacle, but, for example: collider.com/iconic-films-based-off-of-comics/
    
    And that’s part of the image problem. Hollywood decided that “based on a comic” wasn’t a selling point if it’s not about superheroes, where it doesn’t need to be state, so they frequently don’t mention it.
    
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    SorteKanin@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That’s interesting, thanks!
    
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