The Main Differences Between American Manga and Japanese Manga

Most people may think that when they hear the word comics then it is all the same no matter where its origin is all comics are the same. This is NOT the case as although both American Manga and Japanese Manga are the same in the sense that they are both telling a story on paperback form, the actual designs are completely different. One of the key differences in both of these manga is how everything is over exaggerated in the Japanese version for example in some manga the eyes are drawn very big and exhibit an almost gem stone effect to them whereas in American manga everything is more realistic.

Another key difference is that most Japanese manga is printed in black and white form and have several hundred pages per book whereas the American manga is in colour and has about 32 pages per book. There is also the size of the books that present the two types of manga that differ in size. A manga from Japan will be a lot smaller than the American manga book. For these reason Japan's manga are also cheaper than American manga as they use black and white inking and smaller pages meaning that they can sell for a lower cost and still make a profit. The American manga also has unique selling points against the Japanese manga as well such as being in colour and being in a bigger book. The main benefit of this is that the American version does not have dozens of pages so therefore it is detailed and does not dwell too much on one scene whereas the Japanese manga has hundreds of pages and so it has a lot of scenes very similar which results in the Japanese manga being reading fast and there is not much to take in on some pages whereas the American goes at a much slower pace with a lot of detail on each page requiring the reader to take their time whilst reading through.

In my opinion the main key difference in the two manga is not so much what they include but in fact it is how they are viewed and stereotyped by society. The American manga has for a long time been stereotyped as a childish thing for children and teens to dwell upon and use up their time with, whereas for Japanese manga there is a genre and type for everyone and so it is seen as Japanese manga is for everyone and not just for a specific age group.