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Manga Art is the Japanese word
for comics and print cartoons. Outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically
to comics originally published in Japan. As of 2007, manga represents a multi-billion
dollar global market.[1] Manga developed from a mixture of ukiyo-e and foreign
styles of drawing, and took its current form shortly after World War II. It
comes mainly in black and white, except for the covers and sometimes the first
few pages; in some Animanga (Anime printed in Manga style) all the pages are
colored.
Manga, literally translated, means "random (or whimsical) pictures".
The word first came into common usage in the late 18th century with the publication
of such works as Suzuki Kankei's "Mankaku zuihitsu" (1771) and Santo
Kyoden's picturebook "Shiji no yukikai" (1798), and in the early 19th
century with such works as Aikawa Minwa's "Manga hyakujo" (1814) and
the celebrated Hokusai manga containing assorted drawings from the sketchbook
of the famous ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.[2] However, giga (literally "funny
pictures"), especially choju jinbutsu giga (??????,, choju jinbutsu giga?
literally "funny pictures of animals and humans"), drawn in the 12th
century by various artists, contain many manga-like qualities such as emphasis
on story and simple, artistic lines.
Drawing manga is not too difficult either. No matter whether you are an expert
artist or a rank beginner you can pick up manga drawing skills with some honest
effort.
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