How Do You Get Into Manga?
Manga (pronounced mahn – Ga), or comics in Japanese, cover a wide variety of subject areas targeting both children and adults. Translated comics are fun to read and is also an easy way to learn about popular Japanese culture. • Decide what type of manga you are interested in. There are several different kinds to choose from, usually grouped by the gender and age of the target audience, including: • Fan drawing of Tohru from Fruits Basket Shoujo: Manga designed to target 12-18 year-old females through character-driven stories. Popular shoujo themes include: magical girl (see below), school romance, historical romance, modern romance, science fiction, sports, gothic horror/vampires, and boys love (yaoi) manga. Fruits Basket, Hot Gimmick, Fushigi Yugi, Peach Girl, Vampire Knight, Nothing But Loving You, Emma, Godchild, Ouran HighSchool Host Club and Kare Kano are examples of shoujo manga. • Sailor Moon trading cards. Magical girl (mahou shoujo) is a popular subgenre of shoujo featuring yo