Anime and manga: Difference between revisions

|[[wikipedia:Anime|Anime]] refers to the [[wikipedia:animation|animation]] style originated in [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]]. It is characterized by distinctive characters and backgrounds (hand-drawn or [[wikipedia:computer-generated|computer-generated]]) that visually set it apart from other forms of animation. Storylines may include a variety of fictional or historical characters, events, and settings. Anime is aimed at a broad range of audiences and consequently, a given series may have aspects of a range of [[wikipedia:genre|genres]]. Anime is most frequently broadcast on [[wikipedia:television|television]] or sold on [[wikipedia:DVD|DVDs]] either after their broadcast run or directly as [[wikipedia:Original Video Animation|original video animation]]. [[wikipedia:Video game console|Console]] and [[wikipedia:Personal computer game|computer games]] sometimes also feature segments or scenes that can be considered anime.

[[wikipedia:Manga|Manga]] is [[wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]]  for "''Comics''" or "''Whimsical images''". Manga developed from a mixture of [[wikipedia:ukiyo-e|ukiyo-e]] and Western styles of [[wikipedia:drawing|drawing]], and took its current form shortly after [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]. Manga, apart from covers, is usually published in black and white (but it is common to find introductions to chapters to be in color) and is read from right to left. Financially, manga represented in [[wikipedia:2005|2005]] a market of ¥24 billion in Japan and one of $180 million in the United States. Manga was the fastest growing segment of books in the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]] in 2005.

Anime and manga share many characteristics, including: "exaggerated physical features such as large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs... and dramatically shaped speech bubbles, speed lines and onomatopoeic, exclamatory typography." (typography, however, is much less present in anime) Some manga, a small amount of the total output, is adapted into [[wikipedia:anime|anime]], often with the collaboration of the [[wikipedia:mangaka|original author]]. Computer games can also give rise to anime. In such cases, the stories are often compressed and modified to fit the format and appeal to a wider market. Popular anime franchises sometimes include full-length [[wikipedia:feature film|feature films]], and some have been adapted into [[wikipedia:live action|live action]] films and television programs.