Manga: five things you'll love

 

1. It is in book form.

If you're like me and you prefer comics to real reading, then Manga is your thing. I often have strange looks when I say I don't like reading, I mean I'm relatively smart, but when you say you don't like reading, you are automatically an idiot. So I have to force myself to do something that I think is overwhelmingly boring, and that's where Manga comes in. Hahaha! Now I can read comics in book form! Now I can read comics and people will assume I'm reading a book! Take those books!

2. Two versions.

Normally, Manga is the first format in which a story enters. What I mean is that if a Manga is popular enough, it will become an anime. Now this is normally done halfway through the Manga, so we often have similar or even identical stories at first, and then sometimes they branch out and become completely different. So which is มังงะ or anime? Many people say that Manga is always better, but there are times when anime is better or Manga is. For example, I always thought that the Manga for Fullmetal Alchemist was depressing and then I saw the first anime adaptation, and it was fun, moving, still depressing, but much better in my opinion. They then made another anime adaptation closer to the manga. And let me tell you AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH I will never be the same again! It was very depressing. But then you get Sleeves that are better, like Shugo Chara. The ending for Shugo Chara in the anime was terrible, after reading the ending of the Manga, I was much happier and accepted it as the true ending. What I'm saying is that it's good to have two different story bridges, then you can decide which one to go with if you don't like the other.

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3. The length.

Western comics are quite short, maybe forty pages long, graphic novels are a bit longer, but Manga is a book extension! I think. Let me go check. It's 160, usually, which may seem like a lot, but when you think about the fact that there are only 20 words per page, it gets a little less scary. The manga keeps me entertained for half an hour to about an hour due to how long it is. Not to mention that it costs less than an ordinary book, that depends on which Manga you buy. But I always thought the price was worth it, and don't be afraid to buy something you've never heard of, unless your father pays for it. Thanks Dad!

4. Interesting protagonists

Normally in Western comics you get brave middle-aged men. Some of us do not want our protagonists to be like this, it is nice to have a character to relate to from time to time. (Well, actually, if you're like me, you don't find such a character very often, maybe Haruhi from the Ouran High School Host Club, except I'm more fun than her and a little more cynical.) Or, it's just nice to have a protagonist that is your age, yay Manga!

5. The artistic style

There are many different styles of art in this world, you could go to the Disney or Mexican route, yes, they have their own strange way of drawing, their characters look like bratz. Or, you can opt for the manga, as long as you don't have carp lips or spiral glasses that automatically see you, hooray for the manga! (Manga where everyone is wonderfully biologically incorrect). Actually, if you want to read something with super feminine looking guys and then read Manwha, I really can't take Manwha seriously because it is very difficult to know if a character is girl or boy ... or is she really a girl? ... I don't think any man in the world has eyelashes as long as that is the case, no, I have decided that she is definitely a girl without confusing it ... Wait. Is he a guy?