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Manga is a term associated with Japan. If you are familiar with the world of anime, you probably know what manga means. Manga, produced by many successful artists, is a comic book that has managed to become world popular today and has a huge fan base. We have listed all the information about manga, which is a part of Japanese art history, and the manga you need to read to take a new step into the world of manga.

What is Japanese Manga Art?

The word manga literally means Japanese comics. When it comes to the root of the word, it is formed by the combination of the words "man", which comes to mind randomly, consisting of Chinese characters, and "ga", which means picture. The name given to the people who draw manga, namely the comic book artists, is "Mangaka". Although the first use of the word manga is unknown, it is claimed that it dates back to more than 800 years and is in the 1770s. It is seen that the drawings of animals called “Choju giga” by a Buddhist priest named Toba had a great influence on the origin of this art. Known as the first manga books in the world, Toba-e and Kibyoshi form are divided into two separate classes. Manga in Toba-e format are picture books without dialogue, while Kibyoshi format are adult manga with pictures and text. II. With the World War II, the manga started to deal with war issues and due to the economic difficulties, they went down in size and published the manga in the form of "little red books". In this period, Osamu Tezuka, who was nicknamed the "God of Manga", achieved an extraordinary success and managed to attract attention.