manga
n. C / Un. a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels. They are usually printed in black and white and are read from right to left.
n. a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically characterized by black-and-white artwork and a right-to-left reading format. Often used as a collective noun for the medium as a whole.
I enjoy reading manga on the train.
The local library expanded its collection to include several popular manga series translated into English.
While often associated with youth culture, manga encompasses a vast range of genres including historical drama, political satire, and complex psychological thrillers aimed at adult audiences.
Borrowed from Japanese 漫画(まんが) (manga), from Middle Chinese 漫 (MC manH, “free, unrestrained”) + 畫 (MC hweaH|hweak, “drawing”). Compare Mandarin 漫畫／漫画 (mànhuà), Korean 만화 (漫畵／漫畫, manhwa). After an 1814 book by Katsushika Hokusai. Doublet of manhua and manhwa.
From Spanish manga (“sleeve”). Doublet of manche.
Short for mangalitsa.
Can be used as a countable noun for individual books or an uncountable noun for the medium. The plural form is usually 'manga', though 'mangas' is occasionally seen in non-native contexts.