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Old November 14, 2007, 5:53 PM   #1
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Do You Call It Manga Or Graphic Novel?
Lol, sorry for the cap title! But yeah, so what do you call them? Manga or graphic novels? I myself have always called them manga novels or just plain manga!

But Ive heard the term graphic novel used for manga books alot now.

So what do you call them and which do you prefer?

Manga IMO will aways be the true title to them.
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Old November 14, 2007, 5:58 PM   #2
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Manga thats what ive called it
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Old November 14, 2007, 5:59 PM   #3
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I call Mangas....Mangas. Well, when I think of graphic novels I think of comic books such as DC and Marvel comics.

Manga just seems to be more appropriate to use since that's the term for comic in Japanese. Well....and Mangas are Japanese comics.
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Old November 14, 2007, 6:01 PM   #4
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I agree, graphic novel seems more like a comic book then something western. Its silly cause the term manga has always been used, so why go and change it??
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Old November 14, 2007, 6:41 PM   #5
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Manga, I've never heard it called graphics novel or something similar.

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so why go and change it??
Well I guess one person said it, then another one repeated it and so on ...

And I agree GN sounds western, if someone said GN I'd immediately think of DC comics or marvel.
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Old November 14, 2007, 7:23 PM   #6
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Manga, it seems easier to say to be honest and sounds a little less pretentious XD

I don't think it really matters in the end though what people choose to call it.
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Old November 14, 2007, 7:31 PM   #7
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I'm not interested in them, but I use the word, "manga." I hear that more often.
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Old November 14, 2007, 8:17 PM   #8
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I say Manga when it's a series or if they have made an Anime out of it. But if it's actually a graphic novel like just a Japanese book, then I call it a Graphic Novel.
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Manga- Japanese Comic
Comic Books- Super Hero Comics
Graphic Novels- Stuff like Sin City
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Manga- Japanese Comic
Comic Books- Super Hero Comics
Graphic Novels- Stuff like Sin City
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