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My Research Project

My Research Project. Manga by: Brittany Dial 6 th period. Versions of drawing, writing, and reading. In Japan, everything is read, drawn, and written backwards In America, the drawings, the story, and how it is read is left to right OR right to left. It’s all about preference.

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My Research Project

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  1. My Research Project Manga by: Brittany Dial 6th period

  2. Versions of drawing, writing, and reading In Japan, everything is read, drawn, and written backwards In America, the drawings, the story, and how it is read is left to right OR right to left. It’s all about preference.

  3. Translation of Manga From Japanese kanji (old calligraphy) to English From English to other countries like Asia and Europe Caused by wide-spread popularity Love kanji To the English word ‘love’

  4. Styles of Manga Shoujo (girls’ manga) Shounen (action manga) Kodomo (children’s manga) Seijin (young adult male manga) Josei (young adult female manga) Seinen (adult male manga) Shoujo Cover

  5. Themes within Styles: Shoujo Aimed mainly at girls A ‘love’ style manga Dramatic or romantic Sports related, gothic horror, science fiction, historical romance Maho shoujo (magical girl) i.e.: Sailor Moon Maho Shoujo When an ordinary girl turns into an alter ego version of herself. From this: To this:

  6. Themes within Styles:Shounen Mainly for boys, but girls and young adults have gotten into shounen More themes than any other style of manga Sports, light humor, demons, ninja, robot/mecha fighting (only some of the many

  7. Age Groups of Manga Children- Kodomo manga Girls- Shoujo manga/Maho manga Boys/action- Shounen manga Young adult males- Seijin manga Young adult females- Josei manga Adult men- Seinen manga

  8. Drawing It Out • Was formed in Japan, as manga was • In America, the style became more loose and relaxed • Some Americans try to stick to the “traditional” way • Traditional form has changed over the years • Other style have been developed due to personal taste • Everyone draws the same pose differently • Human and animal styles have changed with taste

  9. Help With The Basics There are many books to help with certain things. Such as: -body basics -page set-up -animals -anthros (animal-humans) -characters for certain styles (shoujo characters, shounen characters, ect.)

  10. Taking It Farther • Some draw manga purely for fun • Others may try to make their own • There are various things you need to make your own -your own style or something you’ve learned -a story -characters -YEARS OF PRACTICE! Unless it’s just for fun. • Some draw their own characters and story • Others may get someone else to did either one for them

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