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Amerimanga
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English
Etymology
en American manga.
Noun
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Comics created in the United States, or by extension North America, in the style of Japanese comics (manga).
en 1995 Sharpwit What makes a manga manga? rec.arts.manga Personally, I believe that an American comic is not manga, but I prefer to call things like NHS either Foreign-manga, Amerimanga, or (the catch-all) "Manga-inspired." That's what I would call an American comic drawn in the manga style.
en 1998 Gwydion What is the "Manga Style"? rec.arts.comics.misc Every time the subject's come up, I've seen the complaint that "S/he's just copying the manga look, not the layout/storytelling/themes" bandied about over just about any Amerimanga artist you'd care to name. However, I'e never really seen anyone describe exactly what they *meant* by that. Obviously, they mean more than (as Warren says) "huge eyes and speed-lines". So what else then?
en 2006 Ellen Datlow; Kelly Link; Gavin Grant The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection ...and Devil's Due just keeps putting out more terrific, in-color Amerimanga (its new Udon line focuses on video game-related stories)...
en 2007 Robin E Brenner Understanding manga and anime These titles, dubbed Amerimanga or original English language manga, draw their inspirations from Japanese and other Asian comics.
Coordinate terms
Euromanga
See also
la nouvelle manga
Americanime
en Comics