Manga - 漫画

Manga (kanji: 漫画; hiragana: まんが; katakana: マンガ;  listen (help·info); English /ˈmɑːŋɡə/ or /ˈmæŋɡə/) is the Japanese word for "comics/cartoons" and consists of comics and print cartoons (sometimes also called komikku コミック). In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II,^{[citation needed]} but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.