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 Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:26 pm
Do you know people that say they read books simply cause they read manga? There are people in my school who do that. Personally I like manga but I don't say I read books simply cause I read manga. I mean manga are comics so it's someone who only reads comics saying they read books. I think you shouldn't compare the two like that. What are your opinions?
[Edit by Fantasy Moon: I added on to the thread title to make this thread's topic more clear.]
Edit: Fine. Kinda thought it was another topic for a sec. lol
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:30 pm
They're more like picture books for older teens and adults, in my honest opinion. I don't think it should be something to brag about if manga is the only reading material that one indulges in. That merely proves that you have a small attention span.
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Romantic Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:01 am
Like Fantasy Moon, I don't think reading only manga is something to boast about. Exclusively reading any genre seems like a pretty narrow reading range to me.
As to traditional books and manga being comparable, I usually make the distinction, but I wouldn't correct someone if they said they were reading a graphic novel and called it a book.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:33 am
I spent several minutes in a heated debate with my guy friend about whether or not manga were really books, but this was several months ago. The ironic thing is that you'd imagine I would defend them as being true books considering that I own 122 manga volumes (I counted them last night in a ranting LiveJournal entry about cleaning and organizing my bookshelves).
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:15 pm
Nonetheless, You're only reading what characters and occasional narration have to say in Manga. The actions, characters, plot, and events are all depicted for you. How is it a book when it uses more pictures to depict the storyline than words?
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:33 pm
Paracket Nonetheless, You're only reading what characters and occasional narration have to say in Manga. The actions, characters, plot, and events are all depicted for you. How is it a book when it uses more pictures to depict the storyline than words? Exactly. You're watching it. Just reading the dialogue.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:19 pm
In the name of Ra! I got in the debate with my friend again! I need my girl friend who is even more of a Japanese expert than me to participate in these arguments. Although she might get the chance since said guy friend wishes to accompany us to a convention soon.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:23 am
Zehruk Paracket Nonetheless, You're only reading what characters and occasional narration have to say in Manga. The actions, characters, plot, and events are all depicted for you. How is it a book when it uses more pictures to depict the storyline than words? Exactly. You're watching it. Just reading the dialogue.
Before Rurouni Kenshin was translated into English, I used to go online and read fan translations. In my opinion, the words speak for themselves. The pictures just add to the entertainment.
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Romantic Conversationalist
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:26 am
Fairgrass Zehruk Paracket Nonetheless, You're only reading what characters and occasional narration have to say in Manga. The actions, characters, plot, and events are all depicted for you. How is it a book when it uses more pictures to depict the storyline than words? Exactly. You're watching it. Just reading the dialogue.
Before Rurouni Kenshin was translated into English, I used to go online and read fan translations. In my opinion, the words speak for themselves. The pictures just add to the entertainment.That's true though. The dialogue affects the storyline but, even though I really like manga as I've said before I wouldn't call graphic novels books.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 4:05 pm
Fantasy Moon That merely proves that you have a small attention span. I have a shortish attention span but I love reading books. Don't make up excuses for them. They're just strange people, those not-reading-books people. :p
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:39 pm
Still these not-reading-books people can provide the true bookworms with a small entertainment when our literary knowledge far surpasses their own! The only use for it outside of forums like these will be on game shows like Jeopardy... We just can't win, can we?
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:34 pm
I accidentally came across an article on Wikipedia one time that said that manga and comics are concidered psuedo- or para-literature.
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:57 pm
I count manga as books.
I mean, they are called graphic novels.
*shrugs*
Of course, I only take about an hour to read one,
but it gives me much entertainment.
surprised
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:51 pm
I would definitely consider graphic novels books, especially when you consider manga like Monster, Rurouni Kenshin, Deathnote, and the like.
While the physical description is usually fulfilled by the art inside, there is usually a considerable amount of plot, character development, themes, and metaphor. That to me constitutes literature.
As a side note, I once read a great comic version of The Hobbit
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:28 pm
Battousai-nii As a side note, I once read a great comic version of The Hobbit? Where? I'd like to read that.
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