I'm doing a manga adaption of a game I like and it's only one or may'be two volumes but it's just one story not a series and it's too long to be considered a one-shot. probably around 250 pages What would a books length story as a manga be called? I know japanese do them all the time but I can't remember the name. :sweat:

It's still a one-shot.

american guides: 14-50p
japanese guides: 120-800p (1 Tankoubon to Anthology)

Don't confuse Tankoubon, Aizouban, Kanzenban, Soushuuhen, Bunkoban, Wide-ban, and Shinsouban for indicators of volume groups (they all pretty much mean "stand alone").




Given the above question: I'd label it as a graphic novel and not manga, as manga is a graphic novel made in japan, whereas a long-run comic in the US is simply called Graphic Novel.

I'd have to disagree, a comic being made in japan does not make it a manga. A manga means it's styled like a manga which is hard to describe it's just you can look at something and know it's manga or not without being told. Graphic novel is a generic term while manga is a bit more specific in my opinion. So I'll call it a Tankoubon.

There's actually a middle ground between M and kentaku_sama's statements. In western term, Manga is used to describe comics that specifically came from Japan. Comics that are that are drawn in the manga style elsewhere in the world by different names, example being in America they are sometimes refered to as Amerimanga or OEL Manga (Original English-language Manga).

If I'm wrong, you can edit the Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga) and see how long the change stays up. :lol:

I'd have to disagree, a comic being made in japan does not make it a manga. A manga means it's styled like a manga which is hard to describe it's just you can look at something and know it's manga or not without being told. Graphic novel is a generic term while manga is a bit more specific in my opinion. So I'll call it a Tankoubon.

Ah, so you're one of the kind that would call Avatar: the Last Airbender an anime.

Ah, so you're one of the kind that would call Avatar: the Last Airbender an anime.

Well, it definately blurred the line between normal cartoons and anime. But I still am not convinced that a comic being made in Japan makes it a manga. It's all about style; anyone can make a manga anywhere in the world. If you saw a manga drawn like deathnote or something and got hooked on it then found out it came from the netherlands or germany or america, would you say it wasn't a manga just because it doesn't come from japan yet looks dead like japanese style?

If you saw a manga drawn like deathnote or something and got hooked on it then found out it came from the netherlands or germany or america, would you say it wasn't a manga just because it doesn't come from japan yet looks dead like japanese style?

Yes, I wouldn't call it a manga unless two things; the book is written in Japanese, or the book came from Japan and was translated into another language. Take Malaysia for example. Malaysia has some books drawn in manga style but the books have Malay titles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempak#List_of_Gempak_comics), malay text and were clearly done by Malaysians. It would be a fallacy for the Malays to call this book a manga. Instead, we would just call these books Graphic Novels/Comics, drawn in manga styles. Simple. :)

Well for general purpose, I would call it a manga but if you want to be technical I'm doing an OEL Tankoubon based of Blinx the Time sweeper. To me, a graphic novel and manga is not any different. I consider Bleach, Deathnote, Naruto graphic novels but their also manga. So I call it a manga unless I'm being really technical.

Well for general purpose, I would call it a manga but if you want to be technical I'm doing an OEL Tankoubon based of Blinx the Time sweeper. To me, a graphic novel and manga is not any different. I consider Bleach, Deathnote, Naruto graphic novels but their also manga. So I call it a manga unless I'm being really technical.

Why not just call it a manga instead of trying to figure out what a one volume manga is called. It just doesn't seem like you really care if you just want to refer to everything as a manga anyway. This entire thread feels like you're just trying to argue rather than use the information given to you by your fellow members.

Anime = cartoon
Manga = comic

It doesn't have to be hard. This is how it is. Is Avatar an anime? Yes, because it's a cartoon. Is it an anime as defined by Western people who watch Japanese cartoons? No, probably not.

Well, it definately blurred the line between normal cartoons and anime. But I still am not convinced that a comic being made in Japan makes it a manga. It's all about style; anyone can make a manga anywhere in the world. If you saw a manga drawn like deathnote or something and got hooked on it then found out it came from the netherlands or germany or america, would you say it wasn't a manga just because it doesn't come from japan yet looks dead like japanese style?

What's a normal cartoon? Does that mean there are non-normal cartoons?

Japanophiles thing Japanese animation is special. Bunch of elitists -_-