Amerimanga

Amerimanga, (also "Ameri-manga" or "AmeriManga,") is a comic influenced by Japanese anime and manga, created by an American, Canadian, European or Asian comic artist outside of the CJK Triangle, particularly Japan. While "Amerimanga" is the oldest term for these works, other terms are now often used instead, due to the America-centric origin of the word and the increasing number of new series appearing that are influenced by Japanese manga, but are made for an English-speaking audience. The terms "Western Manga" or "World Manga," as well as "Pseudo-Manga" or "Emulation Manga" can occasionally be heard as substitute names, but the term "OEL Manga," or Original English Language Manga, is more commonly used instead.

Related Topics:
Japanese - Anime - Manga - CJK Triangle - America

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However, "OEL Manga" has also received criticism from some quarters. According to some Western anime and manga otaku, this word would be an oxymoron, since the word "manga," being a Japanese word, would inherently mean that the comic was published in Japan. Some of these people refer to "Amerimanga" instead as "Manga-Influenced Comics" (usually abbreviated to MIC) in an effort to disambiguate the use of the word "manga" to refer to works created outside of Japan.

Related Topics:
Otaku - Oxymoron

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Amerimanga, like its predecessor, often features an artistic style characterized by large eyes, exaggerated hairstyles, body types, and other features found in popular japanese manga. However, it is important to note that the term does not necessarily refer to one artistic style.

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