Manga

:This article is about the Japanese medium. For other uses see Manga (disambiguation)

Types of manga

Many of these genres apply equally well to anime (which very often includes adaptations of manga) and Japanese computer games (some of which are also adaptations of manga).

Related Topics:
Anime - Computer games

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By target audience

• Josei (or redikomi) women
• Kodomo children
• Seinen men
• Sh?jo young and teenage girls
• Sh?nen young and teenage boys

Genres

• Alternative (See also: Garo)
• Gekiga (dramatic pictures)
• La nouvelle manga (Franco-Belgian/Japanese artistic movement)
• Semi-alternative (popular publication individualistic style)
• Battling companion (not an official name)
• Magical girl (mah? sh?jo)
• Mecha (giant robots)
• Moé (also mah? kanojo or magical girlfriend)
• Sh?jo-ai (or Yuri, lesbian romance)
• Sh?nen-ai (or Yaoi, gay romance)

Popular sh?nen manga series

• Bleach (manga) (Spiritualism/Action/Adventure/Comedy)
• Dragon Ball (Fantasy/Action)
• Fullmetal Alchemist (Science-Fiction/Fantasy/Action)
• InuYasha (Action/Fantasy/Romance)
• Love Hina (Comedy/Romance)
• Naruto (Fantasy/Ninja)
• One Piece (Fantasy/Pirate)
• Ranma 1/2 (Action/Comedy)
• Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai Epic)
• Saint Seiya (Action/Mythology)

Popular sh?jo manga series

• Ceres, Celestial Legend (Ayashi no Ceres) (Paranormal/Romance)
• Boys Over Flowers (Hana Yori Dango) (Drama/Romance)
• Fruits Basket (Comedy/Romance/Paranormal)
• Hana-Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimi-tachi e) (Comedy/Romance/Drama)
• Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances a.k.a. Kareshi Kanojo no Jij?) (Comedy/Romance/Drama)
• Marmalade Boy (Comedy/Romance/Drama)
• Please Save My Earth (Sci-fi/Drama)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (Action/Drama)

Popular seinen manga series

• 3x3 Eyes (Mythology/Comedy/Horror)
• Akira (Sci-Fi)
• Angel Densetsu (Drama)
• Berserk (Medieval/Fantasy)
• Blade of the Immortal (Samurai Drama)
• Ghost in the Shell (Sci-Fi)
• Lone Wolf and Cub (Samurai Drama)
• MONSTER (Horror/Drama)