plural manga also mangas
: Japanese comic books and graphic novels considered collectively as a genre
The characters' faces beam the big-eyed, manically jolly winsomeness that in anime and manga signals contentment.—
Peter Schjeldahl
Peter Schjeldahl
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: an individual comic book or graphic novel of the manga genre
This black-and-white manga is based on the Japanese animated TV series of the same name … —Library Journal
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Amid regular weekly releases of the final arc of Eiichiro Oda’s original hit manga, there’s also been updates on WIT Studio’s anime remake The One Piece, alongside the release of the second season of Netflix’s live adaptation, and an announcement of a LEGO One Piece special.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The show is built around Horikoshi’s manga, in which a Quirkless boy named Izuku Midoriya defies the odds to pursue his dream of becoming a hero after the most powerful hero of his era passes his ability on to him.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
That capability opens doors for use cases like manga creation, storyboarding, and multi-scene design.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga, One Piece made its TV debut in Japan in 1999 and more recently was adapted into a live-action Netflix series, which premiered in 2023.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The show is built around Horikoshi’s manga, in which a Quirkless boy named Izuku Midoriya defies the odds to pursue his dream of becoming a hero after the most powerful hero of his era passes his ability on to him.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
That capability opens doors for use cases like manga creation, storyboarding, and multi-scene design.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
Based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga, One Piece made its TV debut in Japan in 1999 and more recently was adapted into a live-action Netflix series, which premiered in 2023.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Manga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manga. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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manga
noun
man·ga
ˈmäŋ-gə 
: a Japanese comic book or graphic novel
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