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It is common for a work to be distributed overseas via fansubs and scanlations, or unauthorized fanmade translations of anime and manga, respectively, before official translations become available. Typically, overseas fans will first translate the work into English, French, and Chinese, and then into other languages using those as an ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. An overview of common terms used when describing manga/anime related medium. Part of a series on Anime and manga Anime History Voice acting Companies Studios Original video animation Original net animation Fansub Fandub Lists Longest series Longest franchises Manga History Publishers ...
The English word "animation" is written in Japanese katakana as アニメーション (animēshon) and as アニメ (anime, pronounced ⓘ) in its shortened form. [13] Some sources claim that the term is derived from the French term for animation dessin animé ("cartoon", literally 'animated drawing'), [ 14 ] but others believe this to be a ...
ACG ("Animation, Comics, and Games") is a term used in some subcultures of Greater China and East Asia.Because there is a strong economic and cultural interlinkage that exists between anime, manga, and games in Japanese and East Asian culture at large, the term ACG is used to describe this phenomenon in relative fields.
Chinese animation refers to animation made in China. In Chinese, donghua (simplified Chinese: 动画; traditional Chinese: 動畫; pinyin: dònghuà) describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. However, outside of China and in English, donghua is colloquial for Chinese animation and refers specifically to animation produced in ...
The word "manga" comes from the Japanese word 漫画 [38] (katakana: マンガ; hiragana: まんが), composed of the two kanji 漫 (man) meaning "whimsical or impromptu" and 画 (ga) meaning "pictures". [39] [40] The same term is the root of the Korean word for comics, manhwa, and the Chinese word manhua. [41]
Originally the term manhua in Chinese vocabulary was an 18th-century term used in Chinese literati painting. The term manga (漫画) was used in Japan to mean "comics" in the late 19th century, when it became popular. Since then, manhua (漫画) and manhwa (만화; 漫畫) have also come to mean 'comics' in Chinese and Korean respectively ...
The word entered English as a loanword from the Japanese language. It is typically used to refer to a fan of anime and manga, but can also refer to Japanese video games or even Japanese culture in general. Platforms like TrackOtaku [20] and the American magazine Otaku USA popularize and cover these aspects.