MANGA:
Manga was originated in Japan. Manga books are generally printed in black and white and cover a wide variety of genres and subject matter aimed at both sexes and all ages, not just for young boys - to whom comics are generally marketed in the West. Manga is read from right to left, while other forms of manga can be read from left to right which is called Manhwa from Korea. Manga has spread all over the world from Western culture to Eastern culture.
There are many different types of manga:
1) action - means there is fighting or matches if it's a sports manga
2) adventure - the characters go to search for something or they have a mission of some kind
3) comedy - makes you go laugh
4) drama - something dramatically happens
5) ecchi - you can see more of the body for fan-service
6) fantasy - involves a fantasy land or creatures
7) gender bender - characters pretend to be of the opposite sex
8) harem - a guy character and a bunch of girl characters around him
9) reverse harem - a girl character and a bunch of guys (example Ouran)
10) doujinshi - fan art manga, commonly done by the same mangaka as the original
11) historical - the plot is set in the past
12) horror - horror inflicted plot, scary creatures, murder
13) josei - aimed for young women
14) martial arts - usually there's a doujo or something similar
15) mecha - giant robots
16) mystery - a type of fiction in which a detective (or other professional) solves a crime or series of crimes
17) one shot - only 1 chapter of the book
18) psychological - involves traumas and psychological scars
19) romance - lovey dovey
20) school life - main characters go to school, and the plot is set there
21) sci-fi - science fiction manga
22) seinen - aimed for young man
23) shoujo - aimed for girls
24) shoujo ai - homosexual relationship between 2 girls
25) yuri - same as shoujo ai, only more hard core
26) shounen ai - homosexual relationship between 2 guys
27) yaoi - same as shounen ai, only more hard core
28) shounen - aimed for boys
29) slice of life - involves something that can happen in real life and/or is someones real life experience
30) sports - deals with a sport
31) supernatural - characters have magical powers
32) tragedy - someone usually dies
33) smut - there's sexual intercourse
34) mature - there's a lot of sexual intercourse
35) adult - there can be rape, killing, torture
ANIME:
Anime originated from Japan also. The obvious differences from manga such as colour, movement and sound bring anime to life, but there is one additional element which is extremely important: the theme song. Artists from the J-pop and J-rock world are all falling over themselves to write the theme songs for the next big anime series as it is almost a guaranteed hit and provides great exposure. The anticipation of which artist it will be can often overshadow the anime itself, being the topic of hot discussion in school playgrounds and internet forums. One of Japan's most famous, successful and critically acclaimed animators is Hayao Miyazaki, co-director of Studio Ghibli, which was founded in 1985. His long career has seen him create numerous original feature films in the animated form which have touched the heats of the Japanese people as well as the world.
By Genre:
1) Action/adventure: martial arts, weapons, battles,etc.
2) Drama: character developments, emotional, relationships
3) Game Based: based on game, card game, or board game such as yu gi oh
4) Horror:darker or supernatural themes
5) Sci Fi: futuristic, science, technology
6) Progressive:extremely stylized art films
Or by their Demographic, Who they are towards:
1) Shojo- young girls
2) Shonen-- young boys
3) Seinen--teenage boys or young male
4) Josei-- young women
5) Kodomo-- children, little kids (hello kitty)
Or by the themes in the story:
1) Bishojo--beautiful girls
2) Bishonen--pretty guys with girlish beauty.
3) Sentai-- fighting teams
4) Robot/Mecha-- robots machines (gundam)
5) Post-Apocalyptic-- post apocalyptic world
6) Maho Shojo-- magical girl stories
7) Maho Shonen--magical boy stories
8) Moe--perky, cute, weak, or naive characters
9) Expertise-- sports, arts, cooking, etc.
10) Lolicon-- sexualization of underaged female
11) Shotacon- sexualization of underaged male
12) Harem--- men with lots of women romance
13) Reverse Harem -- female character with lots of men
14) Magical Girlfriend--- one man and a inhuman GF. alien or supernatural
15) Ecchi-- indecent sexuality
16) Hentai--- sexually explicit
17) Yuri or shojo ai---- bisexual or lesbian girls
18) Shonen ai----- gay without sex scenes
19) Yaoi --- Gay with sex scenes
Manga was originated in Japan. Manga books are generally printed in black and white and cover a wide variety of genres and subject matter aimed at both sexes and all ages, not just for young boys - to whom comics are generally marketed in the West. Manga is read from right to left, while other forms of manga can be read from left to right which is called Manhwa from Korea. Manga has spread all over the world from Western culture to Eastern culture.
There are many different types of manga:
1) action - means there is fighting or matches if it's a sports manga
2) adventure - the characters go to search for something or they have a mission of some kind
3) comedy - makes you go laugh
4) drama - something dramatically happens
5) ecchi - you can see more of the body for fan-service
6) fantasy - involves a fantasy land or creatures
7) gender bender - characters pretend to be of the opposite sex
8) harem - a guy character and a bunch of girl characters around him
9) reverse harem - a girl character and a bunch of guys (example Ouran)
10) doujinshi - fan art manga, commonly done by the same mangaka as the original
11) historical - the plot is set in the past
12) horror - horror inflicted plot, scary creatures, murder
13) josei - aimed for young women
14) martial arts - usually there's a doujo or something similar
15) mecha - giant robots
16) mystery - a type of fiction in which a detective (or other professional) solves a crime or series of crimes
17) one shot - only 1 chapter of the book
18) psychological - involves traumas and psychological scars
19) romance - lovey dovey
20) school life - main characters go to school, and the plot is set there
21) sci-fi - science fiction manga
22) seinen - aimed for young man
23) shoujo - aimed for girls
24) shoujo ai - homosexual relationship between 2 girls
25) yuri - same as shoujo ai, only more hard core
26) shounen ai - homosexual relationship between 2 guys
27) yaoi - same as shounen ai, only more hard core
28) shounen - aimed for boys
29) slice of life - involves something that can happen in real life and/or is someones real life experience
30) sports - deals with a sport
31) supernatural - characters have magical powers
32) tragedy - someone usually dies
33) smut - there's sexual intercourse
34) mature - there's a lot of sexual intercourse
35) adult - there can be rape, killing, torture
ANIME:
Anime originated from Japan also. The obvious differences from manga such as colour, movement and sound bring anime to life, but there is one additional element which is extremely important: the theme song. Artists from the J-pop and J-rock world are all falling over themselves to write the theme songs for the next big anime series as it is almost a guaranteed hit and provides great exposure. The anticipation of which artist it will be can often overshadow the anime itself, being the topic of hot discussion in school playgrounds and internet forums. One of Japan's most famous, successful and critically acclaimed animators is Hayao Miyazaki, co-director of Studio Ghibli, which was founded in 1985. His long career has seen him create numerous original feature films in the animated form which have touched the heats of the Japanese people as well as the world.
By Genre:
1) Action/adventure: martial arts, weapons, battles,etc.
2) Drama: character developments, emotional, relationships
3) Game Based: based on game, card game, or board game such as yu gi oh
4) Horror:darker or supernatural themes
5) Sci Fi: futuristic, science, technology
6) Progressive:extremely stylized art films
Or by their Demographic, Who they are towards:
1) Shojo- young girls
2) Shonen-- young boys
3) Seinen--teenage boys or young male
4) Josei-- young women
5) Kodomo-- children, little kids (hello kitty)
Or by the themes in the story:
1) Bishojo--beautiful girls
2) Bishonen--pretty guys with girlish beauty.
3) Sentai-- fighting teams
4) Robot/Mecha-- robots machines (gundam)
5) Post-Apocalyptic-- post apocalyptic world
6) Maho Shojo-- magical girl stories
7) Maho Shonen--magical boy stories
8) Moe--perky, cute, weak, or naive characters
9) Expertise-- sports, arts, cooking, etc.
10) Lolicon-- sexualization of underaged female
11) Shotacon- sexualization of underaged male
12) Harem--- men with lots of women romance
13) Reverse Harem -- female character with lots of men
14) Magical Girlfriend--- one man and a inhuman GF. alien or supernatural
15) Ecchi-- indecent sexuality
16) Hentai--- sexually explicit
17) Yuri or shojo ai---- bisexual or lesbian girls
18) Shonen ai----- gay without sex scenes
19) Yaoi --- Gay with sex scenes