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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Zappa says there’s been a notable increase in borrows across its catalog of more than 35,000 comic, manga and graphic novel titles.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Netflix's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is an adaptation of the popular manga series of the same name.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The manga concluded its run in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2024.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Several of her books have been made into high-profile Japanese-language films and/or manga.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Netflix's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is an adaptation of the popular manga series of the same name.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The manga concluded its run in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2024.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Several of her books have been made into high-profile Japanese-language films and/or manga.
—Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Manga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manga. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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manga
noun
man·ga
ˈmäŋ-gə 
: a Japanese comic book or graphic novel
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