manga

noun

man·​ga ˈmäŋ-gə 

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

also : 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

Examples of manga in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those include overcrowding and some disruptive behavior at sites made famous in movies, anime and manga, and the government seems to have cooled on its film-tourism push – something Boden believes is a mistake. — Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

The medieval city located in Italy’s Tuscany region hosted creative leaders, artists and players of games, authors of comic books, manga, showrunners and animators of TV series and anime, actors and directors of films. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

The Colorsoft is generally very responsive, with text and manga pages turning nearly instantly. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Chiba debuted as a manga artist in 1956, initially drawing comic books for girls and later moving on to works for boys in the early 1960s. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Japanese, comic, cartoon, from man- involuntary, aimless + -ga picture

First Known Use

circa 1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manga

• ganga
• pampanga

Kids Definition

manga

noun

man·​ga ˈmäŋ-gə 

: a Japanese comic book or graphic novel