World Manga

World Manga – A term used to designate manga-style comics originating from countries other than Japan. “World Manga” is one of the currently preferred terms as it takes into account manga-style comics from countries other than the United States and “amerimanga” is now seen as derogatory. OEL Manga – Original English Language Manga – a term used to refer to manga-style comics originating from English speaking countries such as the United States. Amerimanga – a shortening of the words “American manga,” this was for several years the preferred way to refer to manga-style comics that originate in North America. The term came into popularity when IC Ent (Ironcat) put out a short lived anthology called “Amerimanga.” IC Ent may have coined the term. In addition to these, terms such as pseudo-manga, emulation manga, western manga and global manga are also sometimes used. Pseudo-manga and emulation manga are seen as derogatory as they can be seen to imply that the product is “not quite” manga. Global Manga is a term put forth by Tokyopop and is inherently identical to World Manga. See also: Manga, Man Hua, Manhwa. Japan termin.