Manga have also gained a significant worldwide readership. In 2022 Japan's manga market hit yet another record value of ¥675.9 billion. In 2020 Japan's manga market value hit a new record of ¥612.6 billion due to the fast growth of digital manga sales as well as increase of print sales. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at ¥586.4 billion ( $6–7 billion), with annual sales of 1.9 billion manga books and manga magazines (also known as manga anthologies) in Japan (equivalent to 15 issues per person). Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry.
Many manga are translated into other languages. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ( hentai and ecchi), sports and games, and suspense, among others. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga.
Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country.
The term manga is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. Manga ( 漫画, IPA: ⓘ ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.
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