The term Manga refers to Japanese comics and print cartoons in different genres. They have been in the Japanese culture since World War II; however, historians assert that Manga dates from earlier centuries.
The production of Manga is one of the most profitable industries in Japan, as everybody of all ages reads the magazines. The genre varies from horror to sexuality and from business to action and adventure, which targets the entire population of Japan as far as interests go.
Manga is printed in black and white and they come in the form of small books, like notebooks, easy to read and store. Publishers issue a collection of one episode for each story in one edition and they continue publishing the chapters that follow in the same way. If the story is successfully enough, they print the Manga in a paperback edition.
Manga is known worldwide, with the difference that outside Japan Manga is identified simply as comics published in Japan. In the Unites States readers refer to Manga as “Amerimanga” while in France “la nouvelle manga”. Other countries such as Taiwan, China and South Korea are big fans of Manga as well.
The first publication of Manga was made by Kanagaki Robun and Kawanabe Kyosai in 1874 under the name of Eshinbun Nipponchi. This first edition wasn’t very successful, but years later, the famous Japanese writer Shonen Sekai wrote Manga based on the First Sino-Japanese war. It wasn’t until World War II that Manga became the number one favorite magazine in Japan, though.
The success of Manga is seen in the variety of genres that one can easily find. After World War II, young men and boys were the main readers as the Manga was focused on science fiction, sports and supernatural adventures. Women and girls also enjoy reading Manga, the romantic genre is their favorite and most popular among young ladies.
Modern Magna has changed and a new variety of magazines can be found. Sex as a genre has always been part of Magna; however, starting in the early 1990s, Japan decided to censor this and other genres with explicit content.
The contemporary drawing and the explicit sexual content found in Manga targets men and readers seeking specific niches with different fetishes. Readers can easily find soft and hardcore sex. Among some of the niches readers can find are extreme ones such as rape, sadomasochism, zoophile, incest and simple ones like full nudity.