How to Use manga in a Sentence

manga

noun
  • One of the most popular manga of the late 80s was that of Spriggan.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 4 July 2022
  • The film is based on the best-selling manga, which has sold 60 million copies in Japan.
    Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The manga won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award and is a best-seller with over 2.7 million copies sold.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Naruto, one of the most popular mangas of all time, is headed to the big-screen.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Death Note was one of the most popular and highest-rated manga of the 2000s.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 July 2022
  • This anime is one of the best on Hulu, and it is based on the manga by Tatsuya Endo.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The girl sat on a mattress in the corner of the basement, drawing manga cartoons.
    Loveday Morris, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2022
  • All the denizens of the manga, anime and Japanese film worlds are here as figurines, posters and T-shirts.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • This series, which is based on a manga, is about an elite ad man who gets pregnant.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The math started mathing for Hunter x Hunter fans, who are hoping there will be new installments of the manga on the way.
    Vulture, 24 May 2022
  • The hitman series The Fable, based on the best-selling manga of the same name, will launch worldwide on the streaming service on April 7.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Ashihara Hinako, a 50-year-old Japanese manga artist, has been found dead near Tokyo.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Kodansha says that its manga sales in the U.S. tripled in 2022, to an all-time company record level.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The sneak peek makes clear that Netflix's One Piece is going to follow the broad strokes of Oda's story (which is the bestselling manga series of all time).
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 June 2023
  • What his work reminds me of the most, weirdly enough, is certain examples of post-punk manga.
    Gyasi Hall, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The manga takes place in a fantastical world where pirates and marines battle for control over the Blue Sea.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Set to be released August 31, the show is an adaptation of the beloved manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • The projects span best-selling manga and YA novels, as well as successful TV and film projects for remake.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022
  • The title says it all in this new anime series based on a Japanese manga.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 June 2022
  • The Japanese film is based on a best-selling manga and available to watch dubbed or with subtitles.
    Lindsey Bahr, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Users will have access to K Manga’s library and will be able to read limited chapters of some manga free of charge.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The last entry of the Berserk manga written by Miura will be released this November.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • The adaptation is based on the popular manga of the same name, which was first born as a viral web comic by Japanese artist ONE in 2009.
    Vulture, 14 June 2022
  • And what about Japanese manga, which dates back centuries?
    New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The soaring popularity of manga in the United States and around the world is a testament to its unique appeal.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The idea came from a young female producer here, based on a manga, with themes of Kyoto and Japanese cuisine.
    Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The series is adapted from a popular manga by Yoichi Takahashi and is licensed by Shueisha Inc.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Among physical copies, Japanese manga series were the most read books for adults and young adults, with a dozen titles being checked out over 7,200 times in the year.
    Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The most important thing is whether the actors can reproduce the characters in a way that will satisfy the people who read the manga.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Marvel Mangaverse was one of their first attempts to appeal to the huge audience of manga readers.
    Dan Gvozden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 June 2023

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