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Popular Article: Manga

The kanji for "manga"

Manga is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II but have a long, complex background in earlier Japanese art. In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, and include a broad range of subjects including action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce. When used outside Japan, the term “manga” refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan. Japanese manga has had an increasing influence on both the styles and aesthetics of comics and on the marketing of comics internationally.

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-title=Great Flood|
+title=Manga|
-image_name=Gustave Doré - Déluge.jpg|
+image_name=Manga in Jp.svg|
-image_desc=''The Deluge'' by [[Gustave Doré]]|
+image_desc=The [[kanji]] for "manga" |
-text=The story of a '''Great Flood''' sent by [[God]] or the gods to destroy [[civilization]] as an act of [[divine retribution]] is a widespread theme among many cultural [[mythology|myth]]s. It is best known from the biblical story of [[Noah]], but there are several other famous versions, such as stories of [[Matsya]] in the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Puranas]], [[Deucalion]] in [[Greek mythology]], and [[Utnapishtim]] in the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]].
+text='''Manga''' is the Japanese word for [[comics]] and print [[cartoon]]s. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after [[World War II]] but have a long, complex background in earlier [[Japanese art]]. In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, and include a broad range of subjects including action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce. When used outside Japan, the term “manga” refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan. Japanese manga has had an increasing influence on both the styles and aesthetics of comics and on the marketing of comics internationally.
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-Many of the world's cultures past and present have stories of a Great Flood that devastated earlier civilizations. A good deal of similarity exists between several of the flood myths, leading scholars to believe that these have evolved from or influenced each other. Others of these stories seem to be of a more local nature, although nearly all of them involve the survival of only a small number of humans who repopulate humankind. }}