Manga (漫画 Manga) are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. They have a long and complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.
The term manga (kanji: 漫画; hiragana: まんが; katakana: マンガ; About this sound listen (help·info); English: /ˈmæŋɡə/ or /ˈmɑːŋɡə/) in Japan is a word used to refer to both comics and cartooning. "Manga" as a term used outside Japan refers to comics originally published in Japan.
The first modern manga emerged during the occupation of Japan (1945-1952) and the post-war era, when Japanese art regained its validity during that period. Many of the leading manga artists appeared, such as Tizuka Osamu (Astro Boy) and Machiko Hasse-Gawa (Sazai-san).
