- Whats the difference between manga, manhwa, and manhua?
The difference between manga, manhwa and manhua would be like the difference between amour, amor and amore French, Spanish and Italian are all romance languages, so since love would be amor in Latin, you can see how the word stayed relatively the same in all three languages, but evolved to something that would fit more natural in the respective language The same goes for comics in the south
- Why are there different words for manga and manhwa?
Briefly: manhwa is the Korean reading of the word 漫画, while manga is the Japanese reading 1 In their respective languages, both words basically mean the same thing - "comics" In English, we use the Korean reading manhwa to refer to Korean comics, and the Japanese reading manga to refer to Japanese comics Why do we have different words for these things? Because manhwa and manga are not
- What is the significance of the name Debuhi in The Water Magician?
A significant nation in quot;The Water Magician quot; is the Debuhi Empire, a name which the isekaied MC Ryo finds odd or funny I'm thinking this is something native Japanese speakers would unde
- tropes - Can anyone explain the distinction between sects cults In . . .
A common trope seen in many Korean martial arts stories is the existence of Orthodox Unorthodox sects; or Righteous Justice, Demonic and Evil Sects One thing that tripped me is how 'demonic' sects
- manga production - What does the word cultivation seen in many . . .
What does the word cultivation mean in Chinese media? There seems to be legion of titles out there with some variation of this phrase, e g urban cultivator, immortal cultivator, cultivator chat gr
- What is the difference between Shonenai, JUNE, Yaoi and Boys love?
The difference between Shonen'ai and Yaoi as already been asked However, I encountered a few more terminologies concerning anime and mangas referring to masculine homosexuality : Shōnen'ai JUNE
- What is the equivalent of seme and uke in yuri culture?
Here is a basic (and oversimplified) sketch of how homosexuality is conceptualized: in a relationship between two men, one of them needs to "be the woman" Hence, we have this deep dichotomy between "uke" ("the woman") and "seme" ("the man") On the other hand, in a relationship between two women, there is no need for one of them to "be the man" - and so the uke seme distinction does not arise
- japanese language - Anime Manga Stack Exchange
In a world of self-published manga anime other related stuff, there are doujin, doujinshi, doujinshika and doujinka What's the difference between those four? Also, are these term used exclusively
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