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Manga has been translated into many different languages in different countries including Brazil , Korea , Mainland China , Taiwan , France , Germany , Mexico , Italy , and many more. In the United States , Manga is a small but growing industry, especially when compared to the inroads that Japanese Animation has made in the USA. An example of a manga publisher in the United States is VIZ Media , the American affiliate of publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha . They have many popular titles such as '' Dragon Ball '', '' One Piece '', '' Neon Genesis Evangelion '', '' Rurouni Kenshin '', '' Naruto '', '' Yu-Gi-Oh! '', '' Fullmetal Alchemist '','' Bleach '' and the various works of Rumiko Takahashi . The UK has fewer manga publishers than the U.S. FLIPPING Since Japanese is usually written from right to left in works of fiction, manga is drawn and published this way in Japan. When various titles were first translated to other languages, the artwork and layouts were flipped and reversed in a process known as "flopping", so that the book could be read from left-to-right. However, various creators (such as Akira Toriyama ) did not approve of their work being modified this way, and requested that foreign versions retain the right-to-left format of the originals. Soon, due to both fan demand and the requests of creators, more publishers began offering the option of right-to-left formatting, which has now become commonplace in North America. Left-to-right formatting has gone from the rule to the exception. Translated manga often includes cultural notes for details of Japanese Culture that may not be familiar to foreign audiences. Another company, TOKYOPOP , is producing manga widely in the United States, with the right-to-left format as a highly publicized point. They are widely credited with starting the current boom in manga sales, particularly amongst teenage girls. Some critics have complained that their aggressive publishing schedule emphasizes quantity over quality, and might be responsible for translations which many feel to be of sub-optimal quality. Many also frown upon the company for their frequent localization changes, including additions such as American slang, excessive swearing that is not to be found in the Japanese originals of the same titles, and joke rewrites, among others. The critics tend to admit that their contributions to the success of manga in America have been considerable. FRANCE "French exception" France is noted for having a particularly strong and diverse manga market. In the 1990s, France became the second country, after Japan, reading manga worldwide. Many works that are published in France fall into genres that aren't well represented outside of Japan, such as adult oriented drama, or experimental and ''avant-garde'' works. Early editors like Tonkam have published Hong-Kong authors ( Andy Seto , Yu & Lau) or Korean authors ( Kim Jae Hwan , Soo & Il, Wan & Weol and Hyun Se Lee ) in their ''manga'' collection during 1995/1996 which is quite uncommon. Also, some Japanese authors, such as Jiro Taniguchi , are relatively unknown in other western countries but received much acclaim in France. A cultural reason for the sheer popularity and diversity of manga in this country is due to it having a well established and respected comics market of its own. Other reasons are socio-historical, an exceptionnal reduced number of TV channels in the 1970s and 1980s explains the powerful impact the Japanese animation had on the audience, since there was not much choice Japanese animation quickly became mainstream. Since its introduction in the 1990s, ''manga'' publishing and ''Anime'' broadcasting are intertwined in France, where the most popular and exploited '' Shōnen '', '' Shōjo '' and '' Seinen '' TV series were imported in their paper version. Therefore Japanese comics were naturally and early accepted by a large juvenile public who was already familiar with the series and received the ''manga'' as part of their own culture. A strong parallel backup was the emergence of Japanese video games, Nintendo / Sega , which were mostly based on ''manga'' and ''anime'' series. Nippon Animation era (1978~1986) '' in 1978. An introduction to the ''manga'' culture. The opening theme, by Saban , became an instant hit.]] One of the major reason for the ''manga'' success in France is its corollary, the , South Korea , China or North Korea ]. Toei era (1987~1996) '' was probably the first ''anime'' feature film released in France. "OST CD and manga now on sale".]] Between 1986 and 1987, three new channels were created, both were private. An aggressive struggle for audience, especially on children TV shows, started between the two public and the two private channels. Later the losing market private channels counter attack with a non-Japanese lineup, mostly American productions such as Hanna-Barbera . This tentative failed, and TF1 kept leader of the children TV shows with its Japanese licenses. In 1991, the first ''anime'' feature film was released in French theaters, Katsuhiro Otomo 's '' Akira '', a teen rated, SF movie supported by ''manga'' publisher Glénat but poorly distributed and a limited success. Not surprisingly, the video ( VHS ) version was edited in the French market by TF1 Video, then quickly ''Akira'' became an ''anime'' reference. However, Japanese animation genre became massively exploited by TV shows since the late '80s, most notably the, cult, Club Dorothée show mostly dedicated to Toei '' Anime '' and '' Sentai '' series. In fact, the commercial relationship between the Japanese studio and the French show producers were so good, that the French presenter was even featured in a '' Metal Heroes '' trilogy episode as guest star. Just like in a Japanese ''manga'' series magazine, the Club Dorothée spectators voted by phone or Minitel to select and rank their favourite series. Top rank series were continued the following week, others stopped, then a hundred of series aired the show. The importation of this Japanese exploitation method was never seen in France, and never had since. The most popular series were '' Dragon Ball '' and later its sequel, '' Dragon Ball Z '', who became number one, and was nicknamed "''le chouchou''" (the pet") by the show presenter, Dorothée. As the series kept number one for several months, Dorothée invited Akira Toriyama ( Toei Animation ), creator of the series, on the TV show studio to introduce him to the French audience and award him a prize in the name of the TV show. The second popular ''anime'' series was probably Saint Seiya , both of them were ''Seinen'', ''i.e.'' more violent and destined to an older audience than the '70/80s Nippon Animation studio ''Shonen''/''Shojo'' series. Notable Toei and non-Toei ''anime'' series broadcasted by that time on French TV were '' Captain Tsubasa '', '' Robotech '', '' High School! Kimengumi '' and '' Kinnikuman ''. This 1987-1997 running cult TV show had unpredicted effects and a deep influence in the French culture. Not only it created a generation of Japanophile , but it did set a strong base for a durable and massive exploitation of ''manga'' publishing and ''anime'' video (DVD) in the following decade. The reason is most of broadcasted ''anime'' series were adaptations of existing ''manga'', and that the grown up children would be later able to buy ''manga'' and DVD boxsets (TF1 Video and others) of their favourite childhood series. Generation conflict around manga (1990~1995) The first manga issue in France is Akira , published in 1990 by Glénat and supported by respected newspaper '' Libération '' and national radio Antenne 2 . Followers are '' Dragon Ball '' (1993), '' Appleseed '' (1994), '' Ranma 1/2 '' (1994) and five others. In the mid-1990s, both ''anime'' and ''manga'' became a social phenomenon in France, with different series magazine in B5 size like ''Kameha'' (Glénat) and later ''Manga Player'' (MSE). However, in the same time a controversy raised among some parents, particularly the conservative association Familles de France started a mediatized polemical about unadequate contents -such as violence- portrayed in the Club Dorothée, a kids TV show. By this time, a generation conflict opposed the young "''Japanimation''" contraction of "Japanese" & "animation", in use until ''anime'' became mainstream) fans versus the older ''Japoniaiseries'' (a pejorative pun for "''Japonaiseries''", lit. "Japanese stuff" and "''niaiseries''", "simpleton stuff") opponents. Segolene Royal even published a book "le Ras le bol des bébés zappeurs" in which Manga are described as decadent dangerous and violent. She hasn't changed her position on that topic yet. The same adult content controversy was applied to '' Hentai '' manga, including the notorious, "forbidden", '' Shin Angel '' by U-Jin , published by pioneers such as Samourai Editions or Katsumi Editions and later to magazines. The first ''hentai'' series magazine, "Yoko", featured softcore series like Yuuki 's '' Tropical Eyes ''. It was first issued in late 1995. The same year, the noir and ultra-violent series, '' Gunnm '' (aka ''Battle Angel Alita''), was serialized in a slim, monthly, edition. Around the same period a hardcore version of Yoko magazine was issued ''Okaz''. Anime clearance & manga emergence (1996~1998) Actually the controversed TV series, ''e.g.'', '' Hokuto No Ken '', '' Saint Seiya '' or '' City Hunter '' were broadcasted in Japan, later at night, for a teen to adult audience. These edited series were finally discontinued in France, and the Club Dorothée, broadcasted on private channel TF1 , started to replace Japanese contents with European or American animation series, getting closer to public channel rival TV shows, and with French sitcoms. Even though, the French-Begian animation studios got rid of a serious concurrence, the show lost its phenomenal audience and stopped in 1997. The mistake done by the Club Dorothée producers had to do with a cultural view, in France, animation was seen as a genre in its own, a product dedicated to children not adult. An animation feature was not considered the same as a live-action film, which is totally different in Japan. Series were massively licensed to Toei without consideration of age ratings. In 1996, a cable/satellite channel dedicated to ''manga'' and ''anime'' was created by the production group of Club Dorothée. The new channel was renamed Mangas in 1998, as ''anime'' and ''manga'' are intertwined in the country, and ''manga'' actually became the mainstream generic term to designate the two things. The channel broadcasts former discontinued series from the Club Dorothée, to both nostalgic adults and new kid generations Cultural integration & revival (1999~2005) In the '00s, ''anime'' feature films, and by extension ''manga'', are regarded with more respect than before, in late 1999, '' became the first animation to get finalist in the prestigious International Film Festival Of Cannes , which demonstrates a radical perspective change and a social acceptance of the Japanese ''anime''/''manga''. Since 2005, recent Japanese series such as '' Naruto '', '' Initial D '', '' Great Teacher Onizuka '', '' Blue Gender '' or '' Gunslinger Girl '' were introduced on new, analog/digital terrestrial, public and, satellite/broadband, private channels. As the highly aggressive competition who raged once between, the sole two or three available channels no more exists in the new, vast, and segmented French TV offer, the ''anime'' is doing a revival in France. Manga made in France A significant fact is the manga publishing exploitation's explosion, circa 1996, coincided with the lost of audience of the ''Club Dorothée'' show eventually leading to its discontinuation. Some early publishers like Glénat , adapted manga using the Western reading direction and its induced work of mirroring each panel and graphical signs, and also using a quality paper standard to the Franco-Belgian comics , while others, like J'ai Lu , were faithful to the original manga culture and not only kept the original, inverted, Japanese direction reading but also used a newspaper standard, cheap quality, paper just like in Japan. The Japanese manga was such an important cultural phenomenon that it quickly influenced French comics authors. A new "French manga" genre emerged, known as "La nouvelle manga" ("lit. the new manga") in reference to the French Nouvelle Vague . GERMANY Although the German comic market is rather small and usually reacts slowly in comparison to other European countries, manga created a new boom. After an unimpressive start in the early 1990s, the "manga movement" picked up speed with the publication of '' Dragon Ball '' in 1997. The first ''manga'' series magazine was launched in 1996, ''Manga Power'', published by Feest Comics. The first issue featured ''Ranma 1/2'', '' Hellhounds Panzer Cops '', based on the American edition of '' Kerberos Panzer Cops '', and '' AD Police ''. Today, manga account for approximately 75-80% of all comics published in Germany, with female readers outnumbering male manga fans. BRAZIL The Brazilian comic market started in the mid-90s, with Ranma 1/2 being published in comic format. The publication wasn't succeful. This followed with the Pokémon manga being released in the same formate in late-90s, during the Pokémon boom, by Conrad. Finally, in 2002, Conrad decided to enter on the manga marketing, publishing Saint Seiya and Dragon Ball Z (both titles which were very well-known, since the anime were highly-succesful during the 90s). The titles were succeful enough and Conrad started publishing manga. Conrad release trendy manga, like One Piece , Vagabond , Neon Genesis Evangelion and Slam Dunk ; classic manga, like Osamu Tezuka titles (incluiding Adolf and Buddha ), Nausicaä and also less-know titles like ''Bambi'' and ''Sade''. In 2003, with the release of Rurouni Kenshin , Rayearth and Sakura Card Captors , the nippo-Brazilian company JBC started publishing manga. JBC publish Clamp titles and popular titles like Negima! , Fruits Basket , Death Note , Fullmetal Alchemist , Yu-Gi-Oh , Love Hina and Video Girl Ai . In 2004, Panini started publishing manga, with the release of . The editorial was highly-critized because of bad translation and for releasing titles from left-to-right but since then started publishing in the original way. Panini currently publish the most popular manga in Brazil, Naruto . Originally, manga were released with about 100 pages (two volumes = 1 Tankōbon ), but most manga nowadays are released in the original format. , Kare Kano , Gravitation , Bijinzaka and Zettai Karashi are currently being published with titles like Vampire Knight , Paradise Kiss , Nana , Princess Princess , among others already licensed. SINGAPORE The company Chuang Yi publishes manga in English and Chinese in Singapore ; some of Chuang Yi's English-language titles are also imported to Australia and New Zealand . OCEANIA In Australia and New Zealand, many popular Japanese and Chinese language manga and Anime are distributed by Madman Entertainment . INDONESIA Manga has become one of fastest growing consumer industries, and Indonesia is now one of the biggest manga markets outside of Japan. Manga in Indonesia is published by Elex Media Komputindo , Acolyte , Level Comic , M&C and Gramedia , and has greatly influenced Indonesia's original comic industry. The wide distribution of Scanlations actually contributes the rising of publication of bootleg manga, which is printed in lower quality. One of the most notable publisher is Seventh Heaven which publishes bootleg version of One Piece . Many popular titles such as Bleach , Loki, Magister Nagi, Rose Hip Zero, Kingdom Hearts have been pirated, which draws controversy toward manga readers in Indonesia. Some support the piracy because the local publishers do not publish the demanded popular titles, but legal manga supporters argue that the bootleg releases risk the local publisher to publish the manga because the original Japanese licensor will see this as negative stance of manga market in Indonesia. Most of the bootlegs are also sold with same price, even higher than the legal version. SOUTH KOREA In Korea, manga or Manwha (만화) can be found in most bookstores. However it is also common to read manga online for a much cheaper price than a concrete copy of the comic. Publishers such as Daiwon and Seoul Munhwasa give out most of the popular manga in Korea. THAILAND In Thailand , before 1992, almost all available manga were fast, unlicensed, poor quality bootlegs. However, due to copyright laws, this has changed and nearly all published manga are copyright-protected. Thailand's prominent manga publishers include Nation Edutainment, Siam Inter Comics, Vibulkij, and Bongkoch. Many parents in Thai society are not supportive of manga. In October 2005, there was a television programme broadcasted about the dark side of manga with exaggerated details, resulted in many manga being banned. The programme received many complaints and issued an apology to the audience. UNITED STATES
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