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MTE... where's one piece???

yeah. Why?

well it is an adaption of a series of fantasy novels written by an American writer that were already very popular over there, so I'm sure that alone generated alot of buzz around the manga version. If it were not adapted from some famous American novel, I doubt it would sell that much.

btw even though the artist is Korean, the adaption is actually a OEL manga (as in original english language manga)...not manhwa, and neither is it a original japanese language manga either.

You don't necessarily need to be Japanese in order to create mangas, and just because the artist is Korean does not automatically make it a manhwa.
Authentic japanese mangas are created in Japan, while authentic manhwas come from Korea. But this OEL manga adaption of 'Maximum Ride' came from neither countries.

Edited at 2013-01-01 05:10 pm (UTC)

you have your own opinion and preference of course, if mangas created elsewhere besides Japan is considered "tacky", then sure, your opinion.

But your opinion does not impact on the fact that nowadays, there seems to be different kinds of graphic novel styles that are considered "manga", but like I said, authentic Japanese mangas are still works produced in Japan. Another type that is considered as "mangas" nowadays are what I mentioned before as OEL mangas, which uses similar styles to the 'true' manga, but they are "mangas" created in America (or any other english speaking country) & originally published in english.

You are entitled to your own opinion of course, but the reality is, nowadays there's other kinds of graphic novels similar to 'true' japanese mangas that are also classified as 'manga'...these days, 'mangas' seems to have evolved into a slightly broader term & artwork, it's no longer reserved to just 'authentic' japanese mangas created in Japan.

your personal ignorant slander of me is not needed, thank you. I was merely stating the facts in a civil manner, and here you are suddenly making groundless and utterly nonsensical insults.

If what I said was such nonsense, then explain to me why there are such things called OEL mangas? I bet you haven't even heard of the 'International manga' genre either, right? Or "American mangas"? "Nouvelle mangas"? Perhaps you should do some research yourself, because it doesn't sound like you have...and seriously, fix up your attitude because your hypocrisy is not doing you any favors, it only makes you look worse and makes you sound like a ignorant arse who hasn't even done the proper research.

Although there are some disputes over the terms "OEL manga" and 'International manga' genre, since 'manga' is still foremost a term for 'japanese comics' specifically, but that does not change the fact that "OEL manga" and "International manga" etc are still widely used terms to refer to some non-Japanese graphic novels/comics which were inspired from the japanese manga style. Also, 'Nouvelle manga' was actually a term coined by a Japanese manga artist, and the term 'International manga' is used by Japan's ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is also used by some Americans.
But I don't suppose you know all these either, right? If you had done some research, then you would've known all these facts, without me having to explain them all to you. Who's really full of shit?

A bit of advice, the next time you want to insult someone, make sure you do the proper research first to make sure your argument is creditable otherwise it's just a load of bullsh*t and makes you look stupid.

Edited at 2013-01-05 01:47 am (UTC)