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*[http://www.mangaka.sg MANGAka] is the name of a digital art competition in Singapore. The name is usually followed by the year in which the contest is held, |
*[http://www.mangaka.sg MANGAka] is the name of a digital art competition in Singapore. The name is usually followed by the last two digits of the year in which the contest is held, e.g. MANGAka07 for 2007. |
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Revision as of 02:20, 3 April 2007
Mangaka (漫画家) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese.
Meaning
The word can be broken down into two parts: Manga and ka
The Manga corresponds to the medium of art the artist uses: comics, or Japanese comics, depending on if you use the term inside or outside of Japan.
The -ka (家) suffix implies some degree of expertise and a traditional kind of authorship. For example, this term would not apply to a writer creating a story which is then handed over to a manga artist for drawing. The Japanese term for such a writer of comics is gensaku-sha.
Examples of mangaka are Wataru Yoshizumi and Masashi Kishimoto.
Other Uses
- MANGAka is the name of a digital art competition in Singapore. The name is usually followed by the last two digits of the year in which the contest is held, e.g. MANGAka07 for 2007.
See also
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