Anime, comics and manga translation and localization, Comics services, Manga coloring, verticalization and typesetting
Have you ever experienced reading a wonderful manga that you had to look for the manga to anime adaptation of it? Then you found out that the manga has no anime adaptation yet, and now youโre stuck imagining how the characters sound? Worry not, a wave of new anime series will grace us in 2022. When a manga becomes [...]
Franco-Belgian comics, commonly referred to as โBande Dessinรฉesโ or โBDs,โ are a colossal contribution of France to the comics industry. They prove how comics can become a significant storytelling medium for the world. Comics as a sequential art medium was declared โThe Ninth Artโ in the 1960s, making the industry a paragon. โBande Dessinรฉesโ is the French term for [...]
Traditionally, comic-reading in Germany has been less widespread. Unlike other European countries like France and England, Germany fell short in developing an indigenous comics industry in the 20th century. Though there were illustrated stories, such as Max and Moritz by Wilhelm Busch in 1865, none of them paralleled the success of the American Katzenjammer Kids. But decades later, manga [...]
When the film adaptation of Barbarella, the French comic book by Jean-Claude Forrest, was released in 1968, America started to recognize European comics. It was not rapid widespread, though, but it began the translation of many other titles for American readers. Eventually, more French comics entered the American market, including the Tintin and Asterix series. The biggest challenge in [...]
ICv2, which is a geek culture website, has published an article about the top-ranking manga and comics in the USA in 2021. For April, starting from April 4th through May 1st, manga was dominating those tables. There is no single US graphic novel or comic book inside, at least not within the top 20. In the following discussion, we [...]
As an avid manga reader, you must have visited legal sites such as Shonen Jump, ComicWalker, and BookWalker. It is impossible to miss the best manga with translations of all time, too. One Piece (ใฏใณใใผใน), Naruto (ใใซใ), and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (้ฌผๆป ใฎๅ)? You have heard of them all! These titles have even transcended into the anime world. [...]
A manga translation varies considerably from one translator to another. Aside from this, different approaches and preferences are used by publishers, adapters, and translation companies. If you are a new manga translator and want to learn more about how to do things correctly, a style guide is an excellent place to start. This is not a "prime guide" on [...]
Manga in Japan is what we call comics in America. It is a social phenomenon in Japan, where all sorts of subjects existโfrom social issues, romantic stories, to science fiction. Reading manga is one of the most successful comic book experiences globally, as weekly manga revenue in Japan is equivalent to the annual returns of the American comic industry. [...]
French, the language of the art and culture capital of the world In recent years, the demand for and popularity of the French language has increased. Experts predict that by 2060, there will be 767 million French speakers in the world. This article will zoom in on the importance of translating and localizing projects into the French language, [...]
There are many comics published across the globe every day, and you probably have come across several Japanese comics, also called manga. The term generally pertains to comic series produced and released in Japan. Other countries, especially Algeria, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, have released original comics which are heavily influenced by the manga style. Oldest semblances of manga date [...]
