Manga doesn’t just stop with fiction though, there are also non-fiction publications that they create to provide accessibility and entertainment while learning about science or history. Japan has a high literacy rate and manga makes up about a third of their publications, according to the Japan External Trade Organization. In Japan, it is usually published as a weekly, biweekly, or monthly periodical before being published into novels. Manga has been around in Japan since the 12th century but its current format has been around since the 1950s (Mori, 2014). Our library system has an amazing collection of manga and graphic novels, I am sure we can find one that would appeal to any reader. This blog will help to alleviate some of these misconceptions and hopefully encourage more people to look into checking out a manga or graphic novel to see how they are rich in art and story. Even with their rise in popularity, there are still those who do not see manga or graphic novels as true literature and that only children or teens read them. The increase of readership surrounding these materials has been growing in popularity once more, thanks to how mainstream they have become in pop culture. As an avid reader of manga and graphic novels it always gives me great pleasure when people stop by the library to check out these books or to request them.
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