01 Manga FAQ: Introduction
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This article is from the Manga Glossary, by Steve Pearl starbuck@cybercomm.net with numerous contributions by others.
01 Manga FAQ: Introduction
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This glossary lists important terms relating to manga and the manga industry.
It was compiled as a bare-minimum reference for Usenet, intended to resolve a
large number of questions and repetitive discussions. While it is not by any
means an exhaustive reference, those subjects most often discussed on the net
are dealt with in reasonable detail.
Entries are listed in alphabetical order, and JIS code is given for most
Sino-Japanese words. The glossary can be read sequentially, or browsed
randomly; if you can't find a specific term, try the index, listed at the end.
Many entries provide background information and pointers to other sources.
Some good general net references for those interested in manga terminology:
* Jim Breen's Japanese page lists many links to electronic Japanese-language
resources. Jim Breen is the compiler of the on-line Japanese-English
dictionary EDICT and the kanji dictionary KANJIDIC, both of which are
comprehensive, useful, and in the public domain.
<http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/cgi-bin/jdic>
* The sci.lang Japan FAQ briefly deals with colloquial Japanese used in
manga.
<ftp://ftp.uwtc.washington.edu:/pub/Japanese/JimBreen/>
* A Guide to Japanese Culture for Role Playing Games contains several
introductory articles on subjects that are found often enough in manga:
Japanese mythology, religion, history, traditional weapons, and the
yakuza. <http://www.io.com/user/nishio/japan/>
* The Internet and Unix Dictionary is a simple reference for computing
terms, which often crop up in manga discussion on the 'net.
<http://rci.ripco.com:8080/~kadokev/answers.html>
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