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manga (mäŋ′gə, maŋ′-)

noun

a Japanese genre consisting of comic books and graphic novels, typically black-and-white and featuring stylized characters with large, round eyes

Etymology: Jpn, random pictures

plural noun

such comic books and graphic novels

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its pronounced mah-nga

Posted by anonymous 92 days ago.

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