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Some
manga fall into the category of 少女
(girls) マンガ
, 少年(boys)
マンガ , and 青年
(youths) マンガ
, but manga actually cover an enormous range of genres and topics.
These include スポーツマンガ、歴史マンガ、サラリーマンマンガ、恋愛マンガ、SFマンガ、ホラーマンガ
and ギャグマンガ
(Guess what they are!). Themes range from sex and violence to
character growth and spirituality. 学習マンガ
are used for educational purposes such as reading the classics
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 マンガ
are sold at
本屋(book
shops),コンビニ (convenience
stores) and 駅のキヨスク
(train station kiosks).
But many people read manga by 立ち読み
(lit. standing-reading,
browsing in a shop without buying) or by going to a まんが喫茶
(manga cafe).
You can also borrow manga from a レンタルまんが店(rental
manga shop), or share with friends through 回し読み(reading
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The
informal conversational style of manga brings out differences
in boys’ and girls’ language.
- Words used
only by males are おれ(わたし)、おまえ(あなた)、めし(ご飯)、食う(食べる)、うまい(おいしい)、おやじ(お父さん), おふくろ(お母さん)
. Examples of words used predominantly by females are すてき(lovely)
and 〜かしら(perhaps).
- Sentence final
particles ぞ
and ぜ are
used by males. The female final particle is no longer commonly
used by young women, but is used in manga to emphasize a
character’s femininity. Examples from the story are 「行くぞ」「おくれるわよ」.
- Boys typically
ask questions by adding 〜か？to
the plain form. Girls ask by adding 〜の？or just using rising
intonation (in actual conversation men also use this soft
question form).
- To give a command,
boys use the imperative form, whereas girls use the て
form (e.g. 帰れ！/帰って！).
To express prohibition, boys use 〜な,
and girls use 〜ないで
(e.g. 来るな！/来ないで！).
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Expressions
used only by males may sound abrupt and rude, so they should
only be used in informal situations such as between school friends
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Japanese
is rich in onomatopoeic expressions, and a unique characteristic
of manga is the liberal use of onomatopoeia to express
sounds, actions and feelings. Try to match the expression
to the picture!
(Answers below)
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バシッ |
5. |
どきん |
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バン |
6. |
ぷいっ |
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ガシッ |
7. |
にやり |
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ダッ |
8. |
ぞくっ |
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Abbreviations
frequently occur in spoken language, and so are often found
in manga.
- 〜てる ← 〜ている
e.g.「知ってる？」
'Do/did you know
that...'
- 〜ちゃう/〜じゃう ← てしまう/でしまう
e.g.「見ちゃった」
'I saw (it, them
etc.)!'
- 〜なきゃ/〜なくちゃ ← なければ/なくてはならない
e.g.「もう行かなきゃ」
'I have to go.'
- 〜じゃん ← じゃない
e.g.「バカじゃん？」
'You stupid fool!'
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Here are some suggestions for manga available from
the SLC library, which are very popular among young
people. You may need to vet the content for use
with your classes.
マーマレードボーイ
The theme of this series is high school romance.
The library has a matching set of English and Japanese
versions of volumes 1-7.
スラムダンク
This
manga series is about men’s basketball, played out
in a high school setting. The library has a matching
set of English and Japanese versions of volumes
1-3.
ラブひな
This series deals with the life and loves of young
people living in a boarding house called Hinata.
The library has bilingual versions of volumes 1-8. |
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1.(e) |
2.(d) |
3.(g) |
4.(a) |
5.(h) |
6.(f) |
7.(c) |
8.(b) |
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This
section written by Cathy
Jonak& Kazuhiro Isomura |
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