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What Separates Manga from Comics? with Timothy Lim

Support Thinking Critical at Ko-fi. Monthly subscriptions receive bonus content and early access to some channel content. Ko-fi.com/thinkingcritical Thank you for supporting the channel! Thinking Critical Discord:   / discord   Timothy Lim Information Timothy Lim is a freelance artist and illustrator who began his career with fan art publications, beginning with back page art for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero issue 24. Following publications in Udon's Street Fighter Tribute #1 and Mega Man Tribute Timothy Lim was hired as a freelance illustrator for Mighty Fine / We Love Fine, producing licensed artwork for merchandise including shirts, posters, prints, and bags. His clientele includes licensed work for Marvel®, Lucasfilm®, Hasbro®, Valve®, Axe Cop®, and much more. Ninjaink Deviant Art https://www.deviantart.com/ninjaink YouTube Channel    / @kamenamerica   Sales of Manga Books are On the Rise in the United States https://markets.businessinsider.com/n... Although it's been growing by leaps and bounds, many readers in the United States are still unfamiliar with a popular style of series-driven Japanese comic books and graphic novels, called "manga." In fact, manga is currently one of the fastest growing areas of comic books and narrative fiction. Book sales in the manga subcategory in the retail trade channel grew 16 percent from January 1, 2019 to May 11, 2019, exceeding the 5 percent growth of the total adult-comic/graphic-novel category. This channel includes stores like Barnes and Noble and Powell's, as well, as major retailers like Target and Amazon, but not specialty comic stores. In the emerging market for manga in the U.S., sales are driven primarily by younger consumers. In 2016 and 2017, 76 percent of manga buyers were between the ages of 13 and 29. While men were more likely to purchase manga (56 percent), women were 16 percent more likely to choose manga titles over other comic books and graphic novels. There is a strong correlation between the manga series that are growing quickly in the U.S. and the availability of related Japanese anime on video streaming (SVOD) platforms, like Crunchyroll, Netflix, and Hulu. In December 2018, Hulu signed an exclusive deal with anime distributor Funimation, making it the leading SVOD platform for anime in the U.S., and likely to fuel continued growth in sales of these titles. As manga goes digital via smartphone apps, do paper comics still have a place? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201... Japan’s famed manga industry is turning the page to an unknown chapter. Possibly this year, annual sales of digital comics may surpass that of paper for the first time, according to a report released by the Tokyo-based Research Institute for Publications, which follows the publishing industry. If it happens, it would be a milestone for an industry whose manga culture has been widely treasured and where book stores around the country regularly showcase hundreds of paper comics on their shelves. And it would leave big questions as well, including are digital manga sales really thriving and are its print counterpart’s sales dwindling? Thanks to smartphones, many people have changed how they read manga, with a myriad of e-comics just a few taps away on their handsets without the need to carry print versions. The rise of digital manga is also changing the landscape of the traditionally closed manga businesses as well. Seeing growth potential, many firms, not only existing publishing houses that dominated the era of paper comics but also tech and overseas players, have jumped into the market with manga apps. In the meantime, people in the industry say the paper market is likely to keep shrinking and its future remains uncertain. Some are seriously concerned about the fate of manga magazines, which have long served as mediums to introduce new titles, as their role is being taken over by smartphones. #manga #anime #comicbooks Contact Thinking Critical: Twitter:   / wes_from_tc   Email wesdigscomics@gmail.com