Transcript Manga Mania is here to stay Photo Essay by Faith Huang Huifen.

Manga Mania is here to stay
Photo Essay by Faith Huang Huifen
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• Aron Tarbuck, owner of The Dreaming,
reading his favorite manga, Vagabond.
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Nathan Oliver, Aron’s regular customer, buying his manga.
According to Aron, sales of manga in The Dreaming have
doubled over the last five years.
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Kyle McDaniel, a Samurai comic fan who likes all things Japanese. He is wearing a vintage
shirt, a Christmas present,, that has Japanese on it. He practices Kendo and is irked by how when
Japanese manga are reprinted for the American readers who are used to reading books from left
to right, the kendo swords are printed in the wrong direction.
• A manga-nized Batman.
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The illustrations of Batman by Kia Asamiya are in the typical manga
style. The characters have large expressive eyes.
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Mangaverse by Marvel Comics, an attempt to attract the manga
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• Typical manga reads from right to left.
• Nathan Oliver loves his manga and his toys. The
figurine is from the manga titled: Neon Genesis
Evangelion.
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An exerpt from Jessica Mofett’s Tobias, a story about a boy who was kidnapped by invaders to his culture.
The story mirrored the natives experience with the European settlers in the 18th century. Manga has been
used to communicate one’s culture and heritage.
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Navajo artist makes manga. (2004). Retrieved on February 28, 2008, from
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1083847411
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A Japanese girl picks up a flag during the 16th annual American Day celebration near Misawa Air
Base in Japan. The event aims to help those living in northern Japan learn about American culture.
The US-Japanese transfer of culture has always been a two-way flow.
Learning about America. (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2008, from:
http://www.af.mil/weekinphotos/wipgallery.asp?week=66