American Newspapers to Begin Carrying Manga

jonerik writes to tell us The Associated press is running an article stating that several American newspapers are going to start carrying manga with their normal arsenal of comics. The papers feel that this will help boost their readership amongst a younger audience. The two strips that made the cut are Van Von Hunter, and Peach Fuzz which are both created by American writer/illustrators and are being distributed by Universal Press Syndicate.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Now, it if was hentai...

pfffft ....

[Average_Joe_Sixpack]

Manga has nothing on Ziggy

Re:I guess

[Anonymous Coward]

Tentacle rape is not really rape, women enjoy it and so do you.

Re:How do we know this is manga?

[Average_Joe_Sixpack]

The pane progression will be right to left

Re:How do we know this is manga?

[RobotRunAmok]

Where does the line between manga and comic art exist then, if not by country of origin?

It's obviously more than just the big eyes. If that were the only qualification, we'd have seen Dragonball Orphan Annie Z! a long time ago.

What's a "Newspaper"?

[istartedi]

Where can I download it? 'nuff said.

The new name of slashdot?

[PopeOptimusPrime]

News for Losers. Stuff that noone cares about.

The newspaper?

[Proudrooster]

Newspaper? Aren't newspapers dead already? I thought that with inventions of Slashdot, Fark, and The Daily Show that everyone born after 1970 gets all the daily information they can use. Even old-school broadcast television is moving to the web. As of yesterday, you can now download NBC nightly news on the web.

For those of you still reading newspapers, STOP KILLING THE TREES already. We need the wood to rebuild Florida, Texas, and Lousiana before next hurricane season.

Re:How do we know this is manga?

[pcgabe]

You don't get Dragonball Orphan Annie Z in your country? Man, America is really behind the times!

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[Guuge]

Heh. A newspaper promising manga is like a pet store that starts selling neko food instead of cat food. On the other hand, "manga" often refers to a specific style developed by the Japanese but based in part on western techniques. The latter is probably what the headline refers to.

Obligatory Homestar Runner Reference

[mad.frog]

Okay, so first of all, my head would have to be a little bean. With real, real big eyes. Get rid of my thumbs, make me all shiny {clean noise that sounds like a harp, or bells, or both} ...my boots would be a whole lot cooler. Like robot boots. {robotic 'shooo' noise} And for some reason, I got blue hair. You gotta have blue hair. Then there's my mouth. Real tiny when it's closed; ridiculously huge when it's open. And then you basically just put me in space and let me fly around in cool poses!

Re:How do we know this is manga?

[weav]

And yet if Japan was to release films claiming to be "Hollywood Films", music that was "New Orleans Jazz" or selling "Texas BBQ Steak Mix" ...

Oddly enough, there IS a Japanese product called "Vermont Curry." I have no idea why.

Neko ga nai