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'''Manga''' ([[Kanji]]: 漫画, [[SAMPA]]: maNga) is the [[Japan|Japanese]] equivalent of [[comic books|comics]]. [[Manga-ka]] (漫画家) is the [[Japanese]] word for a manga [[artist]].
Literally translated, manga means "random pictures." The word first came into common usage after the publication of "Hokusai manga," containing assorted drawings from the sketchbook of famous [[ukiyo-e]] artist [[Hokusai]]. However, "Gi-ga", lit. funny pictures, drawn in 12th century by various artists contain many manga-like qualities like emphasis on the story and simple, artistic lines. Though roughly equivalent to the American comic book, manga hold more importance in Japanese culture than comics do in American culture. Manga is much respected both as an art form and form of popular literature. Like its American counterpart, manga has also been criticized for being violent and too sexual but there have been no official inquiries or laws that have tried to limit what manga could draw except for fuzzy decency laws, that apply to all published materials, that said that "overly indecent materials should not be sold." This freedom has allowed artists to draw manga for every age group and about every topic.
In the [[19th century]] a great many examples of Manga were brought to Europe and influenced popular European artists such as [[Degas]], [[Gauguin]], [[Van Gogh]] and [[Toulouse-Lautrec]].
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