Editing Manga (section)

== Etymology ==
[[File:Manga in Jp.svg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|The [[kanji]] for "{{tlit|ja|manga}}" from the preface to ''Shiji no yukikai'' (1798)]]

The word "manga" comes from the Japanese word {{lang|ja|漫画}}<ref>{{Harvnb|Rousmaniere|2001|p=54}}, {{Harvnb|Thompson|2007|p=xiii}}, {{Harvnb|Prohl|Nelson|2012|p=596}},{{Harvnb|Fukushima|2013|p=19}}</ref> ([[katakana]]: {{lang|ja|マンガ}}; [[hiragana]]: {{lang|ja|まんが}}), composed of the two [[kanji]] {{nihongo krt||漫|man}} meaning 'whimsical or impromptu' and {{nihongo krt||画|ga}} meaning 'pictures'.<ref name="Shiji no yukikai">{{cite web |title=Shiji no yukikai (Japanese National Diet Library) |url=http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2534277/5?contentNo=5&itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F2534277&__lang=en |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411045911/https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2534277/5?contentNo=5&itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F2534277&__lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Webb|2006}},{{Harvnb|Thompson|2007|p=xvi}},{{Harvnb|Onoda|2009|p=10}},{{Harvnb|Petersen|2011|p=120}}</ref> The same term is the root of the Korean word for comics, ''[[manhwa]]'', and the Chinese word ''[[manhua]]''.<ref>{{Harvnb|Thompson|2007|p=xiii}}, {{Harvnb|Onoda|2009|p=10}}, {{Harvnb|Prohl|Nelson|2012|p=596}}, {{Harvnb|Fukushima|2013|p=19}}</ref>

The word first came into common usage in the late 18th century<ref name="Prohl 2012 596">{{Harvnb|Prohl|Nelson|2012|p=596}},{{Harvnb|McCarthy|2014|p=6}}</ref> with the publication of such works as [[Santō Kyōden]]'s picturebook ''Shiji no yukikai'' (1798),<ref name="Santō Kyōden">{{cite web |trans-title=Santō Kyōden's picturebooks |script-title=ja:山東京伝 |url=http://heartland.geocities.jp/hamasakaba/44kyoden/ |access-date=6 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106014407/http://heartland.geocities.jp/hamasakaba/44kyoden/ |language=ja |archive-date=6 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Shiji no yukikai"/> and in the early 19th century with such works as Aikawa Minwa's ''Manga hyakujo'' (1814) and the celebrated ''[[Hokusai Manga]]'' books (1814–1834)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hokusai Manga (15 Vols complete) |url=http://www.dh-jac.net/db1/books-e/results.php?f39&#91;&#93;=%2A%2F000&f40&#91;&#93;=SB4738&-sortField1=f39&skip=0&enter=portal |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409002427/https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/books-e/results.php?f39&#91;&#93;=*/000&f40&#93;=SB4738&-sortField1=f39&skip=0&enter=portal |url-status=live }}</ref> containing assorted drawings from the sketchbooks of the famous [[ukiyo-e]] artist [[Hokusai]].<ref name="Hokusai">{{Harvnb|Bouquillard|Marquet|2007}}</ref> [[Rakuten Kitazawa]] (1876–1955) first used the word "manga" in the modern sense.<ref name="Manga no Jiten">{{Harvnb|Shimizu|1985|pp=53–54, 102–103}}</ref>

In Japanese, "{{tlit|ja|manga}}" refers to all kinds of cartooning, comics, and animation. Among English speakers, "manga" has the stricter meaning of "Japanese comics", in parallel to the usage of "[[anime]]" in and outside Japan. The term "[[ani-manga]]" is used to describe comics produced from animation cels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animecornerstore.com/inuyaanno.html |title=Inu Yasha Ani-MangaGraphic Novels |publisher=Animecornerstore.com |date=1 November 1999 |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204093242/http://www.animecornerstore.com/inuyaanno.html |archive-date=4 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>