What does "manga" truly mean in Japanese?


In English the word "manga" is used to refer to Japanese comics. I would like
to know if this word is similar to "anime", where westerns use it only for
"Japanese" animation (in a broad sense since several "Japanese" animations are
produced in Japan but animated on Korea or other country) or does it mean
comics in general? Is a fanfic japanese comic a "manga" or does it have to be
paid and officially released to be "manga"?




漫画/マンガ in Japanese is close to _comic_ in English. It's a generic term that
safely includes, for example, _Peanuts_ and _Spider-Man_. It doesn't have to
be released commercially, and even a 10-year-old boy can draw 漫画. It usually
consists of many pages and frames (コマ), but when a picture has a balloon and a
"story", people sometimes call it a
[(1コマ)漫画](https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1018984/ja).

アニメ also is a word that includes foreign cartoons such as Disney's movies.




漫画/マンガ in Japanese is close to _comic_ in English. It's a generic term that
safely includes, for example, _Peanuts_ and _Spider-Man_. It doesn't have to
be released commercially, and even a 10-year-old boy can draw 漫画. It usually
consists of many pages and frames (コマ), but when a picture has a balloon and a
"story", people sometimes call it a
[(1コマ)漫画](https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/1018984/ja).

アニメ also is a word that includes foreign cartoons such as Disney's movies.

