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Almost 99% Manga are written in Japan. Why is that so? Do they have any
culture which support it? e.g. Naruto, One Piece, Death Note, Fairy Tale,
Bleach etc.


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Why Japan makes most of Manga's which supplied to the world?


Japan makes the world's manga because, manga is, by English-language
definitions, Japanese​. In reference to manga published in the United States,
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_English-language_manga)
states:

> [T]he original parent loan word, manga, is still used by publishers such as
> Tokyopop, Harper Collins, and various small presses as a blanket term for
> all of their bound graphic novels—without reference to origin or location of
> its creator(s). The significance of the word, however, has mutated outside
> Japan as a reference to comics originally published in Japan, regardless of
> style or language. **Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines the word manga as
> meaning "a Japanese comic or graphic novel", reflecting the change of the
> meaning this word has had once used outside Japan.**
>
> Because the word "manga" — being a Japanese loanword in English use – means
> comics initially published in Japan, there have been attempts to find more
> appropriate terms for the growing number of publications of manga created by
> non-Japanese authors. Beside the term “OEL Manga”, there is also the term
> “manga-influenced comics” (MIC) in use. For example, Megatokyo, which was
> scheduled to be published by the largest manga producer Kodansha, is still
> referenced as a "manga-influenced comic". (Emphasis mine)

[Manfra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfra) is French manga-inspired
comics, though, like original English-language "manga", it isn't what fits the
common definition of manga used in the United States/in English.

Tl;dr: manga comes from Japan because that is the definition of manga. Western
manga-inspired comics are sometimes referred to as manga but don't fit the
commonly used definition.


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