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What is a characteristic attribute relating to the visual aspect for a manga,
differential to western comics like from DC or Marvel? For example the way
they draw the eyes. In mangas they are much more complex and they look not
even real.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VxFdSl.jpg)

Are there other clear attributes like that? And why is it common to draw them
like "unreal" persons in Japan?


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What differentiates manga from other comics?


One thing I noted for sure is that Manga usually is not drawn in the same
style they use for X-Men, Batman, Superman (DC Comics or Marvel).

**Muscles** They tend to be drawn slimmer & less muscular. When they are drawn
muscularly, the muscles tends to have more packs (not sure what's that called)
than that in American comics. A simple comparison is between Goku of Dragon
Ball and Superman. Goku has more packs than Superman.

**Hair** Also, Manga character hair tends to be spikey, while American comics
are not. For example Tony Stark of Iron Man and Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail.

**Eyes** Manga tends to draw the characters with big, round eyes. This is
especially true in girls manga (shoujo manga).

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/afOTq.jpg)

**Expressions** Well, American manga don't draw jaw-dripping expressions like
manga do, or panic character having >.< eyes.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qC31R.jpg)

**Sound Effects** Another this is that effects in American comics are usually
drawn inside a spikey bubble, while in manga, they are usually just written in
big hiragana or katakana letter.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OZnuq.jpg)


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Some characters have massive heads

Very teenagey at times

Massive eyes

Lots of connection to Japanese school life

Uses nearly the entire colour spectrum for hair colour and eye colour choices

Can get very platonic/intimate to a point of rated x at times

More common in black and white than in colour

All of the above have been sourced from 10 years experience of reading manga


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