1. Art

Traditionally, Manga are hand-drawn. Shockingly but true, even the above image is hand-drawn. Manga contains meticulously drawn images that just makes you stare at it in awe! Such finesse art captures the eye of the reader, and it is said that eyes are the windows to the soul. Thus these images are directly felt by our soul making us happy and increases our appreciation towards Art.

The biggest challenge of reading is that a neophyte reader cannot visualize what is written or what the writer wants to convey like a veteran can. It’s an acquired skill that takes time. But even the noobiest of neophyte can visualize Manga because the Mangaka (mangaka=creator of the manga) depicts his thoughts by creating such beautiful surreal illustrations that while reading it, we feel like we are in it. Like this hustling city center, ain’t it beautiful? It’s drawn from such a perspective that it feels we are at a crossroads in Tokyo.

2. Engrossing Storylines

What sells a book — Story, Right?

Here are some sales statistics for manga …

One Piece – 459 million sales.

Dragon Balls -250–300 million sales.

Case Closed – 230 million sales

The sales of manga clearly indicate how engrossing the story-lines are.

Each Manga is unique having different story-line, characters, and plots. Lot of attention is given to character development spanning over years that is hardly ever seen in Marvel and DC comics. Moreover, the foundation of a character is laid by one artist in comics but later comics are made by other various artists/comic writers.

There is not a clear thought process in Marvel/DC comics like Professor X can’t walk, but on one page they show him standing, and in the next, he’s not. When the story is written that he has his legs restored by nanobots, or alien tech, or magic etc….Then it is not a continuity error, the story is continuous, and at a later date, another writer may decide that he prefers Xavier back in the wheelchair, so he writes in another accident, creating confusion as these characters are not shown consistent but sudden character development depending on writer’s need.

Meanwhile in Manga that is not the case, for example, take ‘One Piece’ — Over 22 years from the time it started each character introduced has its own story, all of them are tied together, and it’s still running strong. Some Manga have such an amazing story-lines that they leave a mark in the people’s life and culture that they create whole new pop culture.

Due to this sole reason MANGA’S are outselling over comics.

In true sense, Manga has become the Heart of Pop Culture

3. Knowledge

Adults assume Comics/Manga is a waste of time.

I am an Adult and can say that it’s not (not unless you stop doing everything and binge read).

Manga is drawn by their creators and who are they? Japanese! You might be thinking so what’s the big deal?

“In every work of art, the artist himself Is present”- Christian Morgenstern

Thus Manga are generally imbibed with Japanese culture and Manners. Like “Itadakimasu” a phrase used before eating food, meaning “I humbly receive”, In Japan, it’s considered rude and boorish to not say the phrase before eating. But it won’t happen with me, All thanks to manga.

Reading different genres of Manga broadens one’s horizon and get to know things that we might never become aware of.

While reading “Kingdom” — a historical manga, I came across the first king who thought about The Unification of China which led to many military campaigns and countless Deaths. But the most brutal war that astonished me was the ‘War of Changping’. In this War, Qin killed and buried alive in total of 4.5 lakh people, and spared only 240 children to spread fear of Qin. No way I would have stumbled on this piece of history if it wasn’t for this manga.

Who says that Mangas can’t teach you !!!

4. Variety in Genres

There is so much Variety in Themes and Genre that You name it and you will get it. There are currently 35,000+ manga available digitally online. Seriously the world of Manga pretty much covers every possible ground in Genre or story, in-fact so much that it’s impossible to not find a story to your liking.

Do you want to read something like Historical and Food, a mixture of 2 genres, is there a manga? Of course, there is a manga for that — Nobunaga no Chef. Do you want to read a mature story on the journey of an aimless boy becoming a yakuza by kicking other gangs and eventually becomes the unseen marionettist of the world? There is a manga for that — Sun-Ken Rock. Or just the classic thrilling detective story that makes adrenaline rush, there is a manga — Detective Conan.

One can never get bored reading manga. Personally, I have read more than 40+ Unique Manga from each different genre.

5. Free

Freaking 35,000+ Mangas !!!

Majorly all manga have more than 100+ chapters. Can you Imagine the Reading Content that is available online? This much content can even satisfy the insatiable hunger of an avid reader.

Best Part, All of it is FREE ….