Comments on: Why Manga Is Good for Kids

By: RTimcanpy

RTimcanpy — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:48:41 +0000

thank u so much! i completely agree i felt so excited to see people who understand i personaly am an artist inspired by anime. i cosplay and go to cons and its really good 2 see some1 write a paper 2 help others understand. this really will help my persuasive essay im writing!

By: Nat

Nat — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:59:52 +0000

Manga also teach you a lot about history, specially japanese history and culture. For example, hakuouki shingensumi, it’s about samurais called shinsengumi, and they were actually real. It’s awesome because manga many times are based on true histories with a little fantasy on it. And then you can investigate more and learn about history that probably school wouldn’t teach you. I’ve lived the experience that teachers sometimes want to say something about history and I am the only one who knows because I read it on a manga book. Manga is general culture for everyone. It’s important and it’s not a waste of time. I got into anime and then manga since a very young age (almost all my friends and cousins likes anime and manga too) and now I am studying something related to it (animation) so for more reason, reading manga or watching anime is not a waste of time but some kind of homework for me. xD

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:22:38 +0000

That does sound like me |D. I got into manga in yr 5, but only read a few volumes a year at this stage… now I read sooo much manga at 14… My parents consider manga to be ‘childish’ and when I tell them that the plot is a lot more complicated than a normal novel, they won’t really believe it either… At least they don’t oppose it too openly ;D and lots of my friends and classmates are interested too, so it’s fine.

By: Arielle

Arielle — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:28:41 +0000

As a 13 year old manga lover I completely agree with this article. All my school friends (my other friends think I’m partially insane) enjoy cosplaying, watching anime, and reading manga too. I’ve learned bits and pieces of Japanese along the way and it’s helped me make new friends.

By: agustina

agustina — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:56:55 +0000

thank for proving my case this is totally me
every one else who doesn’t get manga does’t get me or they think i’m obsessed
with it but really it’s like i really love the art the story lines are awesome especially magical girl manga

By: Tatiana

Tatiana — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:06:59 +0000

Once when I was at Borders in the manga section, I saw a boy around the age of ten pick up a Pokemon manga. He looked very interested in it. Then, his mother comes along and says, “No, you’re not getting that. That’s not a REAL book.” And she took him by the hand and whisked him away.

This scene made me frustrated for two reasons: 1. I’ve loved Pokemon since I was four years old (I’m sixteen now) and felt insulted that she would degrade the series that taught me about perseverance and friendship, and 2. I felt like walking right up to that lady and saying “Manga ARE real books. They have more complicated plot lines and vocabulary than any of the drivelling childrens books you would consider to be REAL books”.

The point is: Loving manga is something to be appreciated, not degraded. Don’t judge something blindly. Look into it, test out the waters, and see if you actually like it first.

By: Sunakopal

Sunakopal — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:31:19 +0000

My daughter was the first to start reading Manga in our family. I started making her costumes so that she can cosplay with her friends. Next thing I knew, I started reading them so I would know what she was talking about. I’m hooked on them now! I think I’ve read about 300 or so books since the beginning of summer 2010. My daughter now sings songs in Japanese, wants to try new Japanese and Asian foods and many other new things. I think this is great and it is all from getting into Manga books!
Last year we even tried to get more Manga books into the Middle School. Our problem was finding ones that were appropriate for that age level. Our Media Center person was very willing to bring more of it into the school. She had told us that the Lexile (reading level) for Manga books was higher than most of the regular books that kids that age were reading. So why not read Manga?
I think Manga has brought positive influences to my daughter’s life and mine. I just hope I don’t run out of books to read….

By: Nadine93

Nadine93 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:14:07 +0000

i love you people. It’s true that no one really understands. This artical explains everything. why don’t more parents accept this hobby/subculture? i still get a “look” (you know the one I’m talking about) whenever i buy a new manga. But the funny thing most people who look down on us don’t understand, is that some of their favorite childhood shows are animes so if you go back to way back when, i’ve been into this thing since birth!

By: Day-Racer

Day-Racer — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:33:27 +0000

That sounds like me. I found out about anime when I was 13.

By: jatashi

jatashi — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:57:45 +0000

i agree with you guys i think i will show this to my dad not that he puts me down but he thinks its a little weird i to love anime and manga and i enjoy j-music and anime has gotten me to make many friends thank you anime and manga