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Compare and Contrast Essay AMERICAN COMICS AND JAPANESE MANGA I.- One of the most important elements in a comic is the drawing style. a) American comics b) Japanese Manga II.- The presentation is another important element in a comic. a) American comics b) Japanese Manga III.-The most important element that must have a comic is the plot. a) American comics b) Japanese Manga
 * Brainstorming**:comics, drawings, American, Japanese, Manga, style, story, plot, structure, characters, panels, popularity, white, black, colorful, balloons,etc.
 * Outline**: The most famous comics of the world are American comics and Japanese Manga.

"Not always is the same"- anonymous. One of the most successful way of entertainment is the comic. It's a graphic novel made with **drawings**. The most famous comics of the world are American comics and Japanese Manga. Both are types of comics and they have some important elements.

The drawing style is one of the most significant element in a comic. In the majority of the American comics, the drawings are simple and **lacking** of the details. On the other hand, the drawing style in Japanese Manga is much better because the drawings are most impressive. Each detail like panels, characters, **backgrounds**, actions, and feelings are __drawn__ carefully, and they are as realistic as possible. The graphics are in white and black. The drawing style in both cultures are different.

The presentation is another element in a comic. American comics most of the time, are colorful expensive magazines with 20 and 30 pages printed in **chrome** paper. On contrast, Japanese Manga are cheaper books with over 200 pages printed in economic paper. The sequence of the **panels** are read from the right to left. The presentation is the element that defines of the economy of the country.

The most essential element that a comic must have is the plot because this element determines if the comic would be successful. In American comics the most common is the superhero comics. In this plot of comic, the characters are people with supernatural powers that save the world from villains attacks. This type of comic is directed to teenagers. On the contrary, in Japanese Manga there are all kinds of characters. Moreover in this type of comic there are a lot of genres, the most important are: kodomo (kids), shounen (boys), shoujo (girls), seinen (men), and josei (women). For that reason people of all ages can read Manga.

In conclusion American and Japanese Manga is almost the same but some cultural differences. The American comics represents the global culture from U.S. and Japanese Manga shows a different culture. Both are famous because people like the U.S. culture read American comics but people that is interesting to know about another different culture prefers read Manga. For that reason comic and Manga is not the same but they represents the culture of their country of origin.