Oh Boy, Now It Gets Weird.

So would I be correct in saying Manga is to Comics, as Anime is to Cartoons? Depends on your definition of analogy I guess.

This time, on LITERATURE...OF...COMICS (dragon ball z reference), we dive into the world of manga, the beautiful Japanese version of comics. This week I began reading manga such as "Ranma 1/2" and "Astroboy." Although I've read a few modern manga, such as "One Punch Man", illustrated above, I gained a better understanding of the genre by reading this slightly older stories. Ranma 1/2 was slightly strange, having a main character turn into a girl whenever doused with cold water, and back into a boy with hot water, but the characters, conflicts, and overall tone of the comic was very enjoyable. Astroboy was also very likable, though I didn't have the same sense of joy or enjoyment as with Ranma 1/2, due to only reading the beginning, which seemed very dark for such a childlike character. It almost had a Pinocchio vibe to it, if Pinocchio was thrown away by Gepetto like yesterday's news.
These helped me understand the vast amount of genres that manga are allowed to dive into.