From: fubar-removeme@uq.net.au   
      
   > does it ruin the sense of real manga or is it just annoying? tell us   
   > what you think about it.   
      
   Doesn't really bother me, I choose Manga based mostly on the aesthetic   
   quality of the artwork. Sure there is "American Manga" out there but there   
   is none on my shelves at home because it tends to be lacking in that very   
   area I look for.   
      
   Some of it I see looks quite vulgar visually, like they photoshopped some   
   oversized eyes on a parody and decided to call it manga. You can't blindly   
   copy or manafacture the "X factor" that makes Japanese Manga so visually   
   appealing and aesthetically "right".   
      
   For that reason - I see no problem in making Manga in other countries, just   
   like I have no problems in drinking 'Champagne' made here is Australia. It   
   is not the same as the original of course, but then again language is   
   dynamic and terms and words can come to have a much broader scope without   
   detracting from the original.   
      
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