''Manfra'' are French ''
bandes dessinées Bandes may refer to:
* BANDES, The Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank
* Susan Bandes
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'' that draw inspiration from Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
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Nomenclature
They are also known as ''franga'', ''manga français'' and ''global manga'' (the latter a more general term that includes other
Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
* Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that i ...
manga-inspired
comics).
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Characteristics
Most Manfra, such as ''Radiant
Radiant may refer to:
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* Radiant (software), a content management system
* GtkRadiant, a level editor created by id Software for their games
* Radiant AI, a technology developed by Bethesda Softworks for ''The ...
'', ''Dreamland'', ''Dofus'', ''Debaser'', etc. have a format similar to that of manga, but can be read left-to-right, such as with Wakfu, or right-to-left, such as with Radiant. Most if not all of the works that are generally designated as Manfra have an art style inspired by manga. Some Manfra, such as La Rose Ecarlate, have an art style inspired from manga while still being read left-to-right and having a hardcover bande dessinee
Bande may refer to:
People
* Bande Ali Mia (1906–1979), Bangladeshi poet
* Bande Nawaz, Indian centenarian
* Hassane Bandé (born 1998), Burkina Faso football player
Places
* Bande, Belgium
* Bande, Niger
* Bande, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
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format. Their stories sometimes reference those of manga as well.
Publishers
* Ankama Éditions
* Dargaud
* Delcourt
* Glénat
* Les Humanoïdes Associés
Les Humanoïdes Associés (or simply Humanoïdes) is a Franco- American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet, and financial direc ...
* Kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the ...
* Ki-oon
* Pika Édition
* Taifu Comics
Works
* ''Actor's Studio'' ( fr)
* ''Amilova'' ( fr)
* ''Amour Sucré''[
* ''Appartement 44''
* ''BB Project'' ( fr)
* ''La Belle et la Bête'' ( Delcourt) by Patrick Sobral
* ''Bubble Gôm Gôm'' (Oktoprod editions) by Cyb
* ''Burning Tattoo'' by Emmanuel Nhieu ( Ankama Éditions)
* ''Cassius'' (Kami) by Saïd Sassine
* ''Catacombes'' ( fr)
* ''Celle que...'' ( fr)
* ''City Hall''][ ( fr)
* ''Debaser'' ( fr)
* ''Dofus, Dofus Arena and Dofus Monster'' ( fr)
* ''Dreamland''][ ( fr)
* ''Dys'' ( fr)
* ''ElementR''
* ''L'Équipe Z'' (Kotoji Éditions) by Ed Tourriol, Dan Fernandes and Albert Carreres
* ''L'Escouade des ombres'' ( fr)
* ''Golem'' (Olydri Éditions) de Alexis Talone
* ''Goultard Bazar'' ( fr)
* ''Green Mechanic'' (Ki-oon)
* ''Head-Trick'' ( fr)
* Horion
* ''Kuma Kuma''
* '']Lanfeust Quest
''Lanfeust Quest'' is a French comics series version of the adventures of Lanfeust. Written in Japanese reading direction, small format, black and white and a lot more distinctive style, this revised version of Lanfeust of Troy is illustrated by ...
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* '' Lastman''
* ''Les Iles du vent by Elodie Koeger and Hector Poullet''
* ''Lost Soul''
* ''Love I.N.C.'' ( fr)
* ''Magical JanKen Pon'' ( fr)
* ''Necromancer''
* ''Omega Complex''
* ''Outlaw Players''
* ''Pen Dragon'' ( fr)
* ''Pepper&Carrot
''Pepper&Carrot'' is a free and open source webcomic series by French artist David Revoy. It is also published by Glénat Editions.
The series consists of small episodes about teenage witch Pepper and her cat Carrot, and with stories withou ...
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* '' Pink Diary'' ( fr)
* ''Radiant
Radiant may refer to:
Computers, software, and video games
* Radiant (software), a content management system
* GtkRadiant, a level editor created by id Software for their games
* Radiant AI, a technology developed by Bethesda Softworks for ''The ...
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* '' La Rose écarlate'' ( fr)
* ''Save me Pythie'' ( fr)
* ''Sentaï School'' ( fr)
* ''Tengu-Dō'' ( fr)
* ''Les Torches d'Arkylon'' ( fr)
* ''Vis-à-Vis'']
See also
* La nouvelle manga
* Manga outside Japan
* Original English-language manga
An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses al ...
, the English-language equivalent
* Anime-influenced animation
Anime-influenced animation refers to non-Japanese works of animation that are similar to or inspired by anime. Generally, the term ''anime'' refers to a style of animation originating from Japan. As Japanese anime became increasingly popular, We ...
* Franco-Belgian comics
References
category:Comics formats
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