About this Page
East Asian Library at KU has the variety of Japanese comics (manga). Most of them have the call number starting with "PN6790.J33." The Japanese comics tend to be multi-volume story, and there are multiple short stories in one volume. Although it is limited in number, KU Libraries has some Japanese comics translated into English. There are also mangas that include the original Japanese along with the English translation on the same page.
Please pay attention to the location information of English version (they are not East Asian Library's collection and stored in Watson Regular Library).
Bilingual Mangas
- Bilingual Mangas
This page lists the bilingual mangas that are in the KU's library collection. You can read both the Japanese and English on the same page.
Mangas with Furigana
- Mangas with Furigana
In this page, there is a list of Japanese mangas has furigana (hiragana next to the kanjis) divided into beginning and intermediate levels.
Short Stories
- Short Stories
This page lists our library's collection of short story mangas or comic strips.
Japanese and English Mangas
- Japanese and English Mangas
The KU library collection includes both the Japanese and English versions of these mangas. The page is divided into two sections of intermediate and advanced.
Mangas with no Furigana
- Mangas with no Furigana
The list of comics in this page does not include any or little furigana (hiragana next to the kanjis). It is a little bit more advanced compared to the furigana page. This page is divided into two sections, intermediate and advanced, organized by the content and subject matter.
YouTube
- Learn Japanese with MangaCollection of video clips which teach Japanese words and phrases using manga.Some English translations are added in the videos. Japanese subtitles are added.
Search for KU's Selection of Mangas
If you are looking for more comics, search by the author's name or title. Since most of them start with the call number "PN6790.J33," you could search by using this call number. Make sure to select the appropriate search option from the drop-down box:
Mangajin
The Watson Library carries several Mangajin magazines. These magazines focuses on Japanese culture and language with examples from mangas. In each issue, there are several Japanese cultural and language lessons along with four to five segments from different mangas in both English and Japanese. The Mangajin formats the manga where the original Japanese version is on the left side followed with the translation, phonetic sounds and grammar lessons on the right page.
Mangajin by Call Number: DS820.8 .M36Publication Date: 1990-1995The sample text is taken from page 64 to 65 from Volume 1 of Number 2.
Onomatopera-pera
This bilingal book explores the fascination of Japanese onomatopoeias used in mangas. Each page includes a short manga with a couple of onomatopoeias in Japanese, the phanetic sounds in English and the explination of each of the sounds in both Japaense and English. Each of the onomatopoeias are devided into chapters such as Feeling & Emotions to Cooking & Food.
Onomatopera-pera: An Illustrated Guide to Japanese Onomatopoeia by Call Number: PL668.056 2014Publication Date: 2014The sample text is taken from page 40.
