Meanings
- uncountableComics created in the United States, or by extension North America, in the style of Japanese comics (manga).
These titles, dubbed Amerimanga or original English language manga, draw their inspirations from Japanese and other Asian comics.
2007, Robin E Brenner, Understanding manga and anime3 more examples
Personally, I believe that an American comic is not manga, but I prefer to call things like NHS either Foreign-manga, Amerimanga, or (the catch-all) "Manga-inspired." That's what I would call an American comic drawn in the manga style.
1995, Sharpwit, “What makes a manga manga?”, in rec.arts.manga (Usenet)Every time the subject's come up, I've seen the complaint that "S/he's just copying the manga look, not the layout/storytelling/themes" bandied about over just about any Amerimanga artist you'd care to name. However, I'e ^([sic]) never really seen anyone describe exactly what they *meant* by that. Obviously, they mean more than (as Warren says) "huge eyes and speed-lines". So what else then?
1998, Gwydion, “What is the "Manga Style"?”, in rec.arts.comics.misc (Usenet)...and Devil's Due just keeps putting out more terrific, in-color Amerimanga (its new Udon line focuses on video game-related stories)...
2006, Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: 19th Annual Collection
Origin
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Amerimanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amerimanga
“Amerimanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amerimanga. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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Source: Amerimanga on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.