animanga

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US/ˌæn.ɪˈmɑŋ.ɡə/US/-ˈmæŋ.ɡə/

noun

Japanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively.

OriginEnglish manga ← Japanese 漫画 (manga) ← Latin animatiō →
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Meanings

animanga1

nounanimanga (countable and uncountable, plural animanga or animangas)

plural animangas

  1. uncountableJapanese comics (manga) and Japanese animation (anime) taken collectively.

    The animanga reality‐art contest is held in conjunction with our annual program Animanga Mini‐Con and sponsored by our animanga club.

    2014, Carol Smallwood, Bringing the Arts into the Library, page 123

animanga2

nounanimanga (plural animangas)

plural animangas

  1. countableA manga created from cels from an anime.

Origin

animanga · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimus
  5. Latinanima
  6. Latinanimō
  7. Latinanimatiō
  8. Englishanimation
  9. Japaneseアニメーション (animēshon)clip.
  10. Japaneseアニメ (anime)
  11. Englishanime
  12. Japanese漫
  13. Japanese画
  14. Japanese漫画 (manga)
  15. Englishmanga
  16. Englishanimanga

Blend of anime + manga.

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animanga · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
  3. Proto-Italic*anamos
  4. Latinanimus
  5. Latinanima
  6. Latinanimō
  7. Latinanimatiō
  8. Englishanimation
  9. Japaneseアニメーション (animēshon)clip.
  10. Japaneseアニメ
  11. Japanese漫
  12. Japanese画
  13. Japanese漫画
  14. Japaneseアニマンガ (animanga)
  15. Englishanimanga

Borrowed from Japanese アニマンガ (animanga).

More words from Japanese

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with animanga

manga
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Anagrams

Mangaian
Cite this entry
APA

animanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animanga

MLA

“animanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animanga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animanga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animanga.

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