Manga or novels?

[Hatsune Miku]

Which do you prefer more? Manga or novels?

I prefer manga more because I tend to find them more interesting than novels. smile-big But I want to hear your opinions. So what do you think?

[Keiryu]

truly i perfer manga, its the best.

[Hatsune Miku]

Yea, they're kinda better than novels cause they dont' bore you to hell like it does to me. :)

[Keiryu]

i know...most of my friends think the same thing...especially because some of this crap they make us read in school.

[monk3]

i like a good novel to sit down and read over a manga.

[Hatsune Miku]

i know...most of my friends think the same thing...especially because some of this crap they make us read in school.

Lol, happens in my school too. But they give novels that try not to bore the hell out of you. Doesn't really help. But still, there are some novels that I like to read sometimes. Like Addicted. A really good book that I like to read over again.

[Level 70 Orc Ninja]

Novels: Good to relax and read
Manga: Good to entertain

[ninchucka]

Novels by far, Manga just can't compete...

Manga in the face of proper literature is really just a few random picture's with speech bubbles. Reading the best books will suck you in and keep you there until you've done. Manga is just a quick fix for people with lazy imaginations...

[Catatonik]

I'll say novels.

That's not to say I don't like Mangas, but a good Manga requires the visuals, where a good novel creates it's own visuals.

Generally also, novels tend to get more indepth...

Admittedly, some excessively so.

[Yoshitsune]

i can't read manga sometimes as it requires my utmost interest in what i'm reading, but novels evolve over time and you can imagine what each character looks like, so i'll say novels

[yummysasuke]

I like novels, but I love manga. It's the one that's better at capturing my attention and moves at a faster pace than novels.

[Dommy]

I prefer mangas as there are pictures in them to get my interest. :nod
Yeah, I know I'm shallow. :cry

[vanh]

i just can't decide which . Both are good

[DeiDeiDei]

I love manga for entertainment.

but Novels move me emotionally..thats why I read them to let my imagination run rampant!

[~ Masamune ~]

Def Manga.

[Hatsune Miku]

I love manga for entertainment.

but Novels move me emotionally..thats why I read them to let my imagination run rampant!

Lol, the same goes for me. :laugh

[nibs]

Manga in the face of proper literature is really just a few random picture's with speech bubbles.

This is not a very good argument. Following your line of reasoning one could argue that literature is just a few hundred pages of print.

Manga is just a quick fix for people with lazy imaginations...

I disagree. Reading manga or comics in general does require a lot of imagination. I know many people who just can't do it. For them comics are exactly what you called them - random pictures with speech bubbles. But tell me, when you read a good manga, do you ever feel about it that way? I doubt it. You have to use your imagination to see the story and the same goes for novels.

Sure, reading a novel and reading a manga are two different kinds of experience, but it doesn't mean one is better than the other. :amuse

[Darth Judicar]

I prefer novels, but ultimately it depends on the novel. By far, I definitely like some manga over novels yeah, but for the most part, I'm a novel guy. :tem

[Sasume]

i think i like both ^_^

[mUcHo LoCo]

i say a tie, novels put the images in my mind through words and manga thru pics and i like them both

[Cæk]

manga, for an easy read and novels for a more 'concentrated' read.

[Procyon]

Even though I read manga more, just because I keep my brain unhealthy like that, I probably like novels more. See, I enjoy manga because it supplies the pictures, but the reason I like novels more is because you get to make the pictures yourself.

I'm not a great artist so that might be why. What I can't paint with my hands, I can paint with my mind. I get frustrated sometimes, because I enjoy art and all, and I get these great ideas, but I can't get my hands to illustrate them. My comfort? They're still all there. Even if others can't see them, I can, and maybe it's better that way sometimes. You have to wonder why you think of a certain image, or imagine things a certain way - do your feelings and beliefs change the way you're going to mentally picture something? [/Getting wayyyyy off topic]

That's why I love novelizations based on anime series so much. See the Fullmetal Alchemist and .hack novels. :amuse

[Hatsune Miku]

Even though I read manga more, just because I keep my brain unhealthy like that, I probably like novels more. See, I enjoy manga because it supplies the pictures, but the reason I like novels more is because you get to make the pictures yourself.

I'm not a great artist so that might be why. What I can't paint with my hands, I can paint with my mind. I get frustrated sometimes, because I enjoy art and all, and I get these great ideas, but I can't get my hands to illustrate them. My comfort? They're still all there. Even if others can't see them, I can, and maybe it's better that way sometimes. You have to wonder why you think of a certain image, or imagine things a certain way - do your feelings and beliefs change the way you're going to mentally picture something? [/Getting wayyyyy off topic]

That's why I love novelizations based on anime series so much. See the Fullmetal Alchemist and .hack novels. :amuse

Haha, the same also goes for me. I really like reading novels based on the anime. :)

[Sakuragi]

See the Fullmetal Alchemist and .hack novels. :amuse
Definetly.

As for which one I prefer. Both. Normally I'd be reading manga in school, and at home, I'd be reading fantasy novels.

[Hatsune Miku]

I read manga in school, home and on the train. I only read novels at school.

[Lexiefaye]

Im a constant reader ... the type that takes the current book (I read non-fiction too so I can't say novel) with me for my lunch break. I just do mangas via computer for my weekly fix on my favorites .... and that doesn't take up much time ...

[Oskar von Reuental]

Good stories ftw, whether in manga or novel form. I don't really prefer one over the other.

[Yondy]

rofl, ever since I started reading Manga, Ive barely read a book :laugh

So definetly Manga

[Hype]

Novels please give me a good horror book any day

[Yondy]

I love horror books, but mystery is my fav type of novels.

[Keramachi]

I have to say I prefer novels. No manga has ever impacted me in the way that Catcher in the Rye, Brave New World, 1984, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Things Fall Apart did.

[thevassago]

I like them both, I think they are not very comparable. It is like do you like cinema or opera most.

[Keiryu]

i read manga everywhere it very convinent!!

[Spooky_Bunny]

manga, but it kind of depends on what i'm in the mood for too...

[Hatsune Miku]

I was reading manga today. *sigh* What happened to my interest in novels? Hm...Btw, I was reading Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok.

[Ruri]

I prefer novels, because they generally have much more depth in terms of both story and characters. Mangas are alot of fun to read though, so whenever I feel like reading for entertainment, I turn to mangas.

[Kaki]

Do you mean novels in general? hmmmm

[Artificial_Sunshine]

Novel, hands down.

Maybe because I’m more of an intellectual type, but I find it so relaxing to just sit down and indulge in a good mystery. (Better than spending 10 bucks to go to the movies)

[Kaki]

Novels take longer and yea.......

[Sakura Kaijuu]

Both! :laugh

I'll read whatever I have on hand. I love my manga to pieces, and I read them over and over again (right now I'm in the middle of completely re-reading Bleach :laugh ). When I'm looking for more visual stimulation, I'll read my manga. Or my other comics. I love to just look at it in awe. It's my favorite part of comics.

But I love my books too. The other day I went to the library and checked out the second volume of the Abarat series and I went to a park and started reading it. I like looking at the words on the page. And sometimes I just feel like reading forever, and that's harder to do with manga, cuz those take me an average of half and hour to go through.

It is the curse of being the child of parents who nurture reading of any kind that is to blame for my indecision. :amuse

[notcomawhite]

I can't decide which I like better qq

It's probably novels though, because it's more in depth with meaning or whatever and I'm a serious reader so I guess it makes sense that I would like novels better

[Rinali]

I prefer manga over novels these days.

[The Sin]

Yup manga's are like novels with pictures! And pictures make all the difference...

[dannyboy]

manga cuase it has pictures xD

[Hatsune Miku]

Hm....seems like many people prefer manga more....I think there has to be some other reason why they like it more. Not just because it has pictures. Maybe it's fast to read?

[Gene]

I prefer manga more. I need pictures in order to read. :(

[Hatsune Miku]

I prefer manga more. I need pictures in order to read. :(

You....do? Well, all I know is that manga is easier to read and it's for my entertainment. *evil grin*

[Chee]

Manga. I like novels once and awhile...

[Vile.47]

I like both, well maybe the manga abit more. I get to sense some danger or something in panels.

[Alia_Atreides]

I would say novels... Manga can be more fun, but novels can speak to a deep thing inside you, I dont know, novels touch me more.

[Bubbles]

The answer is both! Sometimes you get more out a story from a novel because you can imagine all of the pictures in your minds eye, but manga is good because you really get a taste for the action and characters. They are both so good!

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[Jink]

manga anyday

[Sakura Kaijuu]

I prefer manga more. I need pictures in order to read. :(

That's not a bad thing. I've been raised with the opinion that reading anything is good and that schools are dumb if they don't let students count comics for silent reading time.

It's one of the main reason why I have such a big collection of manga. Because my parents pay for them. :amuse

[neko-sennin]

I happen to like both about equally, but for completely different reasons, and because of that, asking me which I prefer would simply be cruel.

If it involves an interesting and well-thought-out storyline, intriguing characters and compelling storytelling, I'll keep reading it.

[rddragons200]

i say both becuse mangas u cna read in like 45 mins to an hour, and once your finished, and you dont have any left there is a book which you cna read for like a few weeks or days.:P

[killuahxh]

That's a tricky question, is it a bad manga against a short book or a good
manga against a long book... Just kidding, always manga... Reading without
pictures is like brushing your teeth with no tooth paste.

[shizuru]

^_^ manga of course

[Ivyn]

Actually I'm more novel reader than manga reader. I like both, but prefer books.

[vervex]

If I had to give up on one or another, I'd choose to keep the novels. I love both, the truth is. Mangas are very entertaining and are pieces of graphical art. But novels are still incredible, able to move you without any picture, only words. There are more descriptions, details, generally, in a book too. You are free to imagine the scenes, the landscapes.

But hm. I love both :)

[tangoOFDOOM]

MANGA! Nothing like a good manga filled with blood, gore, cursing, and Sasuke in the morning.

[DickMcVengeance]

While I may enjoy my manga immensely, just reading the written word evokes so much more in my imagination. I can view the characters however I want, and things are so much more dramatic within my own imagination. Manga limits it way too much.

The one benefit of manga is that I can see what I've read in motion if it becomes an anime. Yet, with a book, I can hopefully turn that into a film myself.

[kire]

yeah i tend to like manga more..for simple reasons really, pictures, and less text..I know that is so childish, but i do read novels also..but i get discouraged when the book is really thick..i guess i dont really have the patience..

[Katinchen]

I prefer a good novel over a manga. I like reading manga, of course, but I've read one in half an hour, 45 minutes if it's by Kaori Yuki, that's it.

But it already happened to me that I woke up Saturday morning(well, or midday, maybe^^'), grabbed my new novel and started to read, and didn't leave my bed until I finished the novel at the late afternoon, so much I was captivated by it.

I like reading manga when I go somewhere by bus etc., because they are small enough to fit in my handbag, but for a really good read a prefer a novel because most of the time the plot is more interesting, the characters have more depht and it simply takes longer before I finished it and have to buy or borrow a new one.

[im not a sasukefangirl]

manga is WAY better that novels....

[Baka91]

I Prefer Manga^_^

[Yasashiku]

Yes, I prefer manga big time. It has pictures, high explosive action, and the eye candy! It also isn't as boring as novels, and makes you want to buy more!

[dragonofraven]

It's difficult for me to say. I love reading manga stories, they're awesome, but I'm always having to wait for the novels since it's all one continuous story. But it feels so nice to just sit down with a nice book.
So, for me it's a tie since I can't really make up my mind.

[Heida]

I like both of them in the same way.Maybe mangas are simple to read but i like novels too.

[Pepé Le Pew]

I prefer manga over novels bcuz its hard for me to imagine a scene in a novel:headscrat.
Besides, I like drawings better.XD

[Zhongda]

manga offcoarse... but ill admit that there is one novel that really would own any manga out there... "three kingdoms" yes yes

[mksanime]

MANGA!!! All the way!! ^^ i say dat not bcuz i dunt read novels,i actualy do anywho manga's best because its lest troublesome more pics less words XDDDD

[Dejiko]

that's a tough question..... how about both?

[aquavit]

i like manga, but love good books, if you get in the "flow" (not a made up word, this exists really) reading a book is one of the most satisfying and relaxing things you can experience

[Hattori~Hanzo]

I prefer manga to novels. Mangas can make you understand the story much faster (I won't say better but definitely faster) than novels. I'm the more impatient kind of person so that's why I choose manga. As the proverb goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.

[Kagutsuchi]

Same, I prefer Manga. Most novels bore me.

[google123]

Manga. You can see great artistry and enjoy the story. I doubt any writer could ever express something like Ouran HSHC with words as well as the manga.

[mangekyou_slayer]

Manga,easier to get into because there are visuals and the stories are so involving and you get to "connect" with the characters,but in novels your just reading words.
Also its a known fact that Japanese people read less novels.And more manga.

[Anego]

both. I love to read novels. and I love to read and 'watch' manga.

[Run.The.Animal]

Novels are all well and good, and are more prone to captivate you and make you not want to put it down. But I like manga better because it's drawn, I can see what's happening rather than try to figure it out from confusing sentences and incorrect prepositions. Plus, I like the imagination of mangas over the majority of regular novels. As far as novels go, the only imagination is sci-fi, which I can't stand.

Manga > novels.

[Charlie]

novels are cheaper and i don't have to spend too much time downloading them. but generally, mangas are more interesting. and they can double as colouring books :amuse

[Sawako]

I like both of them evenly.

[Wolfy]

I think all in all I prefer novels over manga. As much as I love manga, novels are much more detailed and exciting. I get to see it in my mind the way I interprete it, instead of how others do. Manga, on the other hand, is a great quick read, and always make me want more.
But, in the end, my all time favorite is a manga series that has its own novelizations. Best of both worlds.

-Obi

[Lien]

Novels allow imaginations to be more free and vivid, manga, everything is set out infront of you and doesn't take very long to complete.

Novels > Manga anyday.

[Anemone]

I like both but manga is the best IMHO

[Deranged]

I love manga and novels on the same level... just two different mediums to facilitate the same need...

with manga, i can get into the story a little easier though whereas for novels, i wont get into it unless it is really well written and has me really intrigued :oh

[NinjaJedi007]

I like manga more. I'm sure there are novels out there that interest me just as much, but I know how to look for manga a lot better. It's just easier for me to find manga out there. Seeing pictures is nice too :)

[Ponko]

I prefer novels myself, I am just very picky about what I read. A really good novel will always be my choice over a manga series. They just seem to have more time to develop, and the time you spend reading a novel gives you more of a chance to connect with the story.

[Oneironaut]

There are different types of art. We have "idea" art, musical art, visual art, and interactive art, listed from left-to-right in their stages of maturity.

Visual art has a strong, eye-catching premise. It is exceptional at physical characterization, concrete metaphors, and mantaining suspension-of-disbelief (as in, it's easier to believe something is real when it's staring down your face). Movies, plays, and manga fall into this catagory.

"Idea" art is the use of rhetoric to convey a story. Its strengths are characterization and introspection, and its major problem is catching one's attention. Books are the meat of this category.

Which is superior? Don't make me laugh. Everything depends on the adroitness of the author, his or her ability to forge a story with the strengths of a chosen medium. Or are we arguing over which medium has the best potential? How are we to know, when the best book/manga has yet to be created (and most likely never will be)?

It is elitist and futile to propone one medium over another. Those who read tend to attain a broader vocabulary, but so what? Art is wonderful in any medium. I prefer books, but I see the value in manga.

So, I pose an equally important question to everyone. Which is better: cheese or milk?

[Samurai Man]

i dont like novels manga are the bestsmile-big

[Yoshitsune]

Novels feed your vocabulary and let you imagine things happen, manga just gives it to you straight....

Novels for me

[EDhg]

I used to love novels... that is before I discovered manga! You'll learn that I am a very uncreative person, therefore imaginating novel characters in my head is near impossible. And when I do pick how I want the protagonist to look like I have to think of all the others' looks; eventually I end up forgetting which look fit which character.

[Nami-swan]

Manga. You just get more of a feel with the pics.

[Paul the SK]

I read more manga.

[lolita_poison15]

manga!! bcoz novel has no picture wat so ever ?!:notrust and its only for people wit high imagination skills in manga you don have to ?!:nod

[Red]

I love novels.....only little teensy bit more than manga

[Lazarus]

I find novels to be more engrossing than manga. Maybe it's because I've been reading them long before I ever started to read manga, which isn't often... The characters are usually better developed, and you have to exercise more creativity to make them come to life.

They're more stimulating to me, I guess.

[byooki]

novel
anyday
but manga does the job too
most of the time

[Arroniro Arleri]

I like them both, but if I had to choose I'd go with novels because they allow you to use your imagination more.

[sukapesta]

i like both but i prefer manga... it's all about the visuals baby...

[notcomawhite]

novels.. and manga..
i dont know. i like the visuals in manga
i like the detail in novels.

but if i had to choose one,
novels.

[DrUnK_On_RuM]

manga is my choice but id gladly read a good novel anytime ^^

[Naruto Jester]

it depends for me...but most of the time Manga, it tends to have better storys and more pictures :nod i get teased at school for it...:cry

but some Novels PWN!!!!!!!!!:nuts :nuts :nuts :nuts

[Shannon]

haha... both... but it totally depends on my mood. If I'm lazy, it's manga all the way, but if I'm feeling sort of intellectual I'll go for the novel. And I think there's a limit to how much manga I can read... sometimes the text everywhere (sound effects and all that), along with the little comments get to me and I get a bit dizzy. But yeah, both!

[Teru♥]

Both. ^__^

[Mojim]

I read both of them :)
For novel I read it depends on my mood only ^_^.

[Chojuto]

Usually I'd prefer to read a manga cause of the pictures, and they're easier to read than novels, but novels last longer than manga does cause it takes longer to read, but when I'm bored I prefer reading manga cause I can just stare at the pictures.

[Lee]

manga is my choice but id gladly read a good novel anytime ^^

i aree, same here

[Vietangel18]

For me, mangas are short entertaining books. I throughly enjoy them when I have something to read for a short time. Novels are when I want to get deep into a story, sit back, and read for hours straight on. I won't put it down unless I have to. However, I do like them both a lot. ^^

[Lovewitches]

I read both on and off ^_______^

easier that way~

[Suzie]

I Prefer Both Actually :amuse

[Moses]

both will work for me!

[Stumpy]

Manga = shit

Novel = win

[Kameil]

I like both Basically...:amuse

[Kasumi 霞]

I read manga more but I do like novels better because manga plotlines nowadays have gone downhill.... but I've always liked novels better... what would I do if I couldn't come up with syntax, tone, imagery or diction?

omg... the horror xD

[Roy]

I perfer Novels but manga is still good :D

[Rukia]

I like both. Sometimes I am in a manga reading mood and sometimes I need something more thought provoking. When this happens I turn to a good book.

[Sho]

Nothing really beats a good novel, and a great story always is better than great pictures.

A manga can keep me entertained, but at some point, it always grows cliched and stale--no matter how good the series is. A good novel always manages to draw me in and keep my attention for hours on end, while I'd need to take some breaks whenever reading any manga (except for Death Note since it was just awesome, and being one of the few exceptions).

But really, I like both, though novels are better.

[Captain Pimp]

Novels tend to bore me...(well the school novels XD) but if it's something like The Da Vinci Code it gets me excited. To me, manga > novel.

[JB the Jedi]

Manga :cry

[Hietozephyr]

read novels alot, but i like manga too.

[L]

uh....manga most defintly?!(ohhh....pretty pictures..) pple beating the crap out of other pple just looks cooler then just reading it...(i like novels to though...)

[Zeig]

Mainly, I prefer manga.
I like to read and it has PICTURES!! Most novels have a few pictures from time to time but I like to see the picture. When I'm reading a novel I'll have to picture it into my mind and see the main character as someone totally different then how he was drawn. (It can be good and bad. Sometimes disappointing if they look just terrible and I though they were awesome looking. :()

[gt4_freak]

quick question: in what chapter/volume does part II of the manga start?

[RebelliousKrimpy]

I've never really read much manga (am starting to now :P), so novels probably takes the cake here for me. :)

quick question: in what chapter/volume does part II of the manga start?

Not completely sure, but I *think* it might be Manga Volume 27, Chapter 239.