Films comic

Nihongo|Films comics|フィルムコミック are a variant of Japanese manga which are available in manga style books and digitally as e-books, occasionally called e-manga. Films comics are known by other names, when referring only to anime adaptions they can be called Fanbooks or Nihongo|Anime comics|アニメコミックス|anime komikkusu. Films comics are not restricted to anime and may be adapted from other countries' television and film and translated into the Japanese language, an example being Disney films, and may even be based on live-action productions. [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2004-04-06/tokyopop-and-disney-expand-on-cinemanga-success Tokyopop and Disney expand on Cinemanga Success] . Accessed 20 July 2007.]

Typically manga are adapted into anime but instead Anime comics are literature adapted from an anime. Anime comics use anime cels as manga frames and narrate directly from the anime story rather than the manga that it was originally based on.

Films comics are cheap to produce and use simpler language than manga. Younger readers and anime enthusiasts are the target demographic for films comics. Although films comics are an alternative to manga, readers may progress into purchasing manga later while using films comics as a stepping stone from an anime to manga transition.

Companies such as Tokyopop and Viz release films comics but refer to them as Cine-manga and Ani-manga respectively. These western companies also release films comics for young readers. Films comics are well received in English speaking countries, some titles sell more than 500,000 copies. [ [http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/8740.html 'Avatar Cine-Manga' Tops 500k] . Accessed 20 July 2007.]

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