A or is a Japanese manga volume which uses illustrated images from an

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

series, film, or video release, rather than original custom art. They generally contain the full dialog from the anime from which they are adapted. While usually published in

book A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physi ...

form, they are also sometimes released electronically as

e-book An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices. Alt ...

s, occasionally called ''e-manga''. Companies such as

Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed ...

and Viz release film comics under the trademarks Cine-manga and Ani-manga, respectively. The technique is similar to

photo comics Photo comics are a form of sequential storytelling that uses photographs rather than illustrations for the images, along with the usual comics conventions of narrative text and word balloons containing dialogue. They are sometimes referred to ...

, many of which use stills from live-action movies or television series to adapt these stories to the comics medium. Film comics have been well received in English-speaking countries, with some titles selling more than 500,000 copies.'Avatar Cine-Manga' Tops 500k
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