Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
Originally posted by: Rhanfahl
Well Foo, I believe the way it is this was is because manga has been around way longer in Japan, than comics in America.
wrong.
Manga never really became part of japanese culture until the 1950s after WWII. The first creators of manga referred to western comics for inspiration in starting the industry that is there today. This can be seen in common practices such as paneled frames and word bubbles, for example, which were a part of American comics since way back in the 1920s.
If you have the Animatrix dvd....i suggest you watch the bonus segment that talks about the history of anime.