Laughter is the key to a healthy life. And no one hates laughing. So In Japan, there is collection opus called as Manga. The books aren’t boring. They can actually bust a gut. Manga is a collection of comic books and Graphic novels. It is not necessary to be read by adults only. Any small child can also read it. In Japanese language, Man means indiscriminate, and Ga means the picture. Manga means indiscriminate pictures. Manga is not the same as American comics.
Manga is usually (but not always) printed in black and white, as against to color. Manga is also usually more visual and clear than American comics and contains lesser words. The drawings in the manga are much simpler as compared to American comics.
Are Manga and Anime same?
The answer is No. There are some profound differences between the term Manga and Animes. Anime are Japanese animated caricature videos. They are aired on Television or also available in the form of cassettes. The production of animes needs a lot of people while manga production needs a small number of people. For the production of anime, one needs to have an animation studio.
When mangas get popular, they are made into animations but not always. E.g., Sunrise Animations are a group of people who mostly produce animations that don’t have a manga origin.
There are 162 series of Manga available in the market. Out of which, 91 series are completed while 71 series are in ongoing serialization. Manga sales now play an important role in the book and magazine market in Japan and account for about $10 billion in annual sales.
Best Manga Apps For iPhone
1. Manga Reader – Manga Viewer
Indubitably it is one of the Best Manga App available on iOS. It has the largest Manga Library is free.e 30+ manga sources collected in one application which includes mangahere, mangafox, manga reader, batoto, mangapanda, kissmanga, mangago, mangatown, read manga, etc. You can easily search their favorite collection by applying filters. It saves the progress of each chapter automatically without facing any problem. You can also bookmark your favorite pages which isanaaddedl advantage. The rating and reviews are too good. The Manga Reader app can download up to 4-5 manga pages at the same time. So, The user can easily close the eyes and download this amazing app.
2. Manga Storm
EqManga Storm has all the great features to dive into manga world. It has a huge library. There are a variety of Manga books and are available in different languages. With an effective UI design, this app has features of bookmarking, cloud syncing, three reading directions, systematic manga list organization, manga update auto-checking, and offline reading. Do I mention the incomparable reading experience with this app? You’ll definitely fall in love with it. One can also flip the pages by swiping or can easily jump to another page by adding the page number. The company of Manga Storm gives importance to customers happiness and provides efficient service which attracted me the most.
3. Manga by Crunchyroll
It doesn’t include the vast collection of comics and novels. But as soon as the collection hits the heart of people, it gets included in the app. It is not totally free. The subscription pack has more advantage as compared to the free pack. The subscription pack gives the opportunity to read the latest manga immediately as it becomes available in Japan. Due to some discernible reasons, the app doesn’t hold the landscape mode which caused a problem for many users. Still, the company will surely sort out the problem as soon as possible and will become the Best Manga App.
4. Manga Bird
Manga Bird is in the list of Best Manga app and has some exceptional qualities. It supports eight languages, about 20 manga websites, and over 10000 mangas. Manga Bird has different reading modes (including Day and Night reading modes), 2 reading directions, bookmarking, image crop, various manga searching methods, etc. One can also restore data with the option of restore data from iCloud. The awesome feature that differentiates Manga Bird from other manga readers is how easy it is to manage storage! It checks the storage size of every reader of manga in storage management. The subscription makes the advertisements disappear.
5. Manga Rock
This app is light on the battery, has push notifications, pick up where you left off reading, sync and read between iOS devices, backup to the Manga Rock Cloud, and allows you to download mangas. What’s awesome is next chapter automatically downloads in the background while you’re reading the previous one. One of the problems for Manga Rock is some pages won’t load for certain chapters when reading a Manga title online. Another problem faced was that the users are constantly getting mangas that aren’t fully downloaded and pages are never loading with the recent versions of the app.
6. Shonen Jump Manga & Comics
It is in continuous development which makes it one of the best manga app available on iOS. You can read the latest chapters of the biggest Shonen Jump series FREE and same day as Japan as per the new update. This app has a collection of famous manga collections like My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball Super, One Piece, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations and many more though one needs to have a subscription pack for this. Landscape and Portrait method are available. You can easily catch up on current hits from any point, revisit old favorites from the beginning, and discover new series.
Best Manga Apps For Android
7. Comic Trip
The comic trip is a comic app in the world of play store. It is like a wild card in this space. Still, it is a fairly competent Manga App. One can read files like CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, image folders, and PDF. This is only recommended for those who have a standalone collection and requires an app that can read them properly. In the pro version, one can get rid of advertisements, and quality of image improves. There are various gestures available in this app. Night modes are the one thing which you won’t find in other apps. So this one can download it easily and have a calming effect.
8. Crunchyroll Manga
It is one of the best Manga Apps available on playstore. Yes, you caught it correct! It is also available on iOS: same quality just different name and device. It is one of the largest legitimate source of English subtitled manga and anime on the Internet. Subscribing to Crunchyroll also gives the user permission for all of the service’s manga. Crunchyroll Manga gives the enthusiasts’ one-stop-shop for all their Manga needs. The famous manga collection gets direct entry into this app.
9. Manga Rock
Another app which works on iOS and Android. It is the most popular and user-friendly app available on the playstore. It boasts a modern UI, thousands of titles, and an elegant discovery feature, and offline reading support as well. There are some famous titles not available on this platform because of copyright law, but the selection is still large enough to suit most manga fans. The bugs and the issues of users get fixed right away. It is easy to use and occupies less storage. It has been downloaded by over 1 million and great reviews too.
10. MangaZone
MangaZone is an app with more than 15000 titles translated into English to read online for free. It has a clean user interface. And it is easy to use. A simple search method is available which won’t let the time of users wasted. It has a different section to talk about Manga comics with other fans. Also, it has a customized reading settings and a lot more. The manga is absolutely free to download which isn’t necessarily great, but it works if you need something to read and unfortunately you’re short on money. It is one of the decent apps available on playstore. It is an app available on Android in free.
11. Paigee World
Paigee World is a community where you can improve your artistic skills, share your art, admire other artists and meet new friends. The users also share their favorite collection of Manga on this app. It is primarily not an app meant for Manga only. It totally depends on the users what they love and likes to share. Other artists are too available which will improve your own artistic skills. The writers and artist who don’t get a place to publish their Manga and comics are also available on this app. The paigee world is thus a great place.
12. Anime & Manga Amino for Otakus
Last but not the least here comes the best manga app available on play store. It is the biggest community for Anime, Manga, Cosplay, and Naruto Fans & Geeks. One can discover new manga titles, share your favorite ones that manga collection, comment mangas with other manga lovers around the world and meet new people as passionate about manga as you! The user gets a place to engage with other anime fans and cosplayers to ask, answer, and discuss all the greatest anime scenes, episodes, characters, and more. The flaws are less as compared to benefits.
Wrapping up!
We saw different Manga Apps available on iOS and Android. Now it’s our turn to make a smart choice and download them. Manga Storm and Shonen are the best till now for iPhone. And Anime& Manga Amino for android. The collection of Manga collection is never-ending. And the apps are limited. Thus, one needs to have a smart choice. Ending with it, keep laughing and reading Manga Books.