"Amerimanga" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of American + manga Etymology templates: {{blend|en|American|manga}} Blend of American + manga Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Amerimanga (uncountable)
  1. Comics created in the United States, or by extension North America, in the style of Japanese comics (manga). Wikipedia link: Amerimanga Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Comics Related terms: la nouvelle manga, Americanime Coordinate_terms: Euromanga

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          "ref": "1995, Sharpwit, “What makes a manga manga?”, in rec.arts.manga (Usenet)",
          "text": "Personally, I believe that an American comic is not manga, but I prefer to call things like NHS either Foreign-manga, Amerimanga, or (the catch-all) \"Manga-inspired.\" That's what I would call an American comic drawn in the manga style.",
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          "ref": "1998, Gwydion, “What is the \"Manga Style\"?”, in rec.arts.comics.misc (Usenet)",
          "text": "Every time the subject's come up, I've seen the complaint that \"S/he's just copying the manga look, not the layout/storytelling/themes\" bandied about over just about any Amerimanga artist you'd care to name. However, I'e never really seen anyone describe exactly what they *meant* by that. Obviously, they mean more than (as Warren says) \"huge eyes and speed-lines\". So what else then?",
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