noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A professional manga or anime artist.

Synonyms

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manhwaga

Example

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"No matter how you look at it, Satoshi Kon was a top class director and mangaka."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が)家(か) (mangaka). Doublet of manhwaga and manhuajia.

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