漫画家(まんがか)

まんがか
noun
manga artist; cartoonist
occupationartculture
1. manga artist; cartoonist
a person who creates manga (Japanese comics)
彼(かれ)の夢(ゆめ)は漫画家(まんがか)になることだ。
His dream is to become a manga artist.
有名(ゆうめい)な漫画家(まんがか)のサイン会(かい)に行(い)った。
I went to a famous manga artist's signing event.
この漫画家(まんがか)の作品(さくひん)は世界中(せかいじゅう)で人気(にんき)がある。
This manga artist's works are popular around the world.

A respected profession in Japan; the most famous is 手塚治虫(てづかおさむ), often called the "god of manga." Most 漫画家(まんがか) work to weekly or monthly magazine deadlines with the help of assistants.

Related words

Similar words

  • イラストレーター: an illustrator of single pictures, not story comics
  • 絵本作家(えほんさっか): a picture-book author

Related Words

Related: アシスタント (assistant)
Related: 連載(れんさい) (serialization)
Related: 原作者(げんさくしゃ) (original author)
Related: 作画(さくが) (artwork, illustration)
Related: 作家(さっか) (writer, author)
Related: 小説家(しょうせつか) (novelist, fiction writer)
Compare: 絵師(えし) (artist, illustrator, painter)
Compare: イラストレーター (an illustrator of single pictures, not…)
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Added 2026.1.27 22:18 · Revised 2026.9.28 5:44
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