/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>19807359
Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. Manga is a medium used to express ideas by images, often combined with text or other visual information. Comics frequently takes the form of juxtaposed sequences of panels of images. Often textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia indicate dialogue, narration, sound effects, or other information. While it is often said that "manga isn't reading", it is at least deserving of notoriety for those who would truly believe the aforementioned to recognize that manga, or comics, are typically more engaging across entire populations rather than appealing to specific audiences with the dynamic nature of its content. So, while even if it is said that manga isn't reading, meaning is derived from said manga in the exact same basic way as it would be from any book.