It’s been quite some time now, we were talking about comic books at school with a French friend of mine. Comic books are printed in black and white in Japan. I don’t know the exact reason but I assume it’s because there are tons of manga being printed regularly and frequently. But for example in France, they are printed in color and the book format is similar to A4 paper size.
Although I think color comic books are pleasant, now that I’m more into Japanese manga, I find the black and white prints quite delicious. The reason is, I think color comics are preset. They restrict/predetermine our imagination. After reading for a while, one starts not paying attention to colors (but to the story) anyway. The brain creates a new world. I can interpret random lines on drawings as an emotion or a sense of action. I can see the whole story as vivid or pale. The rest is up to me.
I also like it that characters in Japanese manga or anime are so simple. I can add details myself. Thus, I think that’s why I’m never satisfied with live-action manga adaptations.
Simplicity of representation and its contribution to imagination.
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