Manga in the World

　Manga is part of Japanese culture. Of course, other countries have ones like manga, too: cartoons,comic strips, bande dessinée, and so on. They influence each other. But manga has the strongest influence of all.
　What makes manga special? There are some points. First, manga has different categories. For example, sports, love and history. Second, it has a story. Third, it’s flexible in ideas and layout of frames.
　Manga was drawn long ago. The style of Japanese manga continued to change little by little. And then, today’s manga was established in the middle of the 1900s. In the 1970s, Japanese animation works became very popular in Europe. Foreign people became interested in manga works and the original pieces of the animation. They learned how interesting manga is. People began to read manga in foreign countries like this. Now a lot of people in the world love manga: not only famous works but also less well-known ones. Recently there are some foreign artists who draw manga. How will manga influence other cultures in the future?