Manfra
Manfra are French bandes dessinées that draw inspiration from Japanese manga.
Nomenclature
They are also known as franga, manga français and global manga.Characteristics
Most manfra, such as Radiant, Dreamland, Dofus, Debaser, etc. have a format similar to that of manga, but can be read left-to-right, such as with Wakfu, or right-to-left, such as with Radiant. Most if not all of the works that are generally designated as manfra have an art style inspired by manga. Some manfra, such as La Rose Ecarlate, have an art style inspired from manga while still being read left-to-right and having a hardcover bande dessinee format. Their stories sometimes reference those of manga as well.Publishers
- Ankama Éditions
- Dargaud
- Delcourt
- Glénat
- Les Humanoïdes Associés
- Kami
- Ki-oon
- Pika Édition
- Taifu Comics
Works
Actor's Studio Amilova Amour SucréAppartement 44BB Project La Belle et la Bête by Patrick SobralBubble Gôm Gôm by CybBurning Tattoo by Emmanuel Nhieu Cassius by Saïd SassineCatacombes Celle que... City Hall Debaser Dofus, Dofus Arena and Dofus Monster Dreamland Dys ElementRL'Équipe Z by Ed Tourriol, Dan Fernandes and Albert CarreresL'Escouade des ombres Golem de Alexis TaloneGoultard Bazar Green Mechanic Head-Trick HorionKuma KumaLanfeust QuestLastman Les Iles du vent by Elodie Koeger and Hector Poullet Lost SoulLove I.N.C. Magical JanKen Pon NecromancerOmega ComplexOutlaw PlayersPen Dragon Pepper&CarrotPink Diary RadiantLa Rose écarlate Save me Pythie Sentaï School Tengu-Dō Les Torches d'Arkylon Vis-à-VisLe Visiteur du futur : La Brigade temporelle by François Descraques, Guillaume Lapeyre and Alexandre DesmassiasVivant Human Specimen- ''Wakfu''