NEW DELHI: At the Japan Foundation’s library in New Delhi, young manga enthusiasts flip through vividly illustrated Japanese comics – immersing themselves in stories brimming with adventure and emotion.
The library houses more than 2,500 manga titles in both English and Japanese, offering Indian readers a window into an entirely different culture.
“In manga, we get to know about day-to-day life, (and) how even day-to-day life can be interesting,” said 24-year-old manga enthusiast Amit Kumar. “We laugh at it, we enjoy it, (and) we cry for it.”
Once seen as mere entertainment for children, manga and anime have a rapidly expanding fan base in the South Asian nation.
These Japanese comic books and animated films have also become a cultural bridge between Japan and India.
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