opinion by japanese teen.: The principle of Japanese popular manga and anime

Actually, many people looked my yesterday’s article. Thank you!

And I know the popularity of Japanese manga by that.

Then, I’d like to explain about the principle of Japanese manga.

That is

“Friendship, Effort, Victory”

1) Background

I heard that Japanese popular manga in abroad are “NARUTO” and “Dragon Ball.”

Both manga is published in the same magazine, which is “JUMP.”

JUMP has other popular manga such as “ONE PIECE” and “GINTAMA.”

This is the most popular magazine in Japan.

And it is categorized as “magazine for boys.”

There are many “magazines for boys” in Japan, such as “KOROKORO (ex. DORAEMON)” and “SUNDAY (ex. DITECTIVE CONAN.)”

So, each magazine should have their characteristics.

Then, the principle of JUMP became “Friendship, Effort, Victory.”

How does this principle work?

For example, let’s look at NARUTO.

NARUTO has three main themes.

1. FRIENDSHIP with Sasuke.

2. EFFORT to be a Hokage.

3. VICTORY to Madara.

You can adapt this three-themes structure in every JUMP manga!

As I said, JUMP is the most popular magazine in Japan.

This is because its principle touches our heart, I think.

When Naruto shouts “Sasuke!” or Luffy shouts “I'll become the Pirate King!" or Goku beats enemies by SUPER power, our hearts beats hotly and fastly.

When you watch the Japanese manga or anime, please remember that.

Thank you!

(Written by a Japanese student. If you find a fault in English, please teach me.)