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Mangification

Japan's Manga comics and cartoons inspire reality while keeping its charm

Implications - While anime still holds much popularity, manga is currently surpassing the former as a source of inspiration. Manga, often characterized by whimsical-looking drawings, has been around for centuries, and since manga's genres includes a wide range of subjects, with everything from business to violence to sex, almost anything can be mangafied.
Trend Themes
1. Manga Art - Manga-inspired art and design blend different cultures and create imaginative, unprecedented looks.
2. Anime-inspired Fashion - Fashion designers inspired by anime and manga create unique wears that combine punk, goth, and Kawaii styles.
3. Japanese-inspired Lifestyle Products - Pop culture narratives inspire product designs that bridge cultural boundaries, creating empathetic bonds with consumers from different countries.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - Artists and designers can collaborate with fashion and product designers to create unique manga-inspired art pieces.
2. Fashion - Fashion and cosmetic companies can create product lines inspired by anime and manga, targeting young customers who love trying out new styles.
3. Product Design - Product designers can create lifestyle products inspired by Japanese pop culture narratives to create connections with consumers from different countries.
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9 Featured, 73 Examples:
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Date Range:
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Featured Examples

Naughty Fine Art Figurines
Naughty Fine Art Figurines
Jessica Lichtenstein Studied Art for a Long Time to Get 'Undressed'
Jessica Lichtenstein has a show through February 15, 2010 at the Gallery nine5 called ‘Undressed.’ The ‘Undressed’ show features more than 25 naughty figurines that resemble characters from anime… MORE
Realist Manga Dolls
Realist Manga Dolls
Anime Comes to Life with the Creations of Maya Kirill
Russian artist Maya Kirill, who goes by the creative alias ‘da-bu-di-bu-da has,’ has created these unusual and colorful dolls that are amazingly realistic and beautiful. Some are her own creations, whereas… MORE
Harajuku Heroines
Harajuku Heroines
'Gothic Lolita 2010' by Toxic Etiology is Cutesy With a Punk Edge
Héctor David Jordana Vicente, better known as Toxic Etiology, is the mastermind behind this manga-inspired punk photo shoot called 'Gothic Lolita 2010.' In it, a model with long pigtails and an adorable… MORE
play_circle_filledManga Manicures
Manga Manicures
Japanese Nail Art Features Hello Kitty-Inspired Nails & More
From the land of the rising sun, exquisite, unique and quirky pieces of art can travel with ladies wherever they go--in the form of nail art, where great detail, colour and imagination goes into every… MORE
Fake Manga Manes
Fake Manga Manes
Look Animated in Wigs from Tokyo Girls' Hairstyles
The Tokyo Girls’ Hairstyles feature a range of attractive wigs that scream ‘cute Japanese girl.' Each wig hails from a different district in Tokyo, which represents a particular hairstyle for which the… MORE
Manga Airport Lounges
Manga Airport Lounges
The Tao Yuan International Aiport in Taiwan is Adorned in Hello Kitty
The Tao Yuan International Airport in Taiwan is plastered in Hello Kitty memorabilia from airport waiting seats, murals and even a baby nursery covered in everything Hello Kitty. The Hello Kitty Lounge… MORE
Manga Graffiti Paintings
Manga Graffiti Paintings
Ayami Kawashima Artwork Combines Two Popular Art Styles
The Ayami Kawashima artwork is simply beautiful. Combining the two art styles of manga and graffiti, Ayami Kawashima successfully creates an art style that he can claim as his own. The paintings depict… MORE
Manga Fairytales
Manga Fairytales
'Red Riding Hood' by Chris Burge Illustration Takes an Anime Spin on a Classic
This 'Red Riding Hood' art series by Chris Burge Illustration takes the classic fairytale and gives it a manga-like spin. Red Riding Hood has a mask of red eye makeup and round blush on her cheeks, and… MORE
Quilted Manga Sneakers
Quilted Manga Sneakers
The Nike Air Zoom Tiempo are Inspired by a Japanese Football Comic
The Nike Air Zoom Tiempo are a hot black kick with some rad pink details that will surely make you a star, no matter what your gender. These shoes are a part of the Nike Football 'Write the Future' campaign,… MORE

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