#21stcenturylit

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To my mom,,

This is for my mom who keeps on calling Manga, Comics. (I mean IT IS comics but we call it Manga okay? that’s on culture *insert the fingernails emoji*)

Literature in our current generation is so wide and massive. There are various genres we got now, that we call them a certain group when the differences are VERY MUCH visible and we can VERY MUCH tell which is which (except for my mom).

So, without further a do, let me head onto the discussion.

What’s the difference between Manga and Comics?

Before I answer this question, first, what are these two really?

Manga and Comics are both graphic novels, can be both non-fiction and fiction, have the same theme and genre. (short but straight to the point, I know wkwkwkwk)

Now, let’s head back to the first question for a detailed answer.

First, Manga originated from Japan while Comics originated from the United States and United Kingdom. [Manga has 5 classifications: (1) Shounen, for boys, (2) Shoujo, for girls, (3) Seinen, for “men”, (4) Jousei, for “women”, and (5) Kodomo, for kids.]

Second, Manga is sold mostly in the form of a book or sold by the use of a weekly magazine with a black & white color and Comics is sold in a form of magazine-like with a colored print. Here are some illustrations:

Manga: Kimetsu no Yaiba, source: screenshot from my weeb friend haha

Comics: The Avengers, source: https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/689473024178819713/

[Moving on, (char)]

Third, most Comics makes their character unbelievable. Every character in a Manga that has a power or a special ability is most likely to be weak in the first half, but as the protagonist suffers, it will eventually show his/her true colors and become a stronger hero. While Comics has a concept of a hero where he/she does not gain power or in a simple way, it still has the same power throughout the whole story. (see the characters from the given illustrations above) 

Fourth, Manga’s story line lasts longer than Comics because Manga always makes the character experience more things before the conflict.

Fifth, Comics tend to create a new story line on the same story to make it more unpredictable and leaves the audience cliffhangers and curiosity. (technically just giving all characters their own side or, their “own” own story)

And lastly, (this is the most interesting part Mom) you read Comics normally, starting from the front until you finish it blahblahblah, BUT (do not be shocked this is not a thriller movie, ehem ehem, drum rolls please *dudududududu*) when you want to read a Manga, you need to read it starting on the back of the book and the end of the book will be on the front. Isn't it amazing?!

Clarification! Yes, Manga is considered “comics”, BUT, it is not just any comics and shouldn’t be called just that. We must call it Manga for the sake of origin, culture and respect.

Now mom, do you understand?

[Aight enough clowning myself and my partner, our moms wouldn’t read all of THAT. Manga will be called Comics either way LMAO (same as Anime being called cartoons, gee).]

Frustration aside, personally, I really really love Manga (I’m a human of culture, thanks). Japanese people are weird and I love weird! They are just so creative with their imaginations, it’s so crazy! And with Japanese culture, I am fond of their progression concept; character development. (It also applies to their music industry.) It’s just so mesmerizing to see the characters’ growth. I think it is much more fun to read. [and I’m Japanese so who can doubt hmp]

Back to my precious momma, well, I hope you try and read some of the Manga I recommended, or just watch the Anime adaptation. (okay okay I know you only love watching Kdramas) If not, “with all due respect”, my God just at least classify them right. Love you!

Nikolai Karl L. Obis, Heart Lei Umezawa

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Matigas at Mahaba, (Hard and Long)

Makikita sa ilalim ng lupa. (can be found underground.)

 Answer: Kamoteng Kahoy

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Life is meaningless without challenges.

aerlwyeL

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“The Hamster and the Rat”

Once there was tiny thin hamster whose living under the bush of a garden. He was

 having a happy life with himself. In a usual sunny day, he was planning to look some

 food under a house that is near to his house. While he was walking towards the house,

 he saw a little hole and went to it. In a few minutes, he reached the house and started

 to look for food. He saw plants that are bearing juicy looking fruits and found little

 pieces of left overs that fell from the kitchen’s house. Before the night came, he

 managed to get home. On the second day, he went back to the house and this time,

 he met a rat. The rat was also thin and tiny. The hamster didn’t know that the rat was

 also looking for food on the said house. After they met, the hamster started to talk.

 “Are you also looking for food here?” said the hamster. “Yes, in fact I don’t usually

 come here because I don’t want to get fat. I can see that you always come here to

 eat some food. You are getting fatter you know that and you look disgusting.” the rat

 replied. The hamster felt very sad and continued looking for food. When they both

 decided to leave, they encountered a man and saw them. The man felt disgusted

 when he saw the rat so the rat ran away because he was scared of the man. The

 hamster tried to run also but he was too fat to run faster. When the man saw the

 hamster, for him, the hamster was very adorable because it was tiny and chubby. The

 man decided to bring the hamster to his home and become his pet and they both lived

 happily ever after.

 Moral Lesson: Everyone has its own kind of beauty.

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“Accept Me”

A new day has began,

Time flies so fast,

The day I met you,

Until now will never last.

 How beautiful life is,

Thinking about you,

Thinking about everything I do,

Hoping that you’ll let me run into you.

 Give me a chance,

To prove my love to you,

Everything I will do,

Just love me and accept me too.

 I tried so hard and got so far,

It doesn’t matter to me,

As long as you are there,

My day is already complete.

 Give me a chance,

To prove my love to you,

Everything I will do,

Just love me and accept me too.

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“Sana’y Matupad”

Buhay na may pangarap

Pagod at pagsisikap

Ang aking munting hiling

Sana nama’y tuparin

 Sumisikat na araw

Lumulubog na buwan

Bituing nagniningning

Ang hiling ay tuparin.

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Story behind “Bob Ong”

Bob Ong is the pseudonym of a contemporary Filipino author known for using conversational writing technique to create humorous and reflective depictions of Philippine life. The author's actual name and identity is unknown.

Bob Ong started to pursue writing after dropping out of college. His pseudonym came about when the author was working as a web developer and a teacher, and he put up the Bobong Pinoy website in his spare time. The name roughly translates to "Dumb Filipino," used fondly as a pejorative term. Although impressed," Bob Ong notes, "my boss would've fired me had he known I was the one behind it." When someone contacted him after mistaking him as an actual person named Bob Ong, his famous pseudonym was born. The site received a People's Choice Philippine Web Award for Weird/Humor in 1998, but was taken down after former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada was ousted after the Second People Power Revolution.

According to Nida Ramirez of Visprint, which eventually became Bob Ong's publisher, the author wrote on Bobong Pinoy that he wanted to get a book published. Ramirez, who became a fan of Bobong Pinoy, approached him and started exchanging messages, which eventually led to the publication of ABNKKBSNPLAko?!, Bob Ong's first book, in 2001. The author has since written and published ten more books until 2018.

Two of his works have been adapted into film. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! The Movie was released in 2014 directed by Mark Meily. Then in 2016, Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin was shown in theaters, directed also by Meily, with Chris Martinez and Andoy Ranay. Both movies were produced by VIVA Films. In addition, Bob Ong also played a part in translating some volumes of the Filipino comic book series Trese by Budjette Tan, which was included by the Philippine Department of Education as supplemental material for use in schools.

There have been occasional confusions between Bob Ong and Chinese-Filipino author Charlson Ong. However, Bob Ong himself refutes this in his account in Stainless Longganisa, saying his surname is not "Ong" and neither is he even Filipino-Chinese. The family name was instead derived from wordplay on the name of his website. In a 2016 interview published in Philippine Star when asked why he chose his pseudonym, Bob Ong explained it as a "concept of not embracing celebrity which is foreign to most people," and was never intended to be "mysterious".