Story manga is one of the two main type of Manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

, other being Gag manga. The later type is akin to comic strip. It synchronize visual and reading speed of each frames/strips using the time-control technique on each double-page spread. It is distinguished from the "one frame cartoon

Cartoon

A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...

" and "one page comic strip

Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....

". It is also different from "Gag Manga", which uses the old step-by-step frames. The time-control technique of Story Manga is used on each double-page spread, which means that the frames are set out chronologically, linked by motion lines

Motion lines

In comics, motion lines is a term that refers to the abstract lines that appear behind a moving object or person to make them look like they're moving quickly....

 or onomatopoeia.

A prototype

Prototype

A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...

 version of this style can be seen in "Krazy Katt", although that was still a one-panel comic strip. The Story Manga style began in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in 1923 with "Sho-chan no Bouken" (Sho-chan's Adventure), which has 52 frames over 13 pages for each story. This pre-dates The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...

, first published in 1929, and "Superman

Superman

Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

" from 1933. The use of the time-control system became established through the work of Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...

 in the period immediately following World War II

World War II

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