Manfra are French bandes dessinées that draw inspiration from Japanese manga.[
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Nomenclature
They are also known as
franga,
manga français and
global manga (the latter a more general term that includes other
Western world manga-inspired
comics).
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Characteristics
Most manfra, such as Radiant, Dreamland, Dofus, Debaser, etc. have a format similar to that of manga, but can be read left-to-right, such as with Wakfu, or right-to-left, such as with Radiant. Most if not all of the works that are generally designated as manfra have an art style inspired by manga. Some manfra, such as La Rose Ecarlate, have an art style inspired from manga while still being read left-to-right and having a hardcover bande dessinee format. Their stories sometimes reference those of manga as well.
Publishers
Works
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Actor's Studio
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Amilova
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Amour Sucré
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Appartement 44
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BB Project
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La Belle et la Bête (Delcourt) by Patrick Sobral
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Bubble Gôm Gôm (Oktoprod editions) by Cyb
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Burning Tattoo by Emmanuel Nhieu (Ankama)
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Cassius (Kami) by Saïd Sassine
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Catacombes
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Celle que... (fr)
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City Hall
[ (fr)
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Debaser
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Dofus, Dofus Arena and Dofus Monster (fr)
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Dreamland
[ (fr)
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Dys
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ElementR
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L'Équipe Z (Kotoji Éditions) by Ed Tourriol, Dan Fernandes and Albert Carreres
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L'Escouade des ombres
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Golem (Olydri Éditions) de Alexis Talone
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Goultard Bazar (fr)
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Green Mechanic (Ki-oon)
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Head-Trick (fr)
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Horion
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Kuma Kuma
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Lanfeust Quest
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Lastman
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Les Iles du vent by Elodie Koeger and Hector Poullet
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Lost Soul
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Love I.N.C. (fr)
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Magical JanKen Pon (fr)
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Necromancer
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Omega Complex
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Outlaw Players
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Pen Dragon (fr)
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Pepper&Carrot
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Pink Diary (fr)
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Radiant
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Patricia Lyfoung (fr)
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Save me Pythie (fr)
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Sentaï School (fr)
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Tengu-Dō (fr)
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Les Torches d'Arkylon (fr)
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Vis-à-Vis
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Le Visiteur du futur : La Brigade temporelle (Ankama) by François Descraques, Guillaume Lapeyre and Alexandre Desmassias
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Vivant Human Specimen (fr)
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Wakfu (Ankama)
See also
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Anime-influenced animation
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Bandes dessinées
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Manga outside Japan
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La nouvelle manga
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Original English-language manga, the English-language equivalent
