All three terms come from Chinese "manhua" meaning "impromptu drawings". Manga originated in Japan, manhwa in Korea, manhua in China. Creators are called "mangaka," "manhwaga," or "manhuajia"
Started drawing images at an early age. Created magazine serialization in Junior High School. Uploaded manga to Shintosha website during high school. Won multiple awards for one-shots in Manga Awards Contents
Born in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture on October 10, 1992 or 1993. Started drawing at an early age without formal education. Graduated from Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2014
Story follows ordinary high school student joining 'Spirit Fingers' drawing club. Serialized on Naver Webtoon from May 2015 to September 2018. Features fairy tale-like colors and unique drawing style
Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki, serialized in Young Gangan from 2008 to 2012. Published in 10 tankōbon volumes between 2008 and 2012. Sequel "The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2" ran from 2013 to 2014
Desktop app for automatic translation of comics in multiple languages. Supports 12 languages including English, Korean, Japanese, French, Chinese. Uses GPT-4o as state-of-the-art Large Language Model