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Direction to read manga? - tman755 - 2009-12-13 Apologies since I'm sure this n00b question has been asked, couldn't find it in a search... When I read manga, what direction do I follow the panels in? And what direction do I read the text boxes in? Is everything right to left? Example page from よつばと： http://mangahelpers.com/downloads/read-online/27806/49?t=1260732134 Direction to read manga? - ruiner - 2009-12-13 http://tinyurl.com/yb6tz6b ^_^ After seeing kazelee post something similar, I couldn't resist... Direction to read manga? - wccrawford - 2009-12-13 Yeah, some of them get a little confusing whether you read right-to-left and then downward, or read downwards first and then right-to-left. I find a lot of the word bubbles are confusing like that, too... But eventually you get a feel for each author and start to expect when he's breaking the rules. If you don't know, just assume right-to-left first, then downwards. Direction to read manga? - tman755 - 2009-12-13 Thanks, that's what I thought, just wanted to check. Direction to read manga? - nest0r - 2009-12-13 Here's the best simple breakdown I've seen: http://www.mangaforkids.com/howto.php There's lots of little variations, but it's really something you pick up from reading more manga. Apparently One Piece is considered complex in the way its images are designed--I don't like the drawing style so I never read, and when I did, I couldn't make head or tails of it, even though I've, ahem, read a few manga in my day.