Kohei Horikoshi

From its days as unfamiliar black-and-white single comics discovered as if by chance in Western comics shops, manga has become the biggest-selling sector of the comics industry, and an influence on dozens of creators in the North American industry. Much like Western comics, manga is for everyone, so if you know someone who loves comics but has never got into manga, we've put together a gift guide with great ideas for books and movies that you can buy them this holiday season.

Historically, Japanese superheroes are… different from American ones. However, recent years have seen an explosion of manga and anime that hews closer to the themes and look of Western comics. One current example is My Hero Academia, a manga that combines several teenage superhero stories together to create something fun, exciting and utterly unique.