Notes and Jottings

While cleaning out a room in the apartment yesterday evening (other person in apartment leaving), I came across an unclaimed copy of “Peanuts”. One of those little booklets with stories of Charlie Brown and Snoopy and the others.

I started reading for a page or two, and had a feeling that things weren’t really making as much sense as they should. 1. 2. 3. Ah, I had been reading in right-to-left mode! Right-to-left is the traditional Japanese writing style - 縦書 - and used in all manga drawings. Recent manga imported to the US, in an attempt to stay “authentic” have also followed this format, rather than mirror the pages horizontally.

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