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Does reading a lot of manga means that your are a book worm??

No, but it means you like manga. Manga falls more under the anime or comic book fan catagory than under bookworms.

I guess it does. Because manga, has words, which makes it literature. So yes.

I disagree, I would definately read manga storylines if they came in book form. Many manga artists actually end up having novels come out with their manga. (CLAMP School detectives and FMA both have novels).
I think reading a lot of manga does make you a book worm! They're comic books The art's just an added bonus. Just because it's a comic book doesnt mean you should discount the text and storyline. There is SO much more to manga than just the art. If a manga has an awful storyline, it's not going to sell well even if it has nice art. Inversely, you can have very simple art and an amazing storyline and the manga could sell very well. I mean, I can't stand Osamu Tezuka's art style but he has some AMAZING manga.
Many manga are very descriptive and go way in deapth with the cultures, backrounds, and character history. There are many books that cant claim as much. Saying manga don't count as books is like saying picture books dont count. *shrugs*

I would say it does, over the years manga/comics have become more and more accepted into the realms of literature. Take Maus by Art Spieglman, for example. That graphic novel has been asigned reading in a few upper level english classes at my college, it's won a pulitzer prize and is a very esteemed piece of work. Literature is not necessarily all description by words, if that were the case then plays would not be considered literature either.

Hmm, interesting question. I would answer yes and no.
For example: Ranma 1/2. I would never read this in book form. Too much fighting and not enough character developement. But in manga form it works.
Alice 19th on the other hand would work well (with minor adjustments) in book form, so it depends on the story

Who only looks at the pictures. I mean sure you can tell what the characters are doing but isn't one of the most imp. features of humans communication talking. And also they must miss out on heaps of jocks in the story line. Come on ppl. Read manga don't just look at it!

Is a little kid who reads tons of books with pictures a bookworm? Yes. Manga has a plot, character development, and everything a book has; it just doesn't have much description since there are tons of pictures. Manga volumes are books after all.

Yes, reading a ton of manga makes you a bookworm as long as you read something else once in a while.