comic vs manga

comic

noun
  • A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel. 

  • A comedian. 

  • A children's magazine. 

adj
  • Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous. 

  • Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. 

  • Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. 

manga

noun
  • A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin. 

  • An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries. 

  • A covering for a crucifix. 

  • A comic originating in Japan. 

How often have the words comic and manga occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )