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劇画調
げきがちょう
1. [adj-no,adj-na]
▶ gekiga style
▶ [expl] manga style characterized by bold lines and dramatic composition



History:
5. A 2026-02-22 23:12:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Quiet.
4. A* 2026-02-11 03:21:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think it's common enough to be worth keeping. Maybe more focused glosses will help.
  Diff:
@@ -13,2 +13,2 @@
-<gloss>exaggerated</gloss>
-<gloss>dramatized</gloss>
+<gloss>gekiga style</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">manga style characterized by bold lines and dramatic composition</gloss>
3. D* 2026-01-04 15:04:10  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://dic.pixiv.net/a/劇画
>> 劇画調」と呼ばれる、線が太く「濃い」絵柄は独特のものがある。絵柄は劇画の発祥当時の漫画と比較して「写実的」と言われることもあるが、現代の漫画の水準では写実的とは言いがたい、誇張された様式的なものも多い。
劇画調	9,033
  Comments:
"gekiga style". It doesn't appear to have a figurative meaning. I don't think it's needed as an entry. A+B.
2. A 2012-04-07 21:58:22  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
has a wikipedia redirect page and an eijiro example sentence. 158,000 hits.
  Comments:
-Ben, please provide some form of reference, even if it is only along the lines of what I have included above.

-This is ~perhaps~ worth recording, although it is covered in the entry for ~調.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +11,1 @@
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
1. A* 2012-04-01 00:11:52  Ben Bullock <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I do not have a reference. I believe this is an approximately 
correct translation, and this is a useful word to add to the 
dictionary.

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