If you apply your art to be accepted by a manga group, your work won't be accepted here. Because you're stating, it's manga by that move. And what does this group stand for? The promotion and separation of manhwa from manga.

Sliding it in both categories ain't gonna cut it here. I know that people want to, but it isn't happening. Refresh yourself on the mission statement.

What I'm looking for in the submissions is something that genuinely feels Korean. (And yes, I do have the background and academic training for this.) So submissions that get Korean culture wrong, I'll shoot down. Or something that mixes Korean and Japanese culture, etc I'll also shoot down. Anything that feels like an American comic book, or a manga, I'll also shoot down. (Such as drawing a kimono)

We need a standard because the whole point of the group was tho separate manhwa from manga, yes? And to promote manhwa--I'm assuming that's why you all joined this group. That was the mission statement when this group was back in club form.

If you're MATURE and wonder why I gave a rejection, then you are free to note me with the question why I don't feel like it fits the media. If you want to make a case, then make a case maturely and show me sources that negate the idea it is not manhwa. Such as another published in Korea manhwa with a similar drawing style/panel layout.

But I'll open this for discussion--what makes it manhwa v. manga? And as we already discussed *there is a difference* Because otherwise, what's the point of this group? Please do it politely with sources/examples.

I can start a slight list... and we'll through this discussion make it clear where we draw the line and when. Perhaps also separate for demographic?

Story-telling style is very different (At least in the manhwa I've read so far). Most chapters don't feel like episodes like in manga. The story seems continuous chapter to chapter. (There are K-drama examples of this, such as Dong Yi, etc.). (This was also pointed out by other people.)

The emphasis in at least girl-oriented manhwa (I'm avoiding the technical term for those not fluent yet) seems towards chair detail and clothes. Though you do get things like The Pig Bride, even there the eyes are not the sole emphasis. There is also significant emphasis on detailing hair. (Ragnarok manhwa has this too.)

Color usage--The colors tend to be a brighter value. Not always, but a lot of the time bright colors without a limited palate. Manga tend to use a softer palate. And the way the colors are used and how much tends to also vary (on a broad general basis).

Lines weight-same as manga--the same variation. Heavy lines I associate heavily with American comic book artists. (Different pen tip.) The G-pen is typically used in both Korea and Japan for girl-oriented comics.

Line usage--Lines in manga tend to be a lot more reserved than in manhwa. Manhwa emphasizes flow such as floating lines, camera angles, more than seven panels a page, overlapping elements in the set up, etc. The panel art itself is also like this--floating hair, floating clothes, rounded angles, etc.

screentone--in manga they emphasize LCD. (In almost everything.) However, manhwa tends to use more screentone overall to empahsize middle ground. So you'll have white whites, dark darks (for shadows) and then middles are expressed with screentone. This blends the manga shounen style with the shoujo style. (screentone is still heavier in the girl-oriented manhwa.)

If you have anything else you want to add or if you want to point a huge list of exceptions, please go ahead.