Dua penerbit manga terbesar di Indonesia adalah [[Elex Media Komputindo]] dan ''m&c Comics'' yang merupakan bagian dari [[kelompok Gramedia]].
==The manga style==
The most popular and recognizable style of manga is very distinctive. Emphasis is often placed on line over form, and the storytelling and panel placement differ from those in Western comics. Panels and pages are typically read from right to left, consistent with traditional [[Japanese language#Writing_system| Japanese writing]]. While the art can be incredibly realistic or cartoonish, it is often noted that the characters look "Western", or have large eyes. Large eyes have become a permanent fixation in manga and anime since the 1960s when [[Osamu Tezuka]], creator of [[Astro Boy]] and considered the father of modern manga, started drawing them that way, mimicking the style of Disney cartoons from America. Being a very diverse artform, however, not all manga artists adhere to the conventions most popularized in the west through [[anime]] such as ''[[Akira (manga)|Akira]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[Ranma 1/2]]''.
Fairly surprising for western readers is that (somewhat like the [[Jazz]] approach to melody) manga artists don't feel that their stories and characters are set in stone. So a set of characters may build relationships, jobs, etc. in one set of stories ("[[story arc]]") only to have another story arc run where the same characters do not know each other. The ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi]]'' series in particular is known for this; there are more than thirteen different pretty-much unrelated story arcs based around Tenchi and his friends.
==Off the main path==
Some manga artists will produce extra, sometimes unrelated material, which are known as ''omake'' (lit. "bonus" or "extra"). They might also publish their unfinished drawings or sketches, known as ''oekaki'' (lit. "sketches").
Unofficial fan made comics are called ''[[dojinshi|dōjinshi]]''. Some dōjinshi continue with a series' story or write an entirely new one using its characters, much like [[fan fiction]]. In addition other dōjinshi is produced by small amateur publishers outside of the mainstream commercial market in a similar fashion to [[small press|small-press]] independently published [[comic books]] in the [[United States]]. [[Comiket]], the largest [[comic book convention]] in the world with over 400,000 gathering in 3 days, is devoted to dōjinshi.
