EC 4-1

Why do people outside Japan sometimes get confused when reading Japanese comic books in translation?

• Because they cannot understand Japanese culture.

• Because Japanese comics are read from right to left.

• Because they do not like Japanese art.

• Because Japanese comics are translated poorly.

The writer believes that the right-to-left reading flow is common in Western art.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In English translations of Japanese comics, what breaks the reading flow?

• The artwork

• The characters

• The text direction

• The story

In Japanese traditional art, the flow from right to left is quite __________.

Japanese vertical text and English horizontal text are read in opposite directions.

• TRUE

• FALSE