Manga vs. Light Novel

This will be a very, very simple guide. I’ll be comparing Pita Ten Volume 1 manga with Pita Ten Volume 1 light novel through pictures.

Light novel on the left, manga on the right

– size of light novel is smaller

– different author. This light novel story is different from the manga

– since this is a text that has been translated into English, it reads left to right. In Japan, it would be right to left

Manga

– despite being already translated, manga still reads from right to left

– Japanese comics

Light novel

– Words, with an anime drawing every now and then

I hope this was a little useful! ^^