Japanese comic style

The answer to “Japanese comic style” in the New York Times crossword is MANGA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 29, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Japanese comic style” answer

MANGA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MANGA

MANGA is the 5-letter solution that fits "Japanese comic style" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 29, 2026 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does MANGA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MANGA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Japanese comic style” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 29, 2026 (most recent) → MANGA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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