Manga genres in Japan and South Korea

For manga books submitted to Google Play in Japan and South Korea, Google created subject codes to help users find manga that interests them. To categorize your manga titles on Google Play, use these subject codes.

When you submit your metadata, you can provide subject codes individually through the Genre tab of your manga titles or you can submit a spreadsheet.

Add subject codes

For each book, add both:

An audience subject code:
- For Boys
- For Girls
- For Young Men
- For Children
- For Women
A content genre subject code: All other categories are content genre subject codes.

If one of your manga titles doesn't fit under any of the manga categories, use the BISAC category: Comics & Graphic Novels / General.

List of Manga subject codes

Important: Currently, category names can only be submitted in English. Category names in Japanese and Korean are for reference only.

ID	Category name (English)	Category name (Japanese)	Category name (Korean)
`MG001`	`For Boys`	`少年`	`소년만화`
`MG002`	`For Girls`	`少女`	`소녀만화`
`MG003`	`For Young Men`	`青年`	`남성`
`MG004`	`For Children`	`児童`	`어린이`
`MG005`	`For Women`	`女性`	`여성`
`MG006`	`Teens Love`	`ティーンズラブ`	`TL`
`MG007`	`Boys Love`	`ボーイズラブ`	`BL`
`MG008`	`Ladie's Comic`	`レディース`	`여성코믹`
`MG009`	`Girls Love`	`ガールズラブ`	`GL`
`MG010`	`Anime/Movie`	`アニメ化・実写化`	`원작만화`
`MG011`	`Anthology/Collections`	`アンソロジー・短編集`	`만화모음집`
`MG012`	`Foreign Comic`	`海外コミック`	`외국만화`
`MG013`	`Sports`	`スポーツ`	`스포츠`
`MG014`	`Science Fiction`	`SF`	`SF`
`MG015`	`Battle/Martial Arts/Action`	`バトル・格闘・アクション`	`무협/액션`
`MG016`	`Essay/Day-to-day/Heartwarming`	`エッセイ・日常・ほのぼの`	`에세이`
`MG017`	`Gag/Comedy`	`ギャグ・コメディ`	`코믹`
`MG018`	`Suspense/Thriller`	`サスペンス`	`스릴러`
`MG019`	`Human Drama`	`ヒューマンドラマ`	`드라마`
`MG020`	`Fantasy`	`ファンタジー・幻想`	`판타지`
`MG021`	`Horror`	`怪奇・ホラー`	`공포`
`MG022`	`Romantic Comedy`	`ラブコメ`	`로맨틱코미디`
`MG023`	`Romance`	`ラブストーリー`	`순정`
`MG024`	`School Drama`	`学園ドラマ`	`학원`
`MG025`	`Academic/Learning`	`教養・学習`	`교육`
`MG026`	`Non-Fiction`	`実話・体験`	`논픽션`
`MG027`	`Work/Business`	`職業・ビジネス`	`비즈니스`
`MG028`	`Detective/Mystery`	`推理・ミステリー`	`추리/미스테리`
`MG029`	`History`	`歴史・時代劇`	`역사`
`MG030`*	`Slightly erotic Men's comics`*	`ちょっとHな男性マンガ`*	`남성성인`*
`MG031`	`Cooking/Gourmet`	`料理・グルメ`	`요리/음식`
`MG032`*	`Slightly erotic Women's comics`*	`ちょっとHな女性マンガ`*	`여성성인`*
`MG033`	`Fairy Tales`	`童話・昔話・グリム童話`	`동화`
`MG034`	`Comic Magazines`	`コミック雑誌`	`만화잡지`

* Please note that images of nudity with no educational, artistic, historical, or documentary value are not permitted. For more information, see the section "Sexually explicit material" of our Publisher Content Policies.

Submit Manga subject codes in a spreadsheet

In a spreadsheet, submit Manga subject codes in this format:

One subject code with the schema specified in square brackets:

For Boys [Manga]

Multiple subject codes for the same title separated by a semi-colon:

For Boys [Manga]; Science Fiction [Manga]

Alternatively, you can use the subject code ID:

MG001 [Manga]

  MG001 [Manga]; MG014 [Manga]

Learn more about how to submit subject codes in a spreadsheet.

Manga genres in Japan and South Korea

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