Aka anime comic, Cine-Manga (a trademark of Tokyopop), Ani-Manga, visual manga.

In this genre, the artist adapts animation to the comic-book medium by taking actual frames from the cartoon and adding word balloons. Often made obvious by the [[ConspicuouslyLightPatch difference between characters and background]].

This seems to be originally an anime/manga thing that has spread to the West. It is not known how closely related to ''[[PhotoComic fumetti]]'' this phenomenon might be.

Especially funny if the anime was a manga first. RecursiveAdaptation here we go!

Apparently this medium experienced a brief boom in the United States circa 1970, when it was known as "Film Novels", "Fotonovels" or "Photostories", but faded when home video became popular because it was marketed as a substitute for being able to watch the actual movie.

See also ComicBookAdaptation.

For photographic comics that aren't based on anything, see PhotoComic.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
* ''Manga/CaseClosed''
* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
* ''Franchise/DragonBall''
* ''Manga/InuYasha''
* ''Manga/LoveHina''
* ''Anime/TenchiMuyo''.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' had one of these adapting ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', and a ''Nintendo Power'' book did it for the first six episodes of [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries the original series]].
* ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'': According to [[http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=188 one source]], this was the first anime to get one of these.
* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''
* ''Anime/{{Steamboy}}''
* ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and its film adaptation ''Anime/MacrossDoYouRememberLove''.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' had a lengthy series that covered the [[CompilationMovie movie trilogy]].
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''Joe Books'' did a line of them for ''Creator/{{Disney}}'', as have ''TokyoPop'' and ''Random House'':
** ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''
** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
** ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''
** ''WesternAnimation/Cars1''
** ''WesternAnimation/Cars3''
** ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/Cinderella3ATwistInTime''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory''
** ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''
** ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''
** ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''
** ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''
** ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''
** ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''
** ''WesternAnimation/PoohsHeffalumpMovie''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''
** ''WesternAnimation/WallE''
** ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011''
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLordOfTheRings''
* ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1''
* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie''
* ''WesternAnimation/TintinAndTheLakeOfSharks''
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids''
* ''Webcomic/DMOfTheRings''
* Richard J. Anobile has adapted a few movies into these:
** ''Film/{{Alien}}''
** ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''
** ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''
** ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''
** ''Film/{{Outland}}''
** ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''
** ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}''
** ''Film/{{Psycho}}''
* Robert and Louise Egan penned a photonovel based on ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' that included the deleted ''Meek Shall Inherit'' montage.
* ''Joe Books'', ''TokyoPop'' and ''Random House'' did more for ''Disney'':
** ''Film/CampRock''
** ''Film/{{Descendants}}''
** ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''
** ''Film/HighSchoolMusical
** ''Film/HighSchoolMusical2''
** ''Film/{{The Jungle Book|2016}}''
** ''Film/KimPossible''
** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl''
** ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest''
** ''Film/ThePrincessDiaries2RoyalEngagement''
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' films:
** ''Film/ThePhantomMenace
** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''
** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''
** ''Film/ANewHope''
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''
** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978''
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
* Again, lots of Creator/DisneyChannel series:
** ''Series/LivAndMaddie''
** ''Series/LizzieMcGuire''
** ''Series/HannahMontana''
** ''Series/ThatsSoRaven''
** ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody''
* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''
* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle''
* ''Series/TheMandalorian''
* Richard J. Anobile did one based on ''Series/MorkAndMindy.''
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder''
** ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm
* ''Series/SesameStreet''
* A series of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' "Fotonovels" began in late 1977. Each adapted one episode, beginning with "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E28TheCityOnTheEdgeOfForever The City on the Edge of Forever]]". The run ended after one year and 12 volumes.
* IDW's ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries: New Visions'' uses frames from the series, but tells new stories with them.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''
* ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
* Sort of used in ''ComicBook/TheBeano'' following the new ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK'' TV series with stock art from the show appearing in the comic sometimes with speech bubbles. Inverted with ComicBook/TheBeano video which used excerpts from the comic for its animation and averted with ComicBook/TheBeano Superstars adaptations of episodes of the earlier ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK TV series which just used the script from the show with new artwork.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow''
* Lots of Creator/{{Disney}} series:
** ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries''
** ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987''
** ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017''
** ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins''
** ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor''
** ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''
** ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''
** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries''
** ''WesternAnimation/MonstersAtWork''
** ''WesternAnimation/RapunzelsTangledAdventure''
** ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''
** ''WesternAnimation/Vampirina''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
* ''Webcomic/FriendshipIsDragons'' is a web CampaignComic based on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''
* ''Creator/JackieChan''
* Shows from Creator/DisneyXD's WesternAnimation/{{Marvel Universe|DisneyXD}} have some that readers could consider {{Recursive Adaptation}}s, since both of those cartoons were already based on comic books.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch''
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars''
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' had a series of comics made using screenshots of the actual show by Creator/IDWPublishing, which managed to adapt the entirety of the first two seasons.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies''
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