Cartoon or comic (manga): a form of sequential art using pictures and speech bubbles to tell stories or jokes; refers to comic books/strips and the medium in general.
子どものころから週刊漫画を読むのが好きだ。
I've liked reading weekly comics since I was a child.
あの漫画家は面白いキャラクターを描くことで有名だ。
That manga artist is famous for drawing interesting characters.
最近はウェブ漫画（マンガ）をスマホで読む人が増えた。
Recently, more people read web manga on their smartphones.
彼女は自作の漫画を友達に見せた。
She showed her own comic to her friends.