the metafictional
Manga
A list of East Asian comics and novels that are officially categorized as metafiction or have metafictional aspects.
Metafiction is when a narrative is self-aware and consciously explicit about it's fictional nature to the consumer. For those who like the mind-boggling, the experimental, in need of a break from the common framework, or enjoy reading between the lines.
East Asian metafictional novels not on MAL:
Kafka on the Shore by Murakami Haruki
A True Novel by Mizumura Minae
The Republic of Wine by Mo Yan
Metafiction is when a narrative is self-aware and consciously explicit about it's fictional nature to the consumer. For those who like the mind-boggling, the experimental, in need of a break from the common framework, or enjoy reading between the lines.
East Asian metafictional novels not on MAL:
Kafka on the Shore by Murakami Haruki
A True Novel by Mizumura Minae
The Republic of Wine by Mo Yan
