<p>The joke is to make fun of Americans saying 'animes and mangas' seeing as there are no pluralization for these words, other fans joke that they are saying animus and mangos.</p>
<p>And this is what an <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animu" rel="noreferrer">animu</a>/<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animus#Latin" rel="noreferrer">animus</a> is:</p>
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<p><strong>Noun:</strong>
animus</p>
<ol>
<li>The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.</li>
<li>A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.</li>
<li>(Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>

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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango" rel="noreferrer">Mango</a> is a native fruit from the Philippines and is called <strong>Mangga</strong> in their language, which also has the same pronunciation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga" rel="noreferrer">Manga</a> (the Japanese comic book). So I think Filipinos started to call Manga as <em>mangos</em> (real plural spelling is <em>mangoes</em>), being it the plural of Mangga and it started to be viral in memes.</p>

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The word originated in South India (ma'nga in Malayalam for example) and its derivatives are used in many Asian languages, not just Filipino. And the [google trends for mangos and mangoes](http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=mangoes%2C%20mangos&cmpt=q) seem a good correlation (no evidence seen to indicate new meaning for 'mangos'). Mangos correlate with Mangoes more than Mangos
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<p>It has nothing to do with the fruit. They are derogatory versions of their associated words to make fun of the way they are mispronounced in English (with the "a" vs "ah" sound). Unfortunately, I don't have any references. <a href="http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki//a/">Lurkmoar</a> has a page dedicated to the anime/manga board on 4chan.</p>

<p>EDIT: Just to clarify, I think people started using the "animu" and "mango" terms on /a/</p>

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<p>I've heard a lot of people jokingly spell "anime and manga" as "animus and mangos". I don't really know what an animu is, but I know that a mango* is a pretty delicious fruit:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/tmImU.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>While those do look delicious, I don't see much connection to manga. It's probably just a silly misspelling that someone thought was amusing, and it caught on the same as any other meme.</p>

<p><strong>When did this "misspelling" originate, and is it actually a misspelling or is there some deeper reason behind why "manga" are sometimes spelled like this?</strong></p>

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<p>*Technically, the correct plural for mango should be "mangoes" but I'm willing to chalk that up to bad spelling on the internet.</p>

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When did people start calling "manga" as "mangos"?
# When did people start calling "manga" as "mangos"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-01
I've heard a lot of people jokingly spell "anime and manga" as "animus and mangos". I don't really know what an animu is, but I know that a mango\* is a pretty delicious fruit:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tmImU.jpg)

While those do look delicious, I don't see much connection to manga. It's probably just a silly misspelling that someone thought was amusing, and it caught on the same as any other meme.

**When did this "misspelling" originate, and is it actually a misspelling or is there some deeper reason behind why "manga" are sometimes spelled like this?**

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\*Technically, the correct plural for mango should be "mangoes" but I'm willing to chalk that up to bad spelling on the internet.
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## 3 answers
### Answer by username_4 on 2013-04-01. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
It has nothing to do with the fruit. They are derogatory versions of their associated words to make fun of the way they are mispronounced in English (with the "a" vs "ah" sound). Unfortunately, I don't have any references. [Lurkmoar](http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki//a/) has a page dedicated to the anime/manga board on 4chan.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I think people started using the "animu" and "mango" terms on /a/
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-01. Score: 7
The joke is to make fun of Americans saying 'animes and mangas' seeing as there are no pluralization for these words, other fans joke that they are saying animus and mangos.

And this is what an [animu](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animu)/[animus](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animus#Latin) is:

> **Noun:**
> animus
>
> 1. The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
> 2. A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
> 3. (Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-01. Score: 5
[Mango](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango) is a native fruit from the Philippines and is called **Mangga** in their language, which also has the same pronunciation of [Manga](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga) (the Japanese comic book). So I think Filipinos started to call Manga as *mangos* (real plural spelling is *mangoes*), being it the plural of Mangga and it started to be viral in memes.
> **Comments:**
> **username_3** (2014-01-29): The word originated in South India (ma'nga in Malayalam for example) and its derivatives are used in many Asian languages, not just Filipino. And the [google trends for mangos and mangoes](http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=mangoes%2C%20mangos&cmpt=q) seem a good correlation (no evidence seen to indicate new meaning for 'mangos'). Mangos correlate with Mangoes more than Mangos  
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