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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 83 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

American comics could also be read in that order with such a difference in dialogue height. It's bad design, but it happens.

Like, sure, I'm a weeb, but I'm also a nerd, you ain't got shit on me, ya casual ass meme.

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The text is also larger and the speech bubble closer to and more aligned with her mouth, in front of her body in the direction she's moving, and in a more visually interesting part of the frame. Additionally, the second bubble starts with an ellipsis (continuing the first's), indicating even subconsciously that you shouldn't start there.

The height, of course, is the main factor.

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah exactly. Reading top to bottom thw right box is so much higher you read it first.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 56 points 3 weeks ago

The right bubble is a lot higher than the left one, you'd probably read that one first even if this layout was used in a western comic.

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

I always read top to bottom

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

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[-] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago

¡ʇunɔ uɐɔ ǝɹns ɥɐǝʎ ɥɐN

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I can: am dizzysex.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 10 points 3 weeks ago
[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This is funnier in contexts.
Miss my trans-London twink.
Clow Reed

[-] admin@lemmy.keimai.space 3 points 3 weeks ago

It always shocks me to see a comic that is read left-to-right…I’ve forgotten how to read content in my native language!!

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

My school taught me some Hebrew so I sometimes read right to left :3

[-] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

❤️‍🔥

[-] thoofan@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago

I am so used to it that when I read regular content it is an issue and I have re wire my brain back.

this post was submitted on 18 Feb 2026
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