How do Japanese phonetics and sentence structure affect the way manga is read?

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How do Japanese phonetics and sentence structure affect the way manga is read?
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Japanese phonetics, with its pitch accent and vowel sounds, can subtly influence the flow of reading. Sentence structure in Japanese differs from English; often, subject-object-verb order is common. This affects how manga panels are composed and how the reader interprets dialogues and narration.