maNga’s quest for an album was prompted by Ferman Akgül’s participation in a Turkish contest “Sing Your Song” in September of 2001. When Orçun Şekerusta had to leave the band because of personal reasons, Cem Bahtiyar (bass guitar) joined to replace him and maNga took its present form. Comprising of Ferman Akgül (vocalist), Yağmur Sarıgül “Yam Yam” (electric guitar), Cem Bahtiyar (bass guitar), Özgür Can Öney (drums) and Efe Yılmaz (turntable), and merging five different characters and five distinct music tastes, the band set out to turn into reality the ultimate dream of an album, under the name MaNga, the renowned ecole of Japanese comics. The band came in second at “Sing Your Song” contest with its song “Kal Yanımda”, which is their first composed song. With the encouragement they gained in the contest, they began to make new songs. In the period that followed their success, the band recorded many popular songs, such as “Bitti Rüya”, “Libido” and “Yalan”. Their debut album, bearing the same name with the band, was released on December 14, 2004.
maNga received Golden Disc Award after the first album sold more than 180 thousand copies. Their song “Bir Kadın Çizeceksin” was featured among the music of the FIFA 2006 game.

The second release of their album ‘maNga+’ in 2006 includes Cem Karaca classic ‘Raptiye Rap Rap’ and ‘Kandırma Kendini’.
The album came with a DVD consisting of video clips.
After the release of the album, they appeared and gave concerts in many festivals including Sziget Festival, Mannheim Turkish Rock Festival and Wembley Arena (London).
The group gained unbelievable experience with over 250 concerts they gave in different provinces in Turkey and enjoyed being with their fans.
The album ‘Şehr-i Hüzün’ released on April 15, 2009, consists of 16 songs that are a synthesis of Western and Eastern sounds,in which instruments like ney (Reed flute),piano, drum and bağlama (stringed folk instrument) are mainly played and minor melodies dominate.
Besides love songs, there are also songs about loneliness, death and sorrow.