This program is available to qualified, gifted students applying in grades 6-9.

MANGA is designed so that participating students can complete in three years the Japanese language content assigned in the Michigan High School Content Expectations (HSCE) for all four years of high school Japanese, as well as meet the Common Core National Standards. Semesters 1-4 of the GATE Japanese program correspond to two years of high school Japanese; semesters 5-6 correspond to a high school AP Japanese course. Need-based scholarships are available.