Recently, I have been reading many kinds of mangas, and for some reason, I feel like writing my own manga series not so soon from now. I already have a good idea of one, but to make sure I dont do it wrong, do anyone here know any website that helps you to write a manga? Plus, do any of you started, or want to start your own manga?
Who here is thinking of writing a manga series?
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There is an application that allows you to mainly create your own manga, and I can not remember the name of the application to save my life.
Anyways, it is set up like photoshop almost and allows you to draw and edit characters, panels, etc.
The cost is around the same price of photoshop sadly, and I have been unable to find a download for it. Well virus free download.
[edit: the name of the application is Manga Studio 3.0 and here is the [URL="http://www.e-frontier.com/go/mangastudio_hps"]link to research more information about the application]
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Ah, me and Crimsondreamer are planning on getting Manga Studio, since we are thinking of drawing our own mangas.
I've been putting mine off for about a year or so, but now that I'm almost out of school, I can start on it!
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Actually, I dont want to do the part with the drawing (more likely, I want to hire someone to do the drawings), I'll be doing the writing part
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I've always wanted to write serial fiction, and if I learn to draw I'd love to do a comic serial.
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I might…I have always had a couple of ideas. I am just trying on finishing my one shot which seems unlikely at the moment X-x.
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I've developed a story, started it when I was 11, I'm now 16, just waiting to get more experience to do it. Its my dream.
But of course, I'm american so hence it will be a Comic.
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But of course, I'm american so hence it will be a Comic.
Or like me, a movie script, or scripts as I already have sequels planned.
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Ahem.. Yes I will write my own manga. My sister and I are working on it. She will provide the plotline and most of the script, and I will draw it. Of course, we will both work on everything. We should get started around Christmas break.
Also, I'm opposed to "drawing" manga on the computer. (I'm not really sure why, I just don't like it for some reason.) Hand-drawn is the way to go!
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I want to know another thing. Most of the time, how much pages are there in one chapte (I know One Piece is mostly about 20-25 pages, but maybe some other examples)?
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I've written a few chapters in my manga-inspired stories. But, I'm just not feeling motivated. It's turning out too much like a typical shonen series, and I borrowed most of my ideas and characters from One Piece.
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Most of the manga I read have chapters form about 15-20 pages, but that might be a little short or long. It depends mostly on the author/manga-ka.
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I've developed a story, started it when I was 11, I'm now 16, just waiting to get more experience to do it. Its my dream.
But of course, I'm american so hence it will be a Comic.
Americans can make manga. Just because it came from japan doesn't mean it can't be manga. Hell pizza came from italy and I dont see people bitching on how we shouldnt eat pizza because of it. If we didnt use other things from countries America would be fucked.
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Nice job jumping on the bandwagon there Aethos, I can only wish I was as cool as you_
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Americans can make manga. Just because it came from japan doesn't mean it can't be manga. Hell pizza came from italy and I dont see people bitching on how we shouldnt eat pizza because of it. If we didnt use other things from countries America would be fucked.
…........that has nothing to do with rather something is comic or something is manga. And besides, manga is japanese for comic, so rather you like it or not, you're calling it the same thing just in a different language. It doesn't change a thing.
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Ahh, yes. I am making my own series actually and would like to take it much farther. But right now I just do it for fun and to increase my skills. Here's a sample from a page…
I currentlly have 43 issues (or chapters) done.
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I've had lots of ideas I've written down, but my writing style is terrible, and my artistic skills are worst so I let it jumble and fill my head where my edumacation is supposed to be going.
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I'm preparing to start a comic about a year from now.
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I always have intresting ideas I think, but I can never put them into use.
My first idea, which was discussed in a thread awhile ago, was about Mutants and their emergances into the public. I wrote a draft, and it sucked. I couldnt think of a way to start the comic off.
Next I wrote a few chapters about a man who's destined to destroy the world, and he found out through a dream. He thinks its his job to save the world, but he's really just going further along toward destroying the world. That turned out ok, but I couldnt think of any good side characters.
Now I'm jotting down a few ideas about a world at war, divided by 2 countries, where one country has developed super powered soldiers, all given a cloud theme, the main character, Kumo, can change into a cloud form, and use cloud based techniques. Kumo is leading a rebellion against the country who created him, since he was abandoned by the government when the gov't made an even better soldier. Kumo is now traveling the globe, trying to find others to help with the rebellion, and take over his country.
Too bad I can't draw anyways, my ideas never go anywhere.
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I have a kick-ass idea for a manga series, but I am incapable of drawing.
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I have many many good ideas, but I'm incapible of putting them into a coherent plot. Most of my ideas are about good fights, powers, and character development. Developing a good story is the part I'm stuck on.
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I'm planning on creating at least two or three series, myself.
The one that's most focused on is almost done. Afterwards, I'll find a cheap site that will help me give it life. -
I have already started the manga (just wrote 4 chapters this week). I don't know if its a good idea to start where i started at (since its already beginning to be serious). I'm thinking of moving these chaptrs to further one, and do a prologue for the first chapter and a couple of chapter later about different missions (or whatever problem it is)
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With mine, I'm able to make a "coherent plot", although the beginning is shakey, but I just can't draw. And, people might think it's a little ripped off because it's like jewelry that gives power, like with MÄR
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Theres no such thing as a totally original manga anymore.
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That's true There are tons of rip-offs in OP too.
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Well, I do have two ideas. I really love both so I want to get them together into one manga. The problem is I suck at drawing, too, like most of you.
I'm in 9th grade so I really don't have too much time. I haven't even started writing it, but it's still fresh in my mind.I need to research ALOT about unique things. If I want a good story, I need things that people don't know in it. Alot of history too. Darn it.
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For mine, I've done research to make things acurate, learned new languages, and watched/read tons of stuff. It would be a best-selling manga if only I could draw. BTW, does anyone know what Gray is in Japanese?
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@Impel:
For mine, I've done research to make things acurate, learned new languages, and watched/read tons of stuff. It would be a best-selling manga if only I could draw. BTW, does anyone know what Gray is in Japanese?
"Ha iro
An old word. They just say "gray" now."
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So, is it Hairo or Ha Iro?
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Well, Iro is Color so I'm not sure. I think it's a suffix, but you should check someone who knows better.
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Well, "aka" is red, and to indicate that they are talking about the color red and not a red___, they say "akairo", pronounced "a KIGH 'ro". Then again, it's been awhile since I've even discussed colors in Japanese…
EDIT: According to my English-Japanese dictionary, it's 'hai-iro'. Interestingly enough, in the Japanese-English section of the same dictionary, 'hai-iro' appears only as an example of a usage of the word 'hai', meaning "ashes". Another term for describing the color gray was listed as 'nezumi-iro'. No foolin'!:blink:
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Theres no such thing as a totally original manga anymore.
Hmm yeah, I wanted to do a manga that is sort of a rip-off of Saikano, and I can draw but just never got around to it… laziness... :ermm:
Because I imagine this one part of the manga that would be really cool, making me excited to get started... then I realise there is all this boring pretext that I gotta draw, upon this realisation I loose all motivation.
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Well, here's the first chapter of my One Piece-inspired story. In the later chapters, I decide to make fun of 4Kids' edits a bit.
Rappin' Chopper:
"Yo; I was a reindeer livin' out in 'da snow! But then this old geeza' doctor brought me into his home! After healin' my wounds, I felt real phat. Then, old docta' Hiruk gave me this blingin' hat! My family beat me, shunt me, but it's all tight. Because I'm doin' my doctor remedies all night. I look like freak with my Human Human fruit. But now I'm with some gangsta' pirates who like to steal loot! All the girls like my blue nose. Yeah; it's the way that I get the Record scratching. Usopp's the guy with all 'da glory. He's my main man with all his tight stories. Zolo's Santoryu skills are on ice. You betta' watch out, or you gonna get sliced! Sanji's the cook servin' up the main dish. Don't mess with him, unless that's your wish. Luffy's 'da captain with the straw hat! His Gum Gum skills are real real tight. Vivi's the princess of Alabasta. Now we gotta head there, and we betta' do it faster!"
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The point of knowing gray in japanese was just to figure out a charecter's name. I wanted Gray, but that's taken, so I thought I'd take a japanese approach.
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well..for me, I already have my story done,and its good, i think…all i need to do is to find someone who will draw it for me...XD, and that is the hard part.
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I don't want people to draw for me, because I have a very distinct idea of what everything should look like.
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I had started a manga script inspired in the movie Dellamorte Dellamore, about a girl that works in a cemetery and gets into a supernatural trouble. I only hope that my idea don't result in a sort of rip-off of Ge-ge-ge no Kitaro or Uzumaki.
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I'm thinking about it, but I'm still not sure what stories I will do as comic and which ones I wont.
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Ive been drawing sketches and writing character bios, and my first chapter is done (written, not drawn of course.) But I dont know how to get my idea out there, since last time I posted my "draft" I got no criticizm or anything :[
It's an inspiration of both Cyborg 009 AND Pirates of the carribean. Odd combo if I say so myself.
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In mine, I'm trying to make a lot of ethnic chars, but it's harder than it sounds. So far, I have a Mexican guy (NO, HIS NAME IS NOT CHAD!), a few Asian guys (most of them are white), and a black guy (looks like Alan from MÄR, only blacker). I'm trying to throw a Jew and a Muslim into it, but I can't find a good place to insert.
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Put a indian in there! the Indians in Priest Kicked fucking ass!
Yeah, I think if I ever do one of the comics I'm doing, the main lover character will be black.
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Most of my characters are alot like the ones in One Piece, and have the same backstories as well. They're the same shounen archtypes, but with my own unique touch.
-Jakobi: The clueless, benevolent protagonist who's always looking for an adventure
-Fumiya: A misunderstood and feared bounty hunter who weilds two rods. He swore to someone close to him that he would become the best fighter.
-Kaori: A young theif who finds every opportunity for money
?????? (Haven't come up with a name yet): A really stupid swordswoman.
-Funuke: A cowardly inventor who talks big, but has nothing to back his words up. He joins the group to prove himself
-???????: A half fox, half human who was alone and neglected his entire life untill he was taken in by a doctor.Rappin' Chopper:
"Yo; I was a reindeer livin' out in 'da snow! But then this old geeza' doctor brought me into his home! After healin' my wounds, I felt real phat. Then, old docta' Hiruk gave me this blingin' hat! My family beat me, shunt me, but it's all tight. Because I'm doin' my doctor remedies all night. I look like freak with my Human Human fruit. But now I'm with some gangsta' pirates who like to steal loot! All the girls like my blue nose. Yeah; it's the way that I get the Record scratching. Usopp's the guy with all 'da glory. He's my main man with all his tight stories. Zolo's Santoryu skills are on ice. You betta' watch out, or you gonna get sliced! Sanji's the cook servin' up the main dish. Don't mess with him, unless that's your wish. Luffy's 'da captain with the straw hat! His Gum Gum skills are real real tight. Vivi's the princess of Alabasta. Now we gotta head there, and we betta' do it faster!"
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I have a story I am writing, and I am more of aiming to try and get it published into a book. I mean my real wish is too put it into manga form, but unfortunately it is impossible because I am not Japanese.
EDIT: And for the record, I have written about 3+ novels/short stories. All of which I hope to send to a publisher when after I get out of college.
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I wasn't aware you had to be Japanese to do a 'manga'. Thats rather silly, Manga is the name of a certain Artstyle to comicing, but it is also just a name for Comic book that comes out of japan.
you silly person, you can do comic books if you want to, its not like 'American' comics have anything amazing about them, that you have to do because your not japanese.
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@Senshi:
Most of my characters are alot like the ones in One Piece, and have the same backstories as well. They're the same shounen archtypes, but with my own unique touch.
-Jakobi: The clueless, benevolent protagonist who's always looking for an adventure
-Fumiya: A misunderstood and feared bounty hunter who weilds two rods. He swore to someone close to him that he would become the best fighter.
-Kaori: A young theif who finds every opportunity for money
?????? (Haven't come up with a name yet): A really stupid swordswoman.
-Funuke: A cowardly inventor who talks big, but has nothing to back his words up. He joins the group to prove himself
-???????: A half fox, half human who was alone and neglected his entire life untill he was taken in by a doctor.Wow that is really similar to OP. Are they pirates too? Or something more unique?
Here is my main character lists.
Kumo: A young kid with amnesia, who only remembers waking up in a laboratory with the ability to shift into the air. Uses the clouds as his weapon.
Grantz: A tall black guy, reveals the history of how Kumo got his powers. Grantz and Kumo break out of the lab together. Grantz has super strength. Grantz is a solemn, intelligent man, who rarely shows a silly face. Eventually, Grantz gains the powerup to control his energy flow throughout his body and turn it into energy bombs.
Naela: Another experiment, with the ability to change the planet's lifeforce into physical weapons. This lifeforce is what gives all the experiments their powers. She has split personalities, one thats really calm and cool, which tends to use simple, swift weapons, and the evil berserk personality which pulls out the rocket launchers and machine guns.
Senshiro The Fist, another experiment to join the group. He fled the Sky Country [ppl doing the experiments] when he destroyed the Fortress, Leocancer. Until now, he had worked alone to defeat the Sky Country, but when seeing Kumo's groups power, he joined them. An extremly wanted man. His powers change the size of his fists, and can become as large as a wrecking ball.
Alycia, the 5th of the group. She is an ex Sky Country soldier, who knows all the secrets of the lifeforce, and reveals to the group a secret about the Sky Country, which begins the main story of the comic. She knows simple martial arts.
Jack The Cannonball. The final experiment and group member. Jack can create Cannonballs out of thin air and launch them as if he was a cannon. Marish was previously a Sky Country athlete, before abducted by the sky country to become an experiment. Eventually Jack changes his entire arm into a cannon and launches explosion volleys from it. Alycia teaches him how to manipulate Fire and Metal.
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Another hard time I have is coming up with names. And my villians are somewhat steriothypical shonen villians.
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Wow, all of your chars really are unique but still typical of shounen. Since I'm not so creative I didn't want to try things like that.. Plus I only have like 3 chars, and no backround. =X
The only one I fully developed is the main one. A 16YO boy who gets into accident, and then into coma for half a year. His parents abandoned him after he got into coma, and when he wakes up he discovers [in a scientific way] that his body is now incapable of making organic material [that's the English for it? That stuff plants make from unorganic stuff] into enegy, and that he needs to suck it from other humans with the same blood type. I wanted to develop a good backround about it, but there is no way to make people like him since he really is alone on that part. When he goes back to the school as another person, he discovers that everyone hated him and wished him to die. He wants to start his life again, so he gets into the world of martial arts, cheating with his control over his energy. I want to invent a new kind of martial arts though, since I want to have full control over rules and stuff.
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I wasn't aware you had to be Japanese to do a 'manga'. Thats rather silly, Manga is the name of a certain Artstyle to comicing, but it is also just a name for Comic book that comes out of japan.
An art style? I beg to differ.
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Um, for One Piece. What did you think?
Basically, mine is about the fact that certain humans all over the world have jewelry that gives them some sort of power and there are three special necklaces all over the world that have more power than any of them. The main charecter manages to find one and it ends up being compatable with him and he and others try to stop other sides who want the other necklaces to enact a final war of Jagged, Jagged being the name of the energy coming from the necklaces. It's pretty cool.
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My "manga" is called IX (9). [building on my characters above]
Kumo was a boy who grew up in The Sky Country of Aerobis Fraham, or The AF Republic. Growing up, his father, who was a higher up in the AF Army. Kumo grew through a great war between The Sky Country and Geograma, the Earth Country.
The Sky Country was similar to our world as it is today, its a group of hovering cities, towns and continents. The Earth Country is on the planet's surface, and lacks the technology to defeat the Sky, but can still hold them off.
Kumo wished to become a great Sky Captain like his father, and grew up hating the Earth Country. The Earth Country would later attack the "sky island" where Kumo lived. Luckily his father showed up, and defended the city. However, the Earth Countries objective lied in Kumo. Kumo was 1 of 11 chosen few that were born with the planet's energy source (called Vie) embedded in them. The Earth Country wished to harness his power, and his father was given the order to betray his son and give him to the Earth Country. Betrayed by his country, the Earth began experimenting on him. The Earth reprogrammed him brain, and he became one of the 11 Experiments. However, something went incredibly wrong, and the Earth were forced to shut him down.
2 years later, Kumo awakens in a dark gloomy laboratory, filled with amnesia and knowledge of what had happened to him. Kumo regains his memories along the way, and the motive of revenge begins to fill him more and more, wishing to destroy both the Earth Country and the Sky Country.
 
