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Thank you! Next video should be out in a month or two :D

Awesome I'm glad I could help! :D

Yeah agreed! I’m planning to make a video on that topic in the future haha

Thanks so much! My next one should be out in a few months and I think it's my best video so far :D

Hahaha no! You didn't make a shit first chapter! Yeah this one is very specific to a Shonen style first chapter haha but there are even different Shonen mangas that don't even follow this one. It's just something I noticed that helped me out. I made another video recently about making another first chapter and instead of looking at internal + external problems it just focuses on plot haha. Good luck on your first chapter! Send me a link once it's finished!

​@@sdpad1899it will be some time until it's posted because I want a lot of chapters already done to ensure consistent uploads. I was going fast with the script and made it till chapter 17, but drawing takes LONGGG. Thanks for being interested, it encourages me to keep going lol. Do you have comics of your own posted online?

@@buira9482 I've been making and then scrapping lots of manga chapters. I wanted to make a series but realised how time consuming it would be to do that so instead I'm going to try and make a short collection of one-shots and then start posting them online. I'm currently working on one at the moment. Yeah of course, send me a link once you've completed it! I'll send you a link to mine once It's done :D

Thanks!! I'm glad you liked it! :D

I'm glad I can help! I'm working on a pretty long video at the moment which I hope you'll enjoy. Yeah they've been helping me with my writing too! Haha

I'm glad I could help! :D

Of course! I’m glad I could help!

Thanks for the support! I hope to try and make lots more smaller videos like this whilst working on my big video at the moment!

Thanks! I'm looking forward in trying to make more and more videos :D

My guy!

Haha thanks!

Haha thanks! Yeah that’s where I’d want to post it!

That's awesome! Send me a link once it's done!

Hahaha that's awesome!

Hahaha that's an English accent for you haha

That's why I said in the video these are my interpretations and this is why I love stories as you have your own interpretation of the story. I would disagree on you that I do think you can have an internal struggle and external obstacle in one chapter. Luffy doesn't know what it means to be a pirate (internal struggle) and his external obstacle is the mountain bandit and sea monster that he is yet able to defeat. By the end of the chapter he's able to understand what it means to be a pirate and is now able to defeat the sea monster overcoming both obstacles. This is the same for Naruto whose external obstacle of being unable to make a shadow clone is something he masters at the end of the chapter and his internal lie that nobody cares about him is shown by the end that Iruka had a similar past and shows Naruto he cares deeply for him. In regards to My Hero Academia I agree with you and say in the video that the ending is open ended and he doesn't gain his power until the next chapter. But the thematic question throughout the entire chapter is "Can you become a hero without a quirk?" and this is Izuku's internal struggle that's he trying to find the answer to. I came to the conclusion reading the chapter as all might tells Izuku that he would be unable to be a superhero because the bad guys will have quirks and Izuku would lose those fights. Then Izuku makes allmight remember that anyone can become a hero when he saves Bakugou. This chapter is different to One Piece and Naruto as it has two central characters that have an arc. All Might and Izuku where as One Piece and Naruto only have one main character. I understand so you see Izuku's external obstacle differently to me which is cool! I see where you're coming from. For me the biggest external obstacle for Izuku is that everyone has quirks and he doesn't have one and this isn't resolved by the end of the chapter. I think this is mainly because there are two main characters we follow in the chapter but I also think the narration of the future Izuku completes this first chapter as he states "he will become a great hero" by the end and is a great cliff hanger for us to find out, how does he do this? I think that's why stories are awesome and can be ambiguous with the answers to their questions but if you think they all have to answer the thematic question with "yes" then write your stories like this :D and I have to respectfully disagree with you on the external obstacle being about justice as "justice" is hardly mentioned in the first chapter and is irrelevant to the thematic question. The first chapter in my opinion is trying to the answer the question: "Can you become a hero without a quirk?". Internatal Struggle: Izuku proves to himself he can become a hero without a quirk. External Obstacle: Izuku fights a criminal with a quirk and with help from All Might shows All Might that anyone without a quirk can become a hero. So in my opinion the internal struggle and external obstacle are all related to the thematic question. This is why I also said in the video that I'm not looking at the core themes of the story just the main theme in the opening question. As the theme of "justice" becomes a big theme in the series. I love your take on the video! Thanks for watching it! I'm currently working on two videos at the moment ! :D One of them is another way to write a different type of first chapter. If you're writing anything I'd love to read it!

@@sdpad1899 Obstacles, both internal and external, are necessary - I agree. But I mean that your "external obstacles" imposed on Izuku are unresolved at the end of Chapter 1 - and that's not what a story (especially the first chapter) should do. In stories - especially the first chapters, obstacles for the main character are usually resolved by the end of those chapters, enabling the author to ask new questions later. That's the main point of "First chapter = one-shot/pilot episode" that people always talk about. To simplify, when most people think of "not having superpowers", they think of gaining them instead of proving themselves by saving others. Izuku in Chapter 1 didn't seek power, so your point is not... on the point here. He didn't try to prove himself too so... So what struggle does a coward Izuku need to have to later be answered with "having to save people"? Even if someone is mentally weak and powerless, they can still be a hero from the very start as long as they take action. But the author's point in the first half here is that Izuku is still not worthy of becoming a hero until the Bakugo's incident, so it is Izuku's inaction that should be the main deciding factor for the external obstacle - not the Quirkless thing. Perhaps you understand what you mean since you wrote it yourself, but consider how new readers will perceive it. I don't think your two obstacles analyzed from Izuku are good examples, as someone who has worked in the creative field for 6 years. It's worth noting that the formula you set out is perfectly correct. However, the problem-solving step appears to have gone awry. Let's take a closer look at this and see if we can identify the issue together. Here's my take on how to apply your formula to analyze chapter 1 of MHA: - IO: Hesitant to give up heroic dream due to feeling useless. - EO: Not standing up for justice due to perceived inability to act. => "Is it possible for someone like Izuku to become a hero?" "No, it's impossible." Solutions for each of the above obstacles: - IO: All Might recognized Izuku's potential, which gave Izuku the confidence to pursue his dream of becoming a hero. - EO: Bakugo - a childhood friend with a powerful quirk, was endangered while people just watched outside, forcing Izuku to stand up for justice. => "After what happened, is it still possible for someone like Izuku to become a hero?" The answer is yes, it is still possible for him to become a hero.

@@lamphan4333 Yeah I agree with you that it needs to be resolved that's why at the end in the narration when Izuku says he's already a great hero that part is resolved but I love oyu analysis. Yeah one thing I missed that's really interesting is that Bakugo someone with a quirk is saved by Izuku! That's an awesome detail! This video was made 2 years ago and I've felt like I've grown as a writer so I agree with the points I made in the video and also I love your points too :D Well for me Izuku doesn't believe he can be a superhero without a quirk that is the question he's searching for and by the end he proves to All Might that anybody can be hero so the question is answered that he can be hero. However this chapter is different to One Piece and Naruto as it has two central characters we follow so some narrative choices were made as All Might also has an arc in this chapter. I really love your take on the E.O and I agree I think my take also coincides with your take but I can see you disagree with that which is cool! I'm not here to argue that haha. I still believe that a thematic questions can be "yes" or "no" or "both". As the case of My Hero Academia is can you be a hero in this world? Izuku proved that anybody can be hero and fight someone without a quirk but you'll need more than courage to be an effective hero in the future. I think the series plays with this idea as the students all get taught that being a hero isn't just fighting it's also supporting one another and helping civilians escape from dangerous situations haha. I'm currently making two videos when I have the time. One of them is another method I've used to make a first chapter haha so I hope you like it! You said you've been in the creative field for 6 years! That's awesome! Is there any work that you've done I could read? Sorry for the long reply I've been super busy at work and with family!

Thanks for the awesome feedback! I'm currently halfway through my next video so hope you enjoy that one too! :D

That's a good way to write out the story in a novel format as you can visualise it and if you want it to be a novel then that's great! If you want it to be a manga you can always pay for an illustrator to draw your novel!

Hahaha thanks! It's because I've only got one video I'm working on the next video now!

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I'm slowly working on the next video haha

Haha I'm trying to make my next video just editing it but it's taking me forever haha I'll try to get it done ASAP!

It's like a progression, so firstly you pick a theme and then create a question from the theme and then answer that question with a conclusion though that conclusion doesn't need to be a black and white answer it can be more nuanced. So simply it just these steps: Pick a theme > Ask a question > Reach your own conclusion. Hope this helps :D

Thanks! Send me a link to your manga when it's done!

Yeah I realised that afterwards hahaha I think I wrote a note in the video for one of those haha

Note to future self to review all the spelling in the future and pronunciation in the recording hahaha but thanks for the feedback I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I will work harder!!!

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@@sdpad1899 you said that in the video

Yeah I agree this video is not to cover all of them, it's just one method to make this type of chapter :D

Thanks for the awesome feedback! I'm hoping to make more once I have time! Glad I could help!

I'm glad I could help!

I'm glad that I could help :D

Thanks so much!

I'm currently making my second video so I hope you enjoy that one too! :D

@@sdpad1899 sounds good! I’m keen

When you say you don't want a main character does that mean you will have a cast of characters that the story follows?

@@sdpad1899 yes

Thanks so much! Glad I could help! :D

I'm glad I could help! Send me your story once it's done I'd love to read it! :D

Awesome I'm so glad to hear that! Yeah that's why I made this video as I needed to organise my ideas too hahaha I'm currently working on the 2nd video! It's taking forever but will hopefulyl be out soon. It's about how to make like a chapter 3! :D Let me know when your story is out! Good luck!

Yeah this is jut one-shot for more Shonen style series. I will write a "how to write first chapter for Senin" in the future :D

Thanks so much for your great comments! Working on my next video and I hope you create an awesome story!

@@sdpad1899 Thank you, I look forward to what you have in store!

Thanks so much I appreciate the comment, I'm working hard on the next video! :D

@@sdpad1899 that's wonderful news! I just went to your Instagram and noticed it had been a year. I'm really looking forward to what you have planned :)

I'm re-watching and using these ideas to power up my novels prologue ✨ just wanted to say this breakdown is so clear and to the point. Hope your next video is coming along for you!

Awesome! Once you've finished send it to me I'd love to read it! :D