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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ม.ค. 2023
- HOW I MADE this 16-PAGE MANGA in 14 HOURS in TOKYO, JAPAN | STORYBOARDING THOUGHTS
Kusanagi Vlogs 3
Not a typical vlog, but in this video I share some of my manga storyboarding experiences and learnings. Also, I have a PATREON PAGE now! Check it out if you want to support me!
Want to learn how to make a manga oneshot? I partnered with Learn to Draw Manga and they're launching an online Oneshot Manga Drawing Program this January 2024.
You can check out their official announcement here:
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And you can book a consultation call with them here:
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MY PATREON PAGE (if you want to support me directly):
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Discord: / discord
Link to the first contest entry I mentioned in the video:
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Link to my SMA12 entry, PLUS:
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Answer: no backgrounds.
Lol
I'm currently doing my best to publish my manga in Japan so your series has been extremely resourceful for me, please keep it up.
Good luck
That's cool
Good luck buddy, i hope that too for myself in some years 👌🏼
Good luck man
Good luck to you!! And thanks for watching!
Excellent video. 16 pages in 14hrs. Inspiring
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piccolo you have no sauce
Can I get you to draw me a tatt lol
Mr. Kusanagi as japanese the problem I see about non-jp manga is that they inspire themselves entirely on manga. Mangakas are known to have interest outside of manga. It feels like most non japanese just see shonen jump and try to emulate it ideally you should insert stuff from other media and genres into your work otherwise it gets stale. Thanks you
Yeah, I totally agree. Actually after being in Japan for so long, I also see many Japanese mangaka make the mistake of overusing Japanese manga/anime tropes. The top mangaka of are really good of course, but there are hundreds of manga and light novels that are unoriginal and boring because even a majority of Japanese mangaka, light novelists, and anime studios just want to make some fast money. There’s a reason I don’t really like the whole isekai genre nowadays. Thanks for the honest comment and observation! 😊
Japanese mangaka do this all the time, if anything probably way more often. Every year loads of series are cancelled from Jump for this reason.
@kusanagi420 Isekai has become way too overused but at least it gave us Truck-kun
The way you deliver the story is just outstanding.
Thank you!! Glad you like the videos!
@@kusanagi420Hi. How much will I need to pay you to draw a online manga for me!? Thank you🙏.
Even skipping all the storyboarding and stuff, I can't imagine being able to draw and ink a full page within an hour.
Just try, my brother. Reach inside and grab that power within you.
This is not uncommon. West comics artists have been doing it since the cold war too.
Currently producing my first Mwanga (manga from Angola, an African country) and this video gave me back the excitement to keep going. Thank you
I’m interested!! That’s something different!!! 😁👌🏼
16 pages in 14 hours is insane! I would be very interested by your drawing process, how you can be so fast while still make high quality drawings. Could you make a video showing how you draw a manga page please?
This kusanagi guy has talent I hope his manga becomes famous
You have Brazil rooting for you
True 🇧🇷
The dawn of the next TH-cam big artist. These video are scientifically designed for success, well done my guy 💯😎💪🏼
Thank you!
MY god you been pumping out these high quality video like its nothing
Your video has been such a great motivator, every time you talk more about manga it lit a fire under me to get off my bed and actually work toward my manga so keep it up man 👍
Thanks!!! I’m glad you are liking the videos!
Dude I love your energy
The fact that I didn’t automatically unsubscribe after realizing he has was a kylo ren fan is a testament to the quality of this channel keep up the great work.
Haha, thanks 😂 I like the aesthetic of Kylo Ren, but I think the writing of the latest trilogy didn’t do him (or any of the characters for that matter) justice. He had so much potential as a character. But I think his visual design looks pretty cool
@@kusanagi420 I agree his visual design is quite phemonal but like most sequel trilogy characters he didn't have depth or plausible motivation. I especially mourn Finn's character a ex stormtrooper with mediclorian counts off the charts(in the original plans at least) the stories would've written themselves😭😭😭
Top quality comment right here
Ya know, I kinda like the simplistic designs (mostly) and how the rounded shapes were used. It has a nostalgic aura to it, that's the best way I can describe it.
Your dedication is an awesome motivator to keep me focus on my goals! Keep it going, we're never gonna stop supporting ya.
Thanks a bunch!
Man bro, you've inspired me to go ahead and start my channel, I plan to be releasing some analysis of video game anime music. The first (non-short) video actually comes out today! Seeing people like you who start with good quality off the bat is good motivation for me.
Aww, thanks! And good luck with your own journey!
The Outro! That was fun!!
Haha, thanks!
Dude out of the hours of TH-cam I consume everyday your videos are top notch. I see your youtube growth as well deserved and personally your content is the quality of a channel with one million subscribers. Please keep up the good work I love your content.
Thank you so much for the feedback! I try my best to create good stuff!
Jeez 16pgs in 14 hours that's like a page an hour I can only do one page a day maybe 2 if I'm ready! Truly inspiring mate
There were some sacrifices made so I don’t think that’s a healthy pace for making manga. But thanks for watching the video!
@@kusanagi420
Agreed.
Having participated in a couple of marathon comic book sessions
(each producing 24 pages in 24 hours)
there are definitely some shortcuts taken to hit the target deadline.
However,
I rather like how high of quality the finish and render your sixteen pages demonstrated.
It shows me more of what can be possible,
with sufficient skill, enthusiasm, focus . . . and coffee. LOT's of coffee. XD
Wow this video was really interesting!
Thank you!
Thank you for this video I've trying to make a manga since I was 9 and this was rly helpfull
please be big in the manga industry
Thanks! That’s the plan! :D
Watching your videos convinced me to give writing a more serious attempt. I'm not much of an artist, but hopefully I can create a story I'm proud of soon. Looking forward to the next video!
Thanks! Good luck with your own journey and thanks for being a Squire!
Keep rising kusanagi!!, Been waiting 11 day for a new video finally
Sorry to keep you waiting and thanks for watching!
Common Kusanagi W. Best video so far.
Thanks!!
Bro ngl this channel is so freaking awesome, so entertaining to hear your stuff. definitely deserves to blow up soon frfr
Cheers!!
I've never subscribed to a channel that fast. Dude has talent, is interesting, informative, funny and professional.
Kusanagi, I loved every single second of the video. Keep up with your work, I can't wait to see your future projects, manga and videos!
Just wanted to say that you're amazing for pursuing your dream wholeheartedly, I hope you find what you are looking for.
Yeah, execution is one of the majors parts when it comes to publishing, also I'm still gonna beat you in the next SMA
Haha, it doesn’t work like that 😂. 100 people can win the grand prix if they all deserve it. Good luck!
loved that Chainsaw man refrence in the beginning between. I would love to hear your thoughts on CSM manga someday
Maybe some day :D
ROAD TO 1000 WARRIOR BABEY!!
10,000 warriors incoming!
Congrats on 9k my boy 🎉
Thank you so much!!!
Also, love the concept for this channel. Keep posting man
dude you are so underrated, its so inspiring seeing you work!
Thank you!
Week 3 Here's what I think. I enjoyed it. I don't have much to say but that and one more thing. I also enjoyed how you were talking about what to do and what not to do as a starting or already mangaka (for STORYBOARDING). It inspires me to become a mangaka. I do need to learn a lot more and how to actually draw. And as soon as I now a lot and I can/want to make mangas I will maybe even become a mangaka. But who knows if that's my approach in the future. Maybe I will at least make one. Anyways I enjoyed it and I say this was a 10/10 week.
Thanks!!!
I don't have goals to become a mangaka because i am lazy ( something i am trying to be less of ) but i do have long term plans to someday work on short comics/manga. I do read a lot of manga both old and new, i am not an artist but still i wanna tell a story someday in this medium of manga or western comics whichever. So watching your videos is educational to some extent and your videos are fun.
Thanks!
Love the Vids working on my own and your dedication inspires me
Thank you!
Another SMA19 contestant! Heck yea! Currently submitting my first manga to that contest and I'm nervous but eager to start my journey.
verrrrrryyyy weeeelll doooonee Kusanagi! Even I'M proud of this video haha
Haha, thanks!!
As a fellow comic creator who's also trying to find my audience, I'm really enjoying this videos. Very relatable and you have a cool style as both a mangaka and as a vlogger.
Thanks
Damn your editing getting more insane
Thank you so much!
Hey, man! Great video! Bring more advices and things you've learnt with it too, I think it would be a great addition to the video.
related to the introduction, a good story and message are forever, they are not secondary, in fact they are the primary source from where you are getting your inspiration. I agree though, the delivery is key to spread widely
thanks to your first video i decided to do an entry in SMA as well(its hard to do even a single page with just mouse and keyboard)
Oh that’s really tough!! Good luck!!
I love that Z pattern in American Comics it’s very similar and yes you need to basically write & then composite each panel in a way that flows for the audiences eyes.
You also need to do increments of small time jumps that make sense from panel to panel since unlike an animation you can’t show every action take place frame by frame.
It’s something to keep in my mind constantly when outlining & scripting. I’m working on a webcomic where you gotta do that for someone who’s scrolling and it’s a completely different beast since the artist doesn’t have as much space like a full page (instead it’s basically portrait mode vs landscape 😂)
Yeah, I imagine webcomic creation would be a totally different beast. Thanks for the insight!
Him waking up: " ONNNEE MILLION SUUUBBSSS!!!!!!!! "
Oh and forgot to mentione your art style is insane IT looks better than most of shounen manga
Thanks!!
Bro, I'm just excited for your future
Aww geez, thanks!!!
Keep it up bro🔥
I just happy that TH-cam recommended you 🥳
Geez, thanks!!!
Your work is kinda good tbh.. The simplistic panel with no background was a really good solution for your concept, because it fit perfectly.
If you work just by yourself, i think u don't have to make the full storyboard (especially if you work on that story immediately). But i suggest that you still make the smaller thumbnail storyboard. The focus here is to make sure that the flow is handled before we actually draw. And also we can tweak some panel's compositions to be more dynamic. It will help us to see the whole manga from a bigger perspective to make our game plan
What a great and entertaining video!! DAYUM!! I NEED MORE!
Thanks!!!
My GF was 10th place in the SMA contest. (22' Halo) She also won 2 other SMAs in the past. Her name is Rori Fondevilla.
I'm proud of her lololol
Good video, keep going 🔥
Thank you!
That intro is amazing
Thanks! It took me some time to get it right so I’m glad you liked it!
Well done mate!
Thanks, mate!
@@kusanagi420 Hahaha - look at that, your'e practically an australian now :P
This was so insightful and encouraging! Thank you for making this video!
I love your stuff, mate! I wish you the best! Let's go!! :)
that was a pretty solid video, I find your insight as a English-speaking mangaka unique and refreshing, considering the usual conversations or interviews of native mangaka have to be translated and become kind of cryptic. I also really like hearing you speak on manga themes as you develop them as a creator, I think that is a less talked about process, compared to the technical aspects of patching together an eye-catching manga with good flow. It would be cool to see some of your older, rougher art seeing as everything you make seems so insanely polished and clean. I really hope you achieve the independence you are working towards so you may devote yourself to your art and your channel as you see fit.
Thanks for the comment! Yeah, I feel there aren’t as many English-speaking mangaka talking about the non-technical aspects
NOTIFICATION GANG ❤️❤️❤️
you are a great. interesting and funny story teller!
Pro presentation,chill music,and clear idea properties of a rising star "but" with great power comes great responsibility (don't forget to remember your first viewers)
Yes, thanks!
sooo inspiring man
Thanks!!!!
When you mentioned the backgrounds and that there were little to no backgrounds I think that during fights its better to not have detailed backgrounds or just use lines to indicate movements or black backgrounds since you want the focus to be the characters and adding backgrounds would kinda take away that focus and impact of the fight
This man is going places
Great video dude! Left me super inspired to get drawing today ^^
I hope he reaches 1 Mil Subs. He inspired me to become a Mangaka. I might become one this year and I can’t wait! Thanks to this guy. Please make sure to like and subscribe to him Please.
Awww, thanks!! That’s so nice of you to say! Cheers!
With the great editing and how entertaining your video is, it was very much worth the wait! Thanks for the upload and I hope your feeling better!
Thank you so much! And thank you for being a Squire!
@@kusanagi420 np! 😁
I'm glad to be on this journey with you!
Glad to have you onboard!
1. Art 2. Story 3. Delivery
I usually disagree with people (mostly because of language imprecision) but I found myself struggling to disagree with above. However, reflecting on the Manga that stands out to me the most, it's what I've been calling:
1. What they added and what they did not add or else the limit of what they added +
2. The panels format and the interaction of these on a page eg different panel types, breaking panels, each individual panel, the whole effect of the page with the cumulative effect of the panels and I guess as you point out the story flow with a Right-Left Z-shape standard.
I feel the author of Chainsaw Man does the above one of the best I've seen. I am almost zero artist so it is only personal impression. Btw I really did feel GOOD hearing you would suffer for your inexcusable crime of revealing a CM Spoiler, so callously! So if that was the effect you were going for, it worked.
I think Delivery might be the best word to describe the above succinctly, but I also think there's even more to it than just the combination of all the above coordinated to produce the emotional effect in the reader that is intended. I think also, there's a deeper aesthetic the artist is trying to create emerge as well?
There I said I always disagree with people.
Your silent story with the trek up the sanctuary steps felt very good in both art and story and delivery. However it just needed a specific aesthetic to make everything in harmony and not individual components of these things and then it would have gained first prize imho (the story was the best one I read out of the small samples I chose to read) and I liked the art especially (crisp, energized but controlled style).
Your Patreon offer seems well thought out and inspired given each Patreon gains a little art card as well as buying a coffee. I wish I could support 50+ Patreons but I am not successful enough even if I am wise enough to think to do so. If you did a 10$ tier could each Patreon at that level request a specific small piece of art each month?
Thanks for the feedback!
So to sum it up for me:
Highest Priority = Delivery
High Priority = Story
Low Priority = Art
Chainsaw Man is pretty good but I think Fujimoto’s other works are actually better, like “Goodbye, Eri”.
Regarding the Patreon I think I’ll stick with $5 dollars for now. It’s a good price for people who want to support me and to be honest I don’t want to overwhelm myself with custom things for each individual Patreon because that will take so much time and that defeats the purpose of me becoming a TH-camr/Mangaka. I appreciate your comments though!
great video 👍 your art looks so crispy, I could read a seinen manga with that art and it would easily be in my top 3. keep up the good work 👍
Geez, thanks!!
Here to support, you through your journey 😁😁😁 , super inspirational for people like me who also want to have they’re manga published in Japan 🇯🇵
broo congrats on yer success and btw you're almost about to reach a 10k milestone , it's crazy how fast you're growing !! keep the great job up
Thank you! Honestly one concern I have is that it’s getting harder to read all the comments and show appreciation to everyone but at least for today I can reply to comments like this!
@@kusanagi420 Ohh man , yess I can understand that , besides from here on out you'll start to get thousands of comments ik it's hard to respond at all given you're not only a part time youtuber but a Mangaka !
You'll always have our support brother , wish you luck with everything you do 🙌🏼🙌🏼💓💓
This channel was an amazing discovery! Thank you for sharing your story. I also moved to Tokyo to “study japanese”, but actually is was because chasing the dream to be published in Japan. I already have some comics published in USA and my country, but being able to work on art here is a dream that I hope to fulfill someday. For now, the language classes are not letting me enough free time to work on my stuff, and I am already too old to keep waiting, so I really need to find a good plan about how to balance my life and keep my student visa alive (for now). Good luck on your adventure and keep us updated.
Once again, I appreciate your videos and the showcase of your art and manga tips!! Keep entertaining bro. 🫡👊
Thank you!!
You got this Kuya 👍
Thanks!
Those dance moves were fire!!! Thank you for the insight!
Great video! Awesome to see how a manga is made! 🔥
your videos always inspire me so much!! just finished watching and im waiting for the next one already
Aww, thank you so much!
nice one my bro 😉👍💯 this is so informative, specially for the beginners or someone who is thinking of making manga and being a mangaka, i love the way that it's easy to understand and the video editing skill is so insane 😊 and for my suggestion for a future video, maybe make a 3 page manga with a mangaka friend and make the people vote which they like more, maybe it can become a whole manga in the future...😉 keep it up and God bless you...
Thanks for the feedback!
Dude your information you been giving us all these past few videos have been amazing and your really already one of my favorites new TH-camrs I came across in 2023✨❤️✨❤️ Your growth is nothing but amazing I would love to hopefully colab with you one day ❤️✨🔥🌈
Kylo dancing gives me life
Haha! Glad you liked that!
It's not everyday I get to watch a star before they rise. The future is bright
I am working on self publishing our first manga soon & I wish I would have seen this video before I started! Very inspiring stuff!
I saw the video 17 minutes after it's released but I'm at Uni rn :(
No worries! Watch in anytime, and thanks!
Can we get a tutorial on your effect skills, cause they look crazy good.
Love your style of video making, it's almost like a combination of Gigguk's and Joey's styles but more film like
Haha thanks for even mentioning my video-making style in the same sentence as Garnt and Joey! Cheers!
What great videos, you inspired me a lot to make my own manga, i hope you continue making more manga and more videos, God bless you, greetings from Guatemala, blessings, keep it up frien, good luck in everything you do.
Loved the vid! Great work man
Thank you!
Bro this is a gold mine, invaluable jnsight. Thank you so much!!!
Really nice art man. Keep it up. I subscribed.
OMG, how is this so good?!
I took time to think about how to make the video. Thanks for watching!
Outstanding video, criminally underrated. Keep going dude!!!
First: Great video 👌. Second: OMG the amount of talent in these competitions is insane, you really MUST BE the BEST to have a chance at winning
Man you make some great videos and your art is dope, good luck on your journey !!!
14:31 😂 this is me. Focus on a single scene or panel and then try to build around it.
It works but sometimes it limits me 😭
Haha, I knew someone else would relate!
I discovered SMA because of you and I wanted to join, however I am preoccupied with a fan manga I'm creating right now and I wanted to finish it as soon as possible, it has 30 pages. When I learned that the audition is only up until April, I thought I don't have enough time because I draw so slow, and also I'm busy because of college. But this vid inspired me, through sheer fuckin will I'm gonna power through these 30 pages of fan manga and finally start the story I'm planning to submit
Yo, good luck!! I hope everything works out for you!
This video is amazing love this man! You are doing great
Thank you!!
Dude your art is amazing, I hope we get a lot of cool art styled vids
Thanks for watching!
Great video Kusanagi also it was interesting how you had planetes playing in the background, what'd you think of it?
The Kylo dancing got me rolling😂
I feel like there aren’t a whole lot of space exploration manga with a “realistic” vibe so Planetes is really cool!
@@kusanagi420 completely agreed!, Also 1 out of 2 space animes I enjoyed
14 hours, monstrous speed !
One other thing I experimented to go faster was skipping the rough instead of the storyboard: make a full-size storyboard, and then directly ink on top of it. I hear some artists do that. It was a fun experiment. I did 5 pages, but didn't record my worktime lol.
My first printed manga was made fast on a deadline too, I wanted to be in conditions close to a pro. A 40 page booklet with 21 manga pages, I did it all in 20 days, from start to final pdf(I sent it to print immediately after).
If I recall correctly the storyboard took me 8 days actually, so the drawing of the pages and the making of the booklet in itself (bonus pages, covers, layout, pdf edition etc) were done in 12 days.
Storyboard is one of the most time-consuming stages indeed haha.
I'm actually about to get into the drawing phase for a new manga right now. I gave myself till december 31st to publish my chapter (18 pages). It's a 4-koma so it should theorically be a bit faster but we'll see haha. 13 days left lol.
Nice video.