for me if you want them to have a relatability write an everyman character.i don't do relatability and more just a character taught to believe a lie.and goes over the whole story to improve that lie.they should be motivated by that lie realising that is wrong and other improve the motivation,change it or add more motivations mixed in.make sure that there is always failure,and pushing through and they dont stand by to wait for others to do things for them
@@MonitorComics i actually think flat static more 2d characters are more relatable than most 3d round dynamic characters that are more fictional feeling by default and virtue of being more of a plot world shaker and developed/progressive and changed by the end and usually they effect the plot and world way too much to be relateable like they become bigger than life heroes usually or important and thats not who most of us reading are..which is sometimes fine cause its nice to look up to someone or have a role model or see their success and be proud to know them but its not relateable...like sorry but most people do not change or grow that much or have that much sway on others or the world or get that popular./important...they stay who they were at 21 at age 33...like sure teens may have some growth and kids for sure do as you age into adulthood but even then it does not happen over night or over a year or two..it takes time...and we do not have big dreams like that..most of us are simple...we are aiming low...
@@razkable You make some good points! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and adding on to the discussion! I can totally see that perspective!
@@miau5878 WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO DID THAT!!!! Oh my gosh, I’m so happy I found one of my people!! Music is such an underrated way of creating characters it’s so amazing! And I also combine multiple characters into one. It’s so fun seeing my favorite characters personalities mash together into my own.
How to make a character relatable: "My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone."
Really handy, I entered a contest and right now I'm writing a manga about a shut in NEET who gets forced to go outside with a tall energetic "Older Sister" type character. I think having 2 characters with opposite personality's creates conflict in each page to help keep the reader interested.
Thank you for sharing! I totally agree! Foil characters really help bring out the best and worst in each other! Your story idea sounds pretty interesting! Keep us updated with its development! Best of luck with the contest!
One thing I tried developing myself. I took the idea of layering characters and created a diagram. The top layer is the surface layer, aka how they seem and act to any regular person, as decribed in this video. But it is also how people view the character generally, such as if they're admirable, hard-working or the opposite if they are hated and discriminated against. This would also include their professional outlook and how they think of business acquaintances and work in general along with their professional outlook. This could be if they are lazy, serious, dedicated, a procrastinator etc. The next layer I did was the friends layer, or how they act in the company of people they enjoy being with. This is the best place I think to add their sense of humour, and their friendship dynamic within a group. Now, there are 2 more layers. The family layer, or how they act in the presence of family or relatives, along with siblings/ love interests, along with how those people think of them. This is the place to put deep flaws that stick out when with family, such as any trauma that can resurface, insecurities and coping mechanisms, eg- pushing people they care about away to keep them safe. The final, deepest layer is the layer of self, or how they think of themselves and the part of themselves that is deeply repressed and that they show nobody. This can include their deepest, darkest impulses, desires, secrets etc, but also their true personality traits, or what truly makes up their heart and mind, and what they define themselves as. Between each layer, you can separate them with a line. This line can be thin or thick depending on if they wear their heart on their sleeve, or if its extremely difficult to get through to them. The characters which get attached easy, for example treat friends and family as the same, would have a very thin line between those layers. The same would go if they make friends extremely easily, but keep family isolated and separate. For the self, as a general rule that should be the thickest line simply because that is what their true face is, which they show nobody except the very few closest ones. Now, bear in mind I am a HUGE amateur when it comes to this stuff, but I found that it is extremely helpful when writing very complicated and complex characters that are vague and ambiguous when it comes to pinpointing their personalities and what that includes. It also definitely helps because it is completely separate from a backstory, so if your character has a very deep backstory that has a huge impact on their personality, I found it can be really helpful. Hope that helps, feel free to give any pointers.
🙌✨ This is excellent! I’m always striving to make my characters more relatable. It’s so important! However, it’s definitely something I need to work more on. 😅
Thank you for taking the time to comment! I totally understand where you're coming from, it feels like there are a million things to keep in mind while working lol. Good luck!
relatable characters can really bump the story, prime example is spiderman in marvel comics acc to me, he is was too popular than any marvel character because he is godam relatable as being a lower middle class teenager
Very true! Great example! Thank you for taking the time to share! For movie-only watchers, this same thing was seen in The Amazing Spiderman films. Some people had an issue with Andrew Garfield's portrayal of Peter Parker because he was depicted as this hot skater boy who is SUPPOSED to be nerdy but makes the popular kid look like a clown in front of everyone Even Stan Lee said Tom Holland's portrayal is the closest anyone has ever been to portraying the relatable Peter Parker!
Dude I just had the best idea for a Manga. 'A secret agent is on a mission too retrieve a top-secret file from a terrorist organization, but during the mission he gets found, tortured and killed. After his funeral he reawakens as a zombie and finds someone to live with. However, both the terrorist organization and the agency want the agent. The terroists want the top-secret file while the agency owns the agent's body and views him as property.' What do you think of the idea?
Thank you a lot for making these videos, as someone who enjoys writing comics, and drawing a lot, these videos are extremely helpful to me in creating characters and building the world and story around them, since i have trouble with writing characters without making them either a cliche or a carbon copy of a more popular character, even tho that is not the intention behind it. these videos inspire me to do more research into how to write better characters and how to make them more interesting. again thanks a lot for this, and im very glad i discovered your channel!
Hi Monitorcomics!! Congrates on hitting 5k followers! I have a question: is character development necessary for most or all of the main cast? And also for my main oc for the webtoon I'm working on, i was wondering how I'd properly develop his character arc cause what he's been through in the past, he's develop trust issues and kind of cloesd of from the people he'll meet later on. How should he resolve this?
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! Personally, I feel like character development is necessary for at least SOME of your characters. When you think of the bigger picture, stuff has to happen in a story lol. From that standpoint, I feel like AT SOME POINT your character is going to change a bit. It doesn't have to be major, like if there's a story about a kid who wants to be a knight. Chapter 1 could be him picking up the sword. Chapter 20 could be his training under a real master after using it randomly. In chapter 50 he becomes an actual knight and can train others. Although his personality didn't change that much, he definitely matured and became more developed. As far as your webtoon goes, I think it's important to explicitly show how closed off your character is. Maybe he only monologues internally and uses one-word answers. Maybe his body language shows that he doesn't want to be interacting with these people. This will set your starting point. Maybe another one of your characters is super friendly and peppy. By having this character constantly bring your main character out of his comfort zone, he'll be forced to deal with his flaws. In doing so, he might learn how to deal with certain situations differently as time goes on. For something mental like that, I think it's important to develop your character slowly. Maybe have them have recurring nightmares about the past events that caused them to be closed off. Maybe in the middle of your story when your character has started making some strides to change, they are reintroduced to their trauma. For example, a character from his past reappears, forcing the main character to revert back to square one. After you resolve that storyline they'll come out even more mature. That could be the moment where your character's outlook finally changes for the better. Those are just some ideas, hopefully, that helped!
@@MonitorComics thatnks so much for replying ❤❤ from the part where he has recurring nightmares onwards, I have actually thought about that!!! Thanks again for the advice! I look foward to more helpful videos!
A perfect example of a relatable character is shigeo kageyama from mob psycho 100 he is not the type of protagonist who fights like demons or devils I mean he does fight spirits but more than that he fights with himself to change for the better so that he could propose to tsubomi chan and he also has the role of a big brother and he experienced bullying(manga spoilers he also got rejected but he moved on)
What I like to do is giving them real personality types; make the archetype, take away/wash down the stereotypes, sprinkle in some quirks and flaws from their backstory and presto! (simplified)
LOL, at first glance he is pretty dull and his design is meant to look generic and fade into the background. I didn't fully appreciate him until I got deeper into the series I actually met the japanese voice actor of mob and made a video with him!
I unintentionally made my oc relatable, the overused way. 😅 i just really like drawing animals and I wanted animals to be in my series lmao (hes not a useless animal charicter tho he helps woth development and trauma)
I've worked on and off on a western comic inspired by assyrian/middle eastern folklore. Sort of like Hellboy meets Arabian Nights This really came in handy since my MC seemed too heroic. Then it hit me... I wrote this character as a homage to Christian Arabs who struggled with assimilating with the growing muslim society. Ergo like you mentioned making his angle focused on feeling like an outsider no matter what he did.
I have but a vague idea of my character, more in the end of the story, so I am either going to make him very relatable or someone completly out of normal but still relatanle
I think that instead of breaking out of Character maybe have it be make your character a bit more "mysterious" were he is not 2d nor does he seem 2d and he is 3d but show him doing things that relate to that point and then ahve him break out of character with foreshadowing and it fighting his character although staying in character. I'm wondering if that fits the point and would like to hear others opinions on the idea.
Thanks for the information I have a question to ask I'm about to Enter college and I'm wondering what type of major to pick to help me with making mangas and comics
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment I really appreciate it! Honestly, I would major in whatever you're passionate about because most things can end up helping you with making comics and manga. Art classes are never a bad option if you're the artistic type. Fine Arts Majors pretty much learn the fundamentals of art and practice realism and anatomy and stuff like that. For comics knowing how to draw is important so this is a route you could take. An Animation major is also a cool option because animation is more stylized. Animation is a process similar to comic making. You focus mostly on sequential art and creating original characters. I personally don't like the actual animation part of animation but the preproduction (scripting, character design, etc) are enjoyable because its similar to making comics English or Creative Writing majors are also cool because you have to know how to write to make good comics and manga. By studying story structure and stuff like that you might get a leg up when its time to make a comic Photography and Video majors are also cool because you learn the importance of composition and framing. When you are making a comic you are pretty much a camera director. In photography, you will learn different camera angles, visual storytelling techniques, and different lighting setups. These could all be handy for comics and manga And finally, Graphic Design is always cool. You pretty much learn how to use digital art software like Photoshop to make logos, posters, and other advertisement graphics. If you take product design and web design you can also learn a few other cool skills. Graphic design also teaches the importance of typography. In comics, we call it lettering. Overall, I'd just choose whatever you're into. Most of the information you would gain from these classes can be gained online so don't be afraid to search up some of this stuff and study it on your own time. Hope that could help! Best of luck with college and your project!
@@MonitorComics thank you very much ❤❤❤ I have another question is liberal arts and humanities would be a good option as well from the college I'm going I Heard is the closest thing to Create writing major because creative writing is a Elective in the college I'm good on being creative on making stories But I lack on drawing skills thank you would that also be helpful for me becoming a mangaka thank you much again ❤
This was a great video, im going through an episode of writers block for my characters & this helped. Also, could you do a video on writing an anti villain protagonist? The main character of the story im writing is an anti villian & I haven’t seen many videos on that subject.
The story i am currently making unfortunately has only few characters which are kinda comedic and i don't realy know how to write funny characters, but i realy think that i have some very relatable characters. My story is about serious stuff with some shades of fun so it probably shouldn't be a big problem for me.
MC: Always follows his animalistic instinct and wants to find out what it means to be himself in the world he lives in Second MC: Very stoic and logical and is always analytical and wants to understand the world through codes and data Female Lead: Very optimistic and outgoing and always wants to spread her light to any and everyone she meets This actually made me think about my characters a bit more
@@ТамерланАлиев-я2ф There's gonna be a spin to this. These are just basic character descriptions. This is surface level stuff, not the full depth of their character, but I'd be happy to hear any suggestions for my character writing
LOL I had to put the boys in the thumbnail for the cute **clickbait** I hope you still enjoyed and got some value from the video! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and checking my stuff out!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Tamako is from the series "Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!" which translates to "No Matter How I Look at It, It’s Your Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular!" It is typically shortened down to WataMote for ease of speaking lol
Hey do you think you could take another dive into the idea of the 3 chapter rule? In that video you make reference to the big three - you’ve since mentioned believing that the things that worked at the time those stories were created may not work so much anymore - a sentiment I believe full-heartedly, if you were to look at newer works and reevaluate the 3 chapter rule using them as examples I would really love to see if you’d change your take on that or at least other ways in which approaching the opening of a story may be applicable by the tastes of the 2021 audience :)
Thank you for taking the time to leave all of this feedback I really appreciate it! You make some GREAT points and I definitely will add this idea to my list of upcoming topics! I think you hit the nail on the head with this video idea!
In regards to the surface layer of a character and their design how do I make a character stand out and look cool but without looking out of place and messy? I have npticed my characters' clothing and hair styles can often look either bland or rediculous (which may just indicate I need to practice my general art skills in said areas) but I was wondering if you had any advice or general tips to create memorable character designs without the character looking totally stupid.
Great video! I just found your channel recently and I love the idea of making my own comic/manga but I don't consume a lot of the medium and try to learn from these videos so this has really helped me out! Currently I'm thinking about two different projects, one about a mythical animal rescue and rehabilitation center, and the other a magical girl/boy based one. Although I'm struggling with the latter as I want it to have some unique spin compared to other manga, comics or anime in the genre but I'm not sure how exactly... Do you think you'll cover about how to write magical girl/boy manga/comic?
Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of this! Everybody starts somewhere, so it's good you're diving in headfirst to learn more! I actually really like your mythical animal rescue idea. That sounds super unique and could be really interesting. The only thing similar I can think of is an anime airing THIS season coincidentally, called Heaven's Design Team. That show is a comedy about a design team in heaven creating the appearance of the animals that appear on Earth. It's pretty rare when an idea only has one other property to compare it to, so I would stick with that idea and really flesh it out! As far as your suggestion goes, I can definitely make a video covering magical girl/boy stories! I personally enjoy them but have been unsure if my viewers would be interested lol. I'll add it to my list though! Best of luck!
yeah but overlord, no game no life and SAO are all fantastic. you think these are mediocre or generic I think you miss the point. full metal alchemist was good because it's world was good Edward Elric and his brother were horrible, no really think about other then the situations that happen to Edward Elric what unique personality did he have. insert generic personality. I want you to try something close your eyes and watch full metal alchemist. get past the first episode that explains and info dumps the personality of the two. now describe Edward Elric personality to me. and his brother has the personalty of samwise from lord of the rings "I'm with that guy" I noticed something about the anime you picked lot of Netflix anime on this.
@Zero He's still simping for the guy that bullied him his whole life. If this still was real life he would have died in those times he tried to save Bakugou and Eri. His course of actions we're stupid if he wanted help he shouldn't be so emotional.
I have to disagree with Deku. Yes, being vulnerable is a good trait for a character to have, but I don't feel related to Deku because despite the fact he is vulnerable because of his dream to be a hero and believe he can become one even without powers, he doesn't do literally anything to prove that and only writes in his journal and studying heroes that ONLY actually came to fruition once he even got powers. He also only actually decided to train after being promised powers by All-Might. I guarantee you he would have just quit on his own without being promised that. Yes, he did prove to All-Might that he was heroic enough and decided to give him his power, but that still doesn't change the fact that Deku would have still done nothing if All-Might didn't make that choice on his own. Also Deku has a VERY bad knack of seeing only black and white in a character yet it's in the worst possible time when he does see that grey area. Like there have been many heroes that have done things that are actually understandable in why they became a villain, yet Deku tells them they are wrong mostly from the fact that they are villains and "villains equal bad". Yet when it comes time for Deku to actually understand someone who has had a troubled past, it happens once they have literally wiped out an entire city, and has killed MANY of Deku's friends and mentors, and despite that Deku wants to help this person and SAVE them, despite the fact a normal human would be mad as all hell. Like it's noble, yeah, but that isn't relatable. That is the FURTHEST thing from relatability.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I apologize for the spoiler, but since my channel is for educational purposes, I only apply the spoiler filter for works that are currently airing or have been out for at least a year. I'd consider anything that's been out for a year already fair game.
Oh yeah, Deku. Very relatable. Everyone can relate to a guy supported by a sugar daddy who gives you the thing you always wanted because it looks cool. He is literally a kid who got an expansive sports car and everyone goes "He deserves it since he had to learn how to drive". MHA is so bad smh
Shhh the shonen kids will start realizing you're right... Big agree though, the more I think about it, you're analogy is spot on lol. When I think of him being relatable I guess I'm more thinking along the lines of "this kid got bullied I feel bad for him" or "he wants something even though he can't have it." Especially after recent chapters, I'm with you that the series is flawed. From the start I wanted him to be powerless like Robin lol. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
I used to like Deku a lot more than I do now as it was my first anime and he was different to the protagonists from other series I was familiar with but as I have read more manga I have realised that he is not as great as I thought. Also his quirk is getting out of hand and no longer has the double edged sword aspect. Another thing that made him personally relatable was the rejection he recieved in the first episode from All Might as I too have had some one I looked up to tell me I didn't have what it takes.
Deku at first was relatable: he was bullied (even told to go kill himself), introverted/shy, awkward, and when he finally met his hero rejected. Even with him getting his quirk he was still useless to a degree since he kept heavily injuring himself in the process. However I agree, though yes Deku has somewhat developed (more confident and less hesitant to do things, has a good support system around him, etc.), he's become dull and boring. Deku to me is no longer relatable, he saves people just because it's the right thing to do and that's pretty much it. That right there is why I also hate a few other shonen protagonists. Those who do things either just cause or because they had some dumbass moment where someone told them to do it before dying (and there was no showcase of a strong bond to the audience). It feels like lazy writing. Deku no longer has any appeal to me.
But I don't think MHA is bad per say. Since some of the villains are written pretty well. Hawks and Endeavor are the only heroes that I find interesting but with the villains a lot of the cast is pretty cool (at least within the manga). Endeavor is probably one of my favorite characters he's written. He can write villains pretty well and heroes who are forced to deal with moral dilemmas (like Hawks). The students though...and all the other heroes...I mean some are cool (Aizawa) but eh.
for me if you want them to have a relatability write an everyman character.i don't do relatability and more just a character taught to believe a lie.and goes over the whole story to improve that lie.they should be motivated by that lie realising that is wrong and other improve the motivation,change it or add more motivations mixed in.make sure that there is always failure,and pushing through and they dont stand by to wait for others to do things for them
This is great advice! Thank you for taking the time to share!
@@MonitorComics i actually think flat static more 2d characters are more relatable than most 3d round dynamic characters that are more fictional feeling by default and virtue of being more of a plot world shaker and developed/progressive and changed by the end and usually they effect the plot and world way too much to be relateable like they become bigger than life heroes usually or important and thats not who most of us reading are..which is sometimes fine cause its nice to look up to someone or have a role model or see their success and be proud to know them but its not relateable...like sorry but most people do not change or grow that much or have that much sway on others or the world or get that popular./important...they stay who they were at 21 at age 33...like sure teens may have some growth and kids for sure do as you age into adulthood but even then it does not happen over night or over a year or two..it takes time...and we do not have big dreams like that..most of us are simple...we are aiming low...
@@razkable You make some good points! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and adding on to the discussion! I can totally see that perspective!
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Right? He should have AT LEAST 100K+ subscribers. His videos are too good.
Thank you!! LOL I really appreciate it!
Extremely true, makes me pretty mad
I normally take multiple traits from characters I've related to and see how the best mash together, then using elements from my friend group
That's a great strategy! Thank you for sharing and best of luck with your project!
me too, i also base them off of music but its a bit weird imo because i havent seen anyone else do that yet
@@miau5878 WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO DID THAT!!!! Oh my gosh, I’m so happy I found one of my people!! Music is such an underrated way of creating characters it’s so amazing! And I also combine multiple characters into one. It’s so fun seeing my favorite characters personalities mash together into my own.
@@miau5878 That's pretty interesting! I'm going to have to try that out!
@@miau5878You've given me an idea
How to make a character relatable:
"My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone."
Wouldn't loose to everyone or anyone?
Really handy, I entered a contest and right now I'm writing a manga about a shut in NEET who gets forced to go outside with a tall energetic "Older Sister" type character.
I think having 2 characters with opposite personality's creates conflict in each page to help keep the reader interested.
Thank you for sharing! I totally agree! Foil characters really help bring out the best and worst in each other! Your story idea sounds pretty interesting! Keep us updated with its development! Best of luck with the contest!
12:10 "Who doesn't love cute animals?" THIS IS FOUL
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I've come back to this video so much
I'm more of a writer who doesn't share any of my writing execpt for one friend and sometimes my family
I'm happy this video could be useful!! Thank you for taking the time to share! Power to you writers!!
I don't make manga or comics but I like to write fiction novels. I'm hoping to publish one soon
Zuko's development is fantastic.
One thing I tried developing myself. I took the idea of layering characters and created a diagram. The top layer is the surface layer, aka how they seem and act to any regular person, as decribed in this video. But it is also how people view the character generally, such as if they're admirable, hard-working or the opposite if they are hated and discriminated against. This would also include their professional outlook and how they think of business acquaintances and work in general along with their professional outlook. This could be if they are lazy, serious, dedicated, a procrastinator etc.
The next layer I did was the friends layer, or how they act in the company of people they enjoy being with. This is the best place I think to add their sense of humour, and their friendship dynamic within a group.
Now, there are 2 more layers. The family layer, or how they act in the presence of family or relatives, along with siblings/ love interests, along with how those people think of them. This is the place to put deep flaws that stick out when with family, such as any trauma that can resurface, insecurities and coping mechanisms, eg- pushing people they care about away to keep them safe.
The final, deepest layer is the layer of self, or how they think of themselves and the part of themselves that is deeply repressed and that they show nobody. This can include their deepest, darkest impulses, desires, secrets etc, but also their true personality traits, or what truly makes up their heart and mind, and what they define themselves as.
Between each layer, you can separate them with a line. This line can be thin or thick depending on if they wear their heart on their sleeve, or if its extremely difficult to get through to them. The characters which get attached easy, for example treat friends and family as the same, would have a very thin line between those layers. The same would go if they make friends extremely easily, but keep family isolated and separate. For the self, as a general rule that should be the thickest line simply because that is what their true face is, which they show nobody except the very few closest ones.
Now, bear in mind I am a HUGE amateur when it comes to this stuff, but I found that it is extremely helpful when writing very complicated and complex characters that are vague and ambiguous when it comes to pinpointing their personalities and what that includes. It also definitely helps because it is completely separate from a backstory, so if your character has a very deep backstory that has a huge impact on their personality, I found it can be really helpful. Hope that helps, feel free to give any pointers.
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Thanks! I just started my script for my manga last night... Thank you!
Ohh that's exciting! Thanks for taking the time to comment and good luck!!
@@MonitorComics thank you! Keep safe!
🙌✨ This is excellent! I’m always striving to make my characters more relatable. It’s so important! However, it’s definitely something I need to work more on. 😅
Thank you for taking the time to comment! I totally understand where you're coming from, it feels like there are a million things to keep in mind while working lol. Good luck!
This has been one of the most useful story writing videos I've seen
Amazing video! Thanks for all of your references and examples. You are SO underrated!
Thank you so much I really appreciate that!
Early to another helpful video by Monitor. Like I’m being serious, you really make the best tutorials and have the best tips.
I really appreciate that! Thank you!
@@MonitorComics No problem! You’ve helped me with my story a lot over the past year so I’d rather thank you for the quality videos!
yo wtf this channel is a gold mine for me
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment! I really appreciate it! A new video should be dropping within the next few days!!
relatable characters can really bump the story, prime example is spiderman in marvel comics acc to me, he is was too popular than any marvel character because he is godam relatable as being a lower middle class teenager
Very true! Great example! Thank you for taking the time to share!
For movie-only watchers, this same thing was seen in The Amazing Spiderman films. Some people had an issue with Andrew Garfield's portrayal of Peter Parker because he was depicted as this hot skater boy who is SUPPOSED to be nerdy but makes the popular kid look like a clown in front of everyone
Even Stan Lee said Tom Holland's portrayal is the closest anyone has ever been to portraying the relatable Peter Parker!
You need more subs bro, you're pure genius
I really appreciate the nice comment!
im impressed that this has a thousand views yet no dislikes. good job
Thank you for pointing this out, I didn't notice!
Dude I just had the best idea for a Manga.
'A secret agent is on a mission too retrieve a top-secret file from a terrorist organization, but during the mission he gets found, tortured and killed.
After his funeral he reawakens as a zombie and finds someone to live with.
However, both the terrorist organization and the agency want the agent.
The terroists want the top-secret file while the agency owns the agent's body and views him as property.'
What do you think of the idea?
That’s a pretty awesome cool idea for a manga, I can see it as either an action thriller or a spy comedy action manga! Keep the creativity coming!
I love your channel! Still can't find anyone else who makes videos as important as yours!
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This video is SO useful. To me It’s perfectly explained
Thank you a lot for making these videos, as someone who enjoys writing comics, and drawing a lot, these videos are extremely helpful to me in creating characters and building the world and story around them, since i have trouble with writing characters without making them either a cliche or a carbon copy of a more popular character, even tho that is not the intention behind it.
these videos inspire me to do more research into how to write better characters and how to make them more interesting.
again thanks a lot for this, and im very glad i discovered your channel!
I'm super glad to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to write all of that I really appreciate it! Best of luck with your comic!!
@@MonitorComics thanks, i will
You can tell that the video is good because it has no dislikes:)
I haven't even noticed! Thank you for pointing that out!
Thank you!!!
I understood it with the examples.
Thank you for sharing! I always wonder if I should include examples or not, but I am glad they were helpful!
Exactly what i've been looking for
I'm glad! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Could you make a video on how to make a Mecha Manga? Love your vids!
"Who don't love cute animals ?"
"E-E-DWARRRD..."
LOL TRUE
please make a video on how to create anime power systems. And use tons of examples to explain us
Thank you for the video suggestion! This is a very popular suggestion so it is definitely on my list!
Hi Monitorcomics!! Congrates on hitting 5k followers!
I have a question: is character development necessary for most or all of the main cast?
And also for my main oc for the webtoon I'm working on, i was wondering how I'd properly develop his character arc cause what he's been through in the past, he's develop trust issues and kind of cloesd of from the people he'll meet later on. How should he resolve this?
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! Personally, I feel like character development is necessary for at least SOME of your characters. When you think of the bigger picture, stuff has to happen in a story lol. From that standpoint, I feel like AT SOME POINT your character is going to change a bit. It doesn't have to be major, like if there's a story about a kid who wants to be a knight. Chapter 1 could be him picking up the sword. Chapter 20 could be his training under a real master after using it randomly. In chapter 50 he becomes an actual knight and can train others. Although his personality didn't change that much, he definitely matured and became more developed. As far as your webtoon goes, I think it's important to explicitly show how closed off your character is. Maybe he only monologues internally and uses one-word answers. Maybe his body language shows that he doesn't want to be interacting with these people. This will set your starting point. Maybe another one of your characters is super friendly and peppy. By having this character constantly bring your main character out of his comfort zone, he'll be forced to deal with his flaws. In doing so, he might learn how to deal with certain situations differently as time goes on. For something mental like that, I think it's important to develop your character slowly. Maybe have them have recurring nightmares about the past events that caused them to be closed off. Maybe in the middle of your story when your character has started making some strides to change, they are reintroduced to their trauma. For example, a character from his past reappears, forcing the main character to revert back to square one. After you resolve that storyline they'll come out even more mature. That could be the moment where your character's outlook finally changes for the better. Those are just some ideas, hopefully, that helped!
@@MonitorComics thatnks so much for replying ❤❤ from the part where he has recurring nightmares onwards, I have actually thought about that!!! Thanks again for the advice! I look foward to more helpful videos!
😍 I love your channel! Thank you so very much for existing!! (Just subbed yesterday!)
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I really appreciate it! Happy to have you!
Watching this video, I’m reminded of the idea of “universality,” where common values, conflicts, and emotions are displayed in literature.
I needed this
Super glad to hear that!
TYSM, these tips are amazing!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I'm happy the video could help!
A perfect example of a relatable character is shigeo kageyama from mob psycho 100 he is not the type of protagonist who fights like demons or devils I mean he does fight spirits but more than that he fights with himself to change for the better so that he could propose to tsubomi chan and he also has the role of a big brother and he experienced bullying(manga spoilers he also got rejected but he moved on)
"What Makes A Great Antagonist?"
Ps: Love Your Content 🖤
Added to the list! Thanks for taking the time to leave a suggestion!
KOROSENSEI sry I had to…lookin like a whole moon-🌝…WHY AM I LIKE THIS
LOL I love it! No worries! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment haha
You make the best thumbnails
Thank you!! I try my best!
@@MonitorComics and you do great
This video came in handy it will definitely help in the future. Thank you ☺👍
Super happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment!
Yo great video man. Keep them coming. Could you please do how to Make a Comic/Manga cover next.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! I'll definitely add it to the list!
I appreciate this video, Monitor! I hope there will be more videos like this soon!
Thank you as always Azariah! I'll try my best to make more like this!
7:28 “dispute this she perseveres”
The subtitles…
What I like to do is giving them real personality types; make the archetype, take away/wash down the stereotypes, sprinkle in some quirks and flaws from their backstory and presto! (simplified)
Thanks for taking the time to share your process! I'll definitely have to give it a try!
Oh wow, I remember watching Mob Psycho but I couldn't remember a thing about the main character until it was brought up again in this video
LOL, at first glance he is pretty dull and his design is meant to look generic and fade into the background. I didn't fully appreciate him until I got deeper into the series
I actually met the japanese voice actor of mob and made a video with him!
The tips, bonus tips, and steps were all scattered around, so it was hard to take notes. But it was a very good video
I unintentionally made my oc relatable, the overused way. 😅 i just really like drawing animals and I wanted animals to be in my series lmao (hes not a useless animal charicter tho he helps woth development and trauma)
I've worked on and off on a western comic inspired by assyrian/middle eastern folklore. Sort of like Hellboy meets Arabian Nights This really came in handy since my MC seemed too heroic. Then it hit me... I wrote this character as a homage to Christian Arabs who struggled with assimilating with the growing muslim society. Ergo like you mentioned making his angle focused on feeling like an outsider no matter what he did.
Your video's are great! It inspired me to actually work on my larger project that has a plot. Keep up the good work!
I'm really happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to share! Best of luck with your project!
What does it say about me that when I heard the name Haikyuu, my first thought was “oh, the gay one”
It says you've clearly never watched it or read it lmao
I have but a vague idea of my character, more in the end of the story, so I am either going to make him very relatable or someone completly out of normal but still relatanle
Brother you didn’t have to come for me like that in the intro.
5:28 I found this tip to be the most helpful to me!
That's awesome to hear! I'm glad!
I think that instead of breaking out of Character maybe have it be make your character a bit more "mysterious" were he is not 2d nor does he seem 2d and he is 3d but show him doing things that relate to that point and then ahve him break out of character with foreshadowing and it fighting his character although staying in character. I'm wondering if that fits the point and would like to hear others opinions on the idea.
THAT ICE CREAM SCENE? WHERE IS IT FROM?
could you do a video on how to come up with a good power system ? that’s what i struggle with most lmao and i found your videos to be quite helpful !!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! That's definitely on my list so stay tuned!
@@MonitorComics awesome !! i’ll definitely stand by. thank you
What if the protagonist starts off as passive and then develops to be more active?
That could be cool! That would be good character development!
Thanks for the information I have a question to ask I'm about to Enter college and I'm wondering what type of major to pick to help me with making mangas and comics
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment I really appreciate it! Honestly, I would major in whatever you're passionate about because most things can end up helping you with making comics and manga.
Art classes are never a bad option if you're the artistic type. Fine Arts Majors pretty much learn the fundamentals of art and practice realism and anatomy and stuff like that. For comics knowing how to draw is important so this is a route you could take.
An Animation major is also a cool option because animation is more stylized. Animation is a process similar to comic making. You focus mostly on sequential art and creating original characters. I personally don't like the actual animation part of animation but the preproduction (scripting, character design, etc) are enjoyable because its similar to making comics
English or Creative Writing majors are also cool because you have to know how to write to make good comics and manga. By studying story structure and stuff like that you might get a leg up when its time to make a comic
Photography and Video majors are also cool because you learn the importance of composition and framing. When you are making a comic you are pretty much a camera director. In photography, you will learn different camera angles, visual storytelling techniques, and different lighting setups. These could all be handy for comics and manga
And finally, Graphic Design is always cool. You pretty much learn how to use digital art software like Photoshop to make logos, posters, and other advertisement graphics. If you take product design and web design you can also learn a few other cool skills. Graphic design also teaches the importance of typography. In comics, we call it lettering.
Overall, I'd just choose whatever you're into. Most of the information you would gain from these classes can be gained online so don't be afraid to search up some of this stuff and study it on your own time.
Hope that could help! Best of luck with college and your project!
@@MonitorComics thank you very much ❤❤❤ I have another question is liberal arts and humanities would be a good option as well from the college I'm going I Heard is the closest thing to Create writing major because creative writing is a Elective in the college I'm good on being creative on making stories But I lack on drawing skills thank you would that also be helpful for me becoming a mangaka thank you much again ❤
This was a great video, im going through an episode of writers block for my characters & this helped. Also, could you do a video on writing an anti villain protagonist? The main character of the story im writing is an anti villian & I haven’t seen many videos on that subject.
Thank you so much for sharing! I’ll definitely add that suggestion to my list, thanks a lot! Best of luck with your story!
The story i am currently making unfortunately has only few characters which are kinda comedic and i don't realy know how to write funny characters, but i realy think that i have some very relatable characters. My story is about serious stuff with some shades of fun so it probably shouldn't be a big problem for me.
One thing id recommend is that dont speak too fast. You gotta let people process those details in their mind.
Loved your videos
Thank you for the feedback! I'll keep that in mind for my next video!
MC: Always follows his animalistic instinct and wants to find out what it means to be himself in the world he lives in
Second MC: Very stoic and logical and is always analytical and wants to understand the world through codes and data
Female Lead: Very optimistic and outgoing and always wants to spread her light to any and everyone she meets
This actually made me think about my characters a bit more
Well that's just lazy characterization, every cliche shonen follows this formula, try to be more creative.
@@ТамерланАлиев-я2ф There's gonna be a spin to this. These are just basic character descriptions. This is surface level stuff, not the full depth of their character, but I'd be happy to hear any suggestions for my character writing
Me vibin:
I wonder if he will mention saiki and his character
*few minutes later*
AYEEEEEEEEE
LOL Saiki is top tierrrrr
@@MonitorComics currently my favorite character ong
Please make a video on hero's journey
Thank you for the video suggestion! I'll add it to the list!
Is that possible to publish manga which is drawn in a book instead of edited
I clicked cuz of Deku and Hinata~ but im also kinda interested in dis!
LOL I had to put the boys in the thumbnail for the cute **clickbait** I hope you still enjoyed and got some value from the video! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and checking my stuff out!
i made like 3 to 4 characters who's stories are based off of mine. Thanks
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment man!
@@MonitorComics NP
The video was a big help tysm. Also can someone tell me the name of the anime with tamako I can't spell it right
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Tamako is from the series "Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!" which translates to "No Matter How I Look at It, It’s Your Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular!" It is typically shortened down to WataMote for ease of speaking lol
I lost my mind at the FMA "pet." I wheezed.
LOL
Hey do you think you could take another dive into the idea of the 3 chapter rule? In that video you make reference to the big three - you’ve since mentioned believing that the things that worked at the time those stories were created may not work so much anymore - a sentiment I believe full-heartedly, if you were to look at newer works and reevaluate the 3 chapter rule using them as examples I would really love to see if you’d change your take on that or at least other ways in which approaching the opening of a story may be applicable by the tastes of the 2021 audience :)
Thank you for taking the time to leave all of this feedback I really appreciate it! You make some GREAT points and I definitely will add this idea to my list of upcoming topics! I think you hit the nail on the head with this video idea!
I see Komi, I Click. No think, Only Goddess.
LOL
dude if YT doesn't start recommending your stuff more imma have to report the whole site for withholding information
LOL THANK YOU
My jaw dropped on the animal part
@12:11 HOW DARE YOU!!!!!! ??? lol :P
Please forgive me senpai
I came here looking for a comment like this
In regards to the surface layer of a character and their design how do I make a character stand out and look cool but without looking out of place and messy? I have npticed my characters' clothing and hair styles can often look either bland or rediculous (which may just indicate I need to practice my general art skills in said areas) but I was wondering if you had any advice or general tips to create memorable character designs without the character looking totally stupid.
what if I want to create a very unrelatable character that at the end of the series evolves into a more relatable what are the points there?
When you meantioned overpowered characters:
Me: Saitama, Saitama, Saitama
LOL, Thanks for taking the time to check out this video! If you enjoyed, I talk about Saitama a lot more in my video covering Overpowered Characters!
Of all the scenes he could use why this one 0:46
LOL
Thank you
0:49
Ima just put this here for no reason
LOL
Shikamaru is by far the most relatable character in Naruto.
Great video! I just found your channel recently and I love the idea of making my own comic/manga but I don't consume a lot of the medium and try to learn from these videos so this has really helped me out!
Currently I'm thinking about two different projects, one about a mythical animal rescue and rehabilitation center, and the other a magical girl/boy based one. Although I'm struggling with the latter as I want it to have some unique spin compared to other manga, comics or anime in the genre but I'm not sure how exactly... Do you think you'll cover about how to write magical girl/boy manga/comic?
Thank you so much for taking the time to share all of this! Everybody starts somewhere, so it's good you're diving in headfirst to learn more! I actually really like your mythical animal rescue idea. That sounds super unique and could be really interesting. The only thing similar I can think of is an anime airing THIS season coincidentally, called Heaven's Design Team. That show is a comedy about a design team in heaven creating the appearance of the animals that appear on Earth. It's pretty rare when an idea only has one other property to compare it to, so I would stick with that idea and really flesh it out! As far as your suggestion goes, I can definitely make a video covering magical girl/boy stories! I personally enjoy them but have been unsure if my viewers would be interested lol. I'll add it to my list though! Best of luck!
0:49 AYOOO
LOL
🙂
One request, how to write a character driven manga
Thank you for taking the time to leave a video suggestion, I'll definitely add it to the list!
@@MonitorComics thanks man
Bookmark 02:50
I remember when he was at 6 subscribers
Thank you for sticking around so long!!
god clannad hurts my heart
SAME
yeah but overlord, no game no life and SAO are all fantastic. you think these are mediocre or generic I think you miss the point. full metal alchemist was good because it's world was good Edward Elric and his brother were horrible, no really think about other then the situations that happen to Edward Elric what unique personality did he have. insert generic personality. I want you to try something close your eyes and watch full metal alchemist. get past the first episode that explains and info dumps the personality of the two. now describe Edward Elric personality to me. and his brother has the personalty of samwise from lord of the rings "I'm with that guy" I noticed something about the anime you picked lot of Netflix anime on this.
I saw Deku in the thumbnail and instantly closed the video💀
But he is relatable????? And there is also guts????
wait come back he's there for clickbait LOL
@@MonitorComics jk man loved the vid🤣🤣🤣🤣
Me: Wait i got it! what if-
My friend: IF YOU DESCRIBE NARUTO FOR THE 53RD TIME I AM GOING TO STAB YOU.
Me: *Me casually taking down my naruto poster*
LOL
12:11 🥲
LOL
what only 25 views and 3 comments lol
It's hard out here on these streets
haha relatable
0:48 sus as hell
LOL
12:11 fucked up bro, really fucked up bro…
LOL
How in the fuck is Deku relatable?
@Zero He's still simping for the guy that bullied him his whole life.
If this still was real life he would have died in those times he tried to save Bakugou and Eri.
His course of actions we're stupid if he wanted help he shouldn't be so emotional.
“We all support deku in his journey”
No
mood
I have to disagree with Deku. Yes, being vulnerable is a good trait for a character to have, but I don't feel related to Deku because despite the fact he is vulnerable because of his dream to be a hero and believe he can become one even without powers, he doesn't do literally anything to prove that and only writes in his journal and studying heroes that ONLY actually came to fruition once he even got powers. He also only actually decided to train after being promised powers by All-Might. I guarantee you he would have just quit on his own without being promised that. Yes, he did prove to All-Might that he was heroic enough and decided to give him his power, but that still doesn't change the fact that Deku would have still done nothing if All-Might didn't make that choice on his own. Also Deku has a VERY bad knack of seeing only black and white in a character yet it's in the worst possible time when he does see that grey area. Like there have been many heroes that have done things that are actually understandable in why they became a villain, yet Deku tells them they are wrong mostly from the fact that they are villains and "villains equal bad". Yet when it comes time for Deku to actually understand someone who has had a troubled past, it happens once they have literally wiped out an entire city, and has killed MANY of Deku's friends and mentors, and despite that Deku wants to help this person and SAVE them, despite the fact a normal human would be mad as all hell. Like it's noble, yeah, but that isn't relatable.
That is the FURTHEST thing from relatability.
thanks for the tips but...you spoiled Clannad for me
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I apologize for the spoiler, but since my channel is for educational purposes, I only apply the spoiler filter for works that are currently airing or have been out for at least a year. I'd consider anything that's been out for a year already fair game.
Oh yeah, Deku. Very relatable. Everyone can relate to a guy supported by a sugar daddy who gives you the thing you always wanted because it looks cool. He is literally a kid who got an expansive sports car and everyone goes "He deserves it since he had to learn how to drive". MHA is so bad smh
Shhh the shonen kids will start realizing you're right... Big agree though, the more I think about it, you're analogy is spot on lol. When I think of him being relatable I guess I'm more thinking along the lines of "this kid got bullied I feel bad for him" or "he wants something even though he can't have it." Especially after recent chapters, I'm with you that the series is flawed. From the start I wanted him to be powerless like Robin lol. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
I used to like Deku a lot more than I do now as it was my first anime and he was different to the protagonists from other series I was familiar with but as I have read more manga I have realised that he is not as great as I thought. Also his quirk is getting out of hand and no longer has the double edged sword aspect.
Another thing that made him personally relatable was the rejection he recieved in the first episode from All Might as I too have had some one I looked up to tell me I didn't have what it takes.
Deku at first was relatable: he was bullied (even told to go kill himself), introverted/shy, awkward, and when he finally met his hero rejected. Even with him getting his quirk he was still useless to a degree since he kept heavily injuring himself in the process.
However I agree, though yes Deku has somewhat developed (more confident and less hesitant to do things, has a good support system around him, etc.), he's become dull and boring. Deku to me is no longer relatable, he saves people just because it's the right thing to do and that's pretty much it. That right there is why I also hate a few other shonen protagonists. Those who do things either just cause or because they had some dumbass moment where someone told them to do it before dying (and there was no showcase of a strong bond to the audience). It feels like lazy writing. Deku no longer has any appeal to me.
But I don't think MHA is bad per say. Since some of the villains are written pretty well. Hawks and Endeavor are the only heroes that I find interesting but with the villains a lot of the cast is pretty cool (at least within the manga). Endeavor is probably one of my favorite characters he's written. He can write villains pretty well and heroes who are forced to deal with moral dilemmas (like Hawks). The students though...and all the other heroes...I mean some are cool (Aizawa) but eh.
@@thatoneperson8042 you know that series is bad when a mediocre spinoff is much better in every way.