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S#OUJO MANGA TfC#NIOUfS:

ltHROl7UCTION: CREATING A STORY IS SUPER EASY!

\-l{;Y YOU, TI-lt; 0~{; $TRUG6\..1~ TO WRffi; MMGA $TORI{;$! 170WT YOU 11-lmK YOU' I':{; 11-li~KI~ TOO I-IAR17?!

0 CAA'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT YOUR 117{;A$ T(')G{;T\lt;R?

0 170WT K~OW WAAT !?kACT\.Y YOU $1-lOUUi' 170 81{;~ 11-lOUGH YOU'Vi: REA!7 TI-l{; /MNU.t>i.?

©> CAWT COM{; UP WITI-l A~Y 117{;A$ FOR $TORI{;$?

0 DO YOU ~A!7V 1-lA'VE ~AT 1U-USTRATit.IG SKILLS? WAAT TO Al717 MORE O~I~ITY I~ YOUR STORY?

f>.m;R REA!71~ TI-llS OOOK, YOU WIU- AA'Yi: M M$Wt;R$ TO 11-lt;St; PRO~I..{;MS.

TI-llS ~OOK WIU- GUI17{; YOU $Tt;P BY $Tt;P Tl-lROUGH TI-l{; ~ASICS OF STORY CREAT\0~ AU. 1\-l{; WAY TO TI-l{; A!7VMC{;17 ~~IQU{;$ TAAT PROFt;S$10~ MMGA f>RT\STS US{; T017AY. ~IFIC CA${;$ ARE t:m-AIM{;17 US1t~ ~SO IT'S {;A$Y TO F<llOW. JUST R{;Al7\~ TI-l{; MAAGA I~ TI-ll$ ~K WIU­HE\..P YOU \.{;AR~ TI-lE KMOW-HOW OF WR\Tit.IG STORit;S. OUR PA$$WORD IS "WRITIMG $TORI{;$ IS $UPER EA$Y!" u:T'$ MA$Tt;R HOW TO WRffi; $TORI{;$ TOG8Ht;R!

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TAIJL.f OF CONTfNT5

S#OUJO MA~A Tm/NIOUfS:

(i) W\1.&.1\S A STOR'i\..1111'? ••.•.••..••.••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 (KYQI(O'S 0111'-POIIIT ~) OOW TO ~Xm% ~0~ UUSW./>.11011 •• .. .•••• ••••••..•••..•.•.••.• . .••.• 19 (KYOKO'S 0111'-P0\111 ~) OOW TO ~W ~USING M 9'\SOt'I'S YOU ON& UP Willi (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

® ~V P0\111$ TO W\i:ITttlG A S10RV •...••.•.••••••••.•.••.•.•...••..•..•.•...•.••.•........•... . •... . . ... • .• 21 (KVOKO'S OIIG...P0\111 WV\CE) HOW TO ~W A ft.MGA USING lll~ GPISOI7~ YOU CMI~ UP Willi (2) . . . . . ..... ... . 29

® ltAKQG.Iol(t TECHII\OUG, lll~ ~t>StcS OF WRITING $TORI~ ...••.•.•...•...•... . .. •....•••. ••••••••.•••.•.• •.•... 31 (KVOKO'S OIIG-POtiiT WV\CE) C~ATING ~RS USING lliG ltAKOGt>J(I TECI-IIIIOUG ••.•.••••••••.••••.•.• 37

<D WRITIIIG S10RII=$ OUT OF A 11-lE;M{; •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••• '39

(KVOKO'S OIIG-P0\111 WV\CE) ~XmSStt-lGING lll~ lliGM~ lliROUG\-lllUSTRAT\011$ •.•.••..•••...•.•• ....... • .49 ® WR!TtNG STORI~S !'ROll\ t~ .•. .. ..•..•. ..•••.•.•••..•.. . .. . ••• .....•.. ..•••... . •.•••• ... ••. .......... .. 51

(KVOKO'S OIIG-POilH ~) 9mSSING t%AS USING UUSW./>.1101\S •...•....•.••••••••••..•..•••• •.••. • 63 @ WR!TtiiG STOI:~ ~V ~TmtSI!ING M '*11\IIG •••••••.••••...••. . . •....••.... •.••..•.••••...•••....••••• .• 65

(KV()l(O'S OIIG-POII\1 ~) ~A1111G ~S FROM lliS SST1111GS ••••••••••••••••••••• •• •..• ....•. 75 ® WltffiNG S10R~ ~V OlOOStNG A GSII~ •......••.••...•••........•.....•........... _ .............. ...... . 71

(KVOI'O'S OIIG-P0\111 ~) ~A1tiiG ~RS ~R COOOS!NG A~ •.•..•••..•.•.. . .•.•• .... •. 85 @ C011St%RtiiG lliG REW'a:S' FER\NG5 til S10RV-IMK\NG PROCESS • . • . ......... ••......•..••..•..•...•.••• .... 87

(KYOKO'S 011~-POtNT WV\CE) ~A1111G ~RS lli/>.T f>PP9L 10M REAflt;RS •...•••••..•.•...•• ....•. 95 @ WRITIIIG S10RI~ ~V ~A1tNG CllAR.6C~RS FlltST •••••••••••••••.••••••..•••••••••••.•.•••••..•••••••• •••• • 97

(KVOKO'S ONG-POINT WV\CG) HOW TO ~A~ A CllAR.6CTGit .•••••..••••••••••••••••••••••.••...••..•... 109 @> 1HG tN"flt017UC11011, 17~YaOPMGN1, TURN ~17 CONCL.US\011 MG1ll017 ....... •.• ..•. ..•.•....•..•. . •... .......... . ill

(KVOKO'S OIIG-POIN1 WVtCG) WHAT ISM "lll"flt017UCTtOII, 17EVELOPM8H, 1URN />.11117 CONCL.US\011" MGniOI?? .... 121 @ WI1A T ARE Tt-l~ 17E'JELOPMGNT ~17 M tiii7UCTt'IE MG1ll017? ..••...•.• .... •..•. . •.••.•••••..•••.•..•..•• - .••.• 123

(KVOKO'S 011~-POtNT ~) WH/>.1 ARE lll~ %va.orMGIIT ~171llt' 11117UC1l'IE MG1ll017? .•.•......•......••• 133 @ ~A11NG STORU;S ~V ~RII\\1111\G M P~ COUNT ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••.••••••••••. ....• •• 135

(KVOKO'S OIIG-POIIH ~) WPIO~tiiG 10M REWGRS Wffil A l.lMI1R' P~ COUN1 ..••.•••.. .....••.. .. . 143 @ 1li\JM&NA!lS . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • . . . • • • • • . • . . • . • . • . • • . - . . . . . • . • . . . • . . • . . . • • • . • . . . . • . . • • • • • • . • • • . . . . 145 ® 1KIQ.IIIG ~ ••...••..•••••.••.•.••.•••••..••.•.•.•. ... •. _ . .••••.••••••.••••••.•••••••••••• •• 153

WW'/ DON'T YOU

CREATE WrTU~!!

I'U. '3UONYOU

UON AHYOHE CAN CREATE

MAHGA IF TUEY I<HONTUE

RIGUT TECUHI~UE'3!

A KVOKO !W:ASA10, />LISA'S ~R WIIO'S SllOWI~ ~tt;R ~ 1ECII1110\J&S OF a&\.lll\6 ~

.A N..ISAMIZUKJ, TillS IS ~GR F1RS1 Am;w>"! A1 a&\.11~~

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CDWHATISA STORYLINE!

RR$1"; YOU ~17 TO U:ARN Tilt: IJA5fe5 AIJOVT WRfTfNG ST0Rft:5. IT'$ flfiPORTANT TO R/U.Y VNf1f;R$T AJJIJ Tilt: IJASIC$ SVC/1 A5 Tilt: "5Wlll RV/..f;"'_ "TJ/t: IJASfC STRVCTVRt: OF A STORY'", "JIOW TO~ A SCRIPT"' AJJIJ SO ON.

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Oil, 1(101<0-~AH!

AND TU!ON ~TART~D DAY·

DR!OAMING.

* * * * *

u~u u~u. I WM TRYING

TO I..~ARN UOW TO CRGAT~A~TORY

BYR~ADING MAHGA,

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WOOPL

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Til!: MANAG!OR I~ GI..ARIHG

AT YOU.

YOU'Rl> PRmYGOOD

AT R!OADIHG MANGA IHTU~BOOI-:·

~TOR!:.

YOU~AR!:D M!O. I TUOUGUT YOU

W(;R!OTU(; ~TOR(; MAHAG~R.

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l.OOK AT At.!.. TH~~L

IT'~ AI..MO~T IMPO~~flli..E

TO WRITE A llRAIIO IIEW ~TORY TUAT'~

COMPI.ETEI.Y OIFFEREIIT FROM

EVERYOIIE Et.~E'~!

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~TUOYIIIG UOWTOORAWA MAHGA? YOU'll~

OEOICATEO!

WITU~O MAllY MAIIGA !lOOK~ !.IKE TUE~L

/

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YOU'll~ RIGUT. EVEII PROFE~~IONAI.. MAIIGA ARTI~T~ UAVE TROUlli..E WRITING A ~TORY

TIIAT I~ 10~ ORIGIIIAI.. AIIO f~N'T ~IMII.AR TO ANY OTIIER ~TORY

OUTTUERE.

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0 0

OllfGfNA~fTY ... ,,, 0 0 Q Q

THAT Mr.AN'3, ADDING YOU~ OWN POINT OFVIr.w 0~ THOUGHT'3 INTO THr. t3TO~Y!

YOU'R!i RfGUTI TU!i BA'3fC '3TORYt.IN!i 1'3 TU!i '3AM!i, BUT UOW 1'3

TUAT P0'3'3fB~F

BUT A'3 WNG M YOUR ?TOllY

UA'3 OllfGrNA~lTY. YOUU B!i

FfN!il

!='OR !il!M\PI..!i, ROMANC!i MANGA 1'3 BA'3fCA~~y A • WV!i '3TOilY, • RfGUT? BUT fT '3~!iM? t.rft:!i !iACU ON!i UA'3 fT'3 OWN DIFF!iR!iNT fNDfVfDUA~ '3TORY,

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RIGUT! A~?O

ft:NOWNM CR!iATfVfTY.

ADDING MY TUOUGUT'3 INTO TU!i

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WOW! THEY'RE At.t. TAJ(ING IT IN

DIFFEREIITt.Y!

f'I.ACTI.Y!YOU CAH MAV.£ A ~E OF THAT WUr;N WRITING

~TORIE5J!

r;vr;N TUOUGII IT'~ A COMMON

~TORY,IF YOU ADD YOUR OWN TUOUGUT~

AND gpr;ciAt. TOUCHE~, TilE 5TORY Wlt.t. REFI..ECT YOUR ORIGINAt.ITY.

rur;Rr; HA~ sr;EN

All INCR~A$fNG NUMBER OF CAR

ACCIDEIIT5. Wr;t.l. FOR f'/.AMPt.E, IF YOU ARE WATCIIIIIG

NEW5 •••

!5Wr;vEN THOUGH TilEY ARE

WATCIIING THE 5AME TiliNG, r;vERYBODY IIA5 A DIFFERENT

OPINION!!

wow. DEPENDING OH

WUICH PATH YOU TAJ(E YOU CAN MAV.E MANY

DIFFERr;NT TYPE5 OF5TORIE5.

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WG'R~ ~ORRY!

001/'T WORRY!

TUGRG ARG MAllY WAY9 TO MA'I.G A

9TORY. FOR f'I.AMP!£ ...

F!R9T, I£T'91£ARH

TUG DIFFGRGNCE BETWGEH TUG

TURGG TUitiG9 TIIAT ARE NGEDGD TO WRITE A GRGAT

9TORY.

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WUGtiiT COMG9 TO CR~ATIIIG A9TOH. CAN

I !NY.G A 9TORYWITU

OR!GitiA:.ITY ••• 't

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Wf.IAT 15 AN "!~Au? A!llliiEA 1EU.5 A OWN OF m.Alt'l7 ~'16NTS m 17\J~ OR17i'R. IN MAll6/l, TillS ~~RS TO ~Til A STORY ANI71<P1SO!iES.

Wf.IAT 15 A ''5TO~? Till< IMNGA STOR'IIN ITS ~11RI<TY FROM ~GINNI~ TO 1% Et\17.

Wf.IAT 15 AN ''f;pfSO~? M\A.11PLE Sl-lO!a STOR\~S i~AT I'XIST IN Til&~

-IE-6P1SOI7ES ARE 1..1\CI;; •Bt.OCKs OF A Sl-lORT STORY• TAAT ~UIU7 M STORY.

-IE- IN SOM6 IMNGA WllH A UH\11&11 MIOUNT OF PAG&S, A Sl~ •~?ISO!iE" "1>. ~au; "STORY."

I '3F:E. <30 TUI'3 1'3

THE <:!TRUCTURE OF AMANGA <:!T~F

~PISO~ (~&GINNING - Til& tit-ll7)

A COU.F:CTION OF f:P1<3CJDE<:l MA.'I£'3 UP A

<:!T~Y-

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AUMAIIGA CAll Bl> ~IMPI.Y DI>~IBI>D Ill Till~

WAY, RIGIIT?'

5W1U RUI.~1'!

''TU~ MAIN CUARACT~R 010 XXXX.''

I UNDI>R!ITAND TU!> !ITRUCTURI>

OF A !~TORY NOW, BUT I'M WORRIGD TUAT IT' !I GOING TOBG UARDGR

WRIT!> 0116 TUAII IT

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DON'T WOP.P.Y!! IT'~ A PI~C~ OF CAl<~ IF YOU FOt,t..OW TU~ 5W1U P.Ut,~!

WIIAF UMM •..

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OFWAY~1'

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TUAT MGAN'3, YOU MGRGl.Y UAVG

TO Gl.ABORATG ON "TUG MAIN CUARACTGR DID

Y.Y.'/.'1.. '' T 0 WR lTG YOUR '3TORY!

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5WlJ/ RUI$ FOR WRITING A ~AS~ STORY

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01<. HOW, WilY DON'T YOU MAV.~ A ~TORY BY Fai.OWINQ

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ABOUT TIIO~~ AFTER YOU'll~ COMFORTAB~

MAlt: lNG ~TORI~~.

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OH TUG BA~G ~TORY~IN€.

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QUT, TUI<; I<; A QJTTOO <;UORTTO

DRAWAMANGA WIT!/.

IT I<;! TUI<; I<; AN

I'PI<;OD!: NOT A <;TORY.

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COM!: UP WITU <;OM!: GOOD

I'PI<;OD!:<; AND WRIT!: DOWN A<; MANY

OF TUI'M A<; YOU CAN ...

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ON Til~ ~~NCIIIN A PARK

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+ HOW 17117 IT GO

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UP A <;TORY, <;O ...

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A SNN'lJ SCRIPT WRimM OM A PIEcr OF P~R

A ~CRIPT I~ l.ll(~ A M~MO

TIIAT CONTAIN~ Til~ ~YNOP~I~ TIIAT I~ DIVID~D

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CR~ATIHG A t>TORY!!

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DON~!

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GPI~OD'C~ I DIDN'T U~'C ..•

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TU~M!!

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LONG AS YOU K'C'CP TII'CM.

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• f./OW TO ~XPR~SS Tf.IROVGJ.IIU.VSTRATION • © J.IOW TO TRAN5/..AT£; TJ.I£; l?lfFWf;NT COMPON£;NT5 OF MANGA INTO IUU5TRATION

ll.LUST!i!A1101<11S CR\JCIAL FOR AIMNGA! BUT !lOW 1701'S 01<11" RI"F\.KT Till' \.ITI"m Ff>CTORS Ot-ITO Till' IU.US~110t-IS? 11<1 TillS SI"C110M, l'LL Tl"t>Cil YOU SOME TIPS Wll\01<1 YOU 17RAW Til!: IU.US TRA TIOt-lS 0~ IMNGA 17RAFT PAPER.

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t;W~ I~ VOU, AS T\1~ AUTIIOR, TllmK •TillS WISO~/STOR'ILIN~ WIU. ~ AIMSSI'It' \UTI" IF TilE REWERS 1701\'T Ut-l17ERSTAN17 TilE COI<!TI"NTS Cla.Rl.Y, YOUR~ Wll.L B\0 MISUN17ER­ST0017 OR &1<117 Ul' BIOING A BORING Ot-1&. Tlli'R!OFOR\0, IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK ON Till' STRUCTUR\0 OF YOUR fMN.GA SO 1\lAT Till' R&WERS CAN Ut-l17ERSTAN17 Till' CONTI"NiS CLE~V.

A IT'S FUN TO WOR\1: ON TilE IU.USTRA110"1S WilEN 17RAWING IMNGA \lOWEVER, IF YOU CetWOSI" YOUR IMNGA SIORY Wmt­OUT CON$117ERING 1\lE R!OWERS' POINI OF VIEW, 1\lAT COUL17 IM¥.E TilE CONTI"Ni OF YOUR STORY UNCLEAR ANi17 llAR17 10 UK17ER$T.b.N17.

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K~OKO'S ONE-POINT ADVItE

© !T"5 IMPORTANT TO 5JIOW WJIAT TJI~ MAIN CJI~ACT~R 170~5, ~AR/..Y.

lm>.WIMG MMGA eM ~~ 171FFIC\Jl.1 SIOC.~ 11-l~RE ARE rMMY FACTORS 10 COMSI(i'li;R, SUCI-1 AS PAMRIMG, 17\Al..OG, 11-l~ \..AYOU1 OF 11-l~ P~RS, ~17 S~CIAL ~FF~C1S. W\tb.1 eM YOU 170 10 Ml¥.~ 11-l~ REAVERS PRO~R\.. Y UM(i'li;R­S1AMI711-l~ COM~M1S OF 11-l~ ~PIS017~S ~17 11-l~ S10RV\...IM~?

lET'S MJ¥.~ 11 SIMP\...~ ~y Sl-lOWIMG YOU 11-l~ K~ POIM1S! (i'li;SCRI~~ 11-l~ /lC!lOMS OF 11-l~ OIAR.bCTI::RS, ~S~IAI..l-Y 11-l~ rMIM CI-IARf>CTI;R'S ACTIOMS PR~CIS~t-Y! APP\..Y 11-l~ "SWl\-l RUt-~" 10 11-l~ P~RIMG, IU.US1RA110MS ~17 17\Al..OG!

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®KEY POINTS TO WRITING A STORY

EJY NAKROWING !10WN Tiff; STORY-NrAKING ltff;Tif0/15, YOIJ'/..1.. fJf; AIM$ TO CRf;ATf; A STORY­l-IN£; f;ASI/..Y AN/7 f;FFICif;NTl.Y. RN/1 Tiff; £Jf;ST ltff;Tif0/1 FOR YOU FROtff Tiff; Tf;N "TIPS IN WRITING STORif;S"' TJ.IAT YOU'~ AEJOVT TO L.f;ARN.

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I Q~AO A l.OT, BUT

I DON'T QUIT~Gn

IT.

ru~ sw1u RU~OOU TAUGUT M~ m OTU~R DAY WAt; V~RY ~MY TO

~~ UND~RSTAND.

~~RY PROF~~~ION'A!. MANGA ARTIST liAS UIS/U~R

POINTS?

WU~NYOU'RIO NOT USIOD TO IT m, Tll~ FIRST TiliNG YOU

SUOU!.O DO IS D~CID~ SOM,; POINTS IN Tll~ STORY AND ru,;N ADO

YOUR OWN STYl-E. TillS WAY, Tll~

STORY WI~ liAVIO ORIGINAUTY.

OWN WAY OF CR~ATING STORIIO~.

• IM.'<.EA

SYNOPSIS

BUT ~Ill:~ YOU SAID,

IT'S liARD TO COMIOUPWITll ASTORYWITll ORIGINA~ITY ...

fMl(E ~PISODt;S

.... ~y T FOU.OW\MG

SWlll ro..E

WOW ... YOU'V~GOT ~MANY MANUA~~L

YOU CAN'T R~A~YSAY

WHICH M5TUOD IS Tli!O RIGUT ONIO SINC~

mRIOARf'~ MANYMmiODS

FOR MAKING STORIIOS.

I GOT A GOOD GRASP OFTliiOFl.OW OF STORY­

MAII:ING, TOO ...

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'* Q..ASSIFICATION OF POINTS IN STORY-MAKING * u:va 8AS(; POINT IN P'BCRIPTION ~fTING A STO!rt

~J;GINN~ J.IAKOGAKI 01'\liltEl\lOV OF S10RY-fMKl~ 1S 10 COI'\1'\ECT T~J./Nf{)V~ IKI'IVIPV~ EPlSO~~ 1~1:. l'HIS IS 1'HE ,~\C

&ASIC Sl Oii:Y-~TO P.I6E 31 M61\1017 Ill STORY-IMKI~.

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(m:a:TOP~ 39 RG~~S 01: illS SCiiKES ~OU ~~IAU.Y W~T 10 POINT~ IN 1050) Vli:AW. YOU ST~ W'Ril~ A S10RY ~A$17 OK A 1\lEifE. WRITING A

~TORY.

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10 144) LI'N.GTII STOI:l&S, LONG S101t1~ 01: FOUR..f'~a ~OOKS.

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?OWift DIDYOUWAHT

TOORAW MANGA"!

OU, I GlU~~~ ~!

Tll~ll, WIIAT YOUWAHTTO ARGU~ ABOUT

!? Til~ BOY CIIARACT~R!

NOW, I'D W<ETO Ml<

YOU A 4>\l~?TIOH TO FIND OUT WIIAT

YOU WAHT~D TO ARGU~ IN YOUR

MAHGAJ

WIIAT'? 90 ?P~IAt. ABOUT TIIAT MANGA"!

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t.AT~R.

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MAIIGA, I TIIOUGIIT I WOUt.O t.OV~ TO

DRAW MAIIGA UK~ Till? •.•

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Til~ BOY mMAIN

CIIARACT~R IIA? A CRU~II OH !~ WCUT~AHD

coow

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0~, T~ERE I~ A ~ECTION REGARDING C~ARACTER~I

.. · .... . . . . . . . .

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YOUWANTTO ARGUE.

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•ci.A~IFICATIOH OF POIHT~ IN ~TORY­

MAI<INQ•.

T~E REA~N WilY YOU WAHT TO

DRAW MANQA OR WIIAT YOU WAHT TO ARQUE IN

A MANQA MU~T BE BA~W ON ONE OF TIIO~E ~IX TOPIC~ IN TilE

IHT£RM£01AT£ ~£CTION.

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THAT'~ RIGHT! At.~O, TUI>

IMPORTANT TiliNG IN DRAWING t.'IANGA 1g TO WRIT!> A ~TORY

TUAT YOU f:NJOY WRITING!

U~Y, U~! TUAT'~ Pl.AGIA~I~M (•) IF

YOU JU~T COPY UIM!!

... WI(.(. MAV.f: HIM ORIGINAl.!

Rf:ARRANGIN'G 111M •..

BUT IF YOU'll!> Nf:W TO Till> PROC!>.;;~. THI>N vu.;;r Rf:ARRANQI>

YOUR FAVORITG CHARACTGR AND YOU Wil-t. Bf: AB!.f:

TO U~E: UIM!

I g~f:. I CAN TRbMURf: MY Di>gn::li> F"OR

MANGA AND Rf:F!.f:CT IT WUI>N I WRIT!>

HTORY.

wmrurN, (.fiT Mf: U~f: MY FAVOR!Tf: BOY

CHARACTI>R AND ..•

ACTUAt.I.Y, !T'g Bf:~T TO

CRI>ATI> A CHARACTGR FROM

gcRATCU ...

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... (~ WUAT MAJI.E~ A

lr\ANGA ARTI~T A PROFE~~IONAl!

... TU~ FIR~T ~T~PTO

B~COMING A PROF~~~IONAI..

MANGA ARTI~T!

y~~! PL.~A~~ T~ACH M~!!

e rHf;fiN/7•

COHVri!NG YOUR (TilE AUTIIOR'~)

IVEA~ OR TUOUGUT~ AHD TAKING YOUR AUDIEH~ (READER~) TA~TE~ AHD DE~IRE~ IHTO CON~ID~RATION ...

TO CON~!O~J:l

TU~ J:l~AD~J:l~ AND ~PR~~~

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TU~ FLOW OF WRITING A ~TORY, lET'~ TAl<~

ITTOTU~HM l~W

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29

.• f./OW TO ~AW A MANGA USING TJ.I~ W/50~5 YOU CMf~ UP WITJ.I (2).

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STORY OR EF'ISQDj;S, 'iOU \.lA~ TO EXF'\..AI~ TI-lE CONTEXT B'{ FOU..O\V\NG TilE ~SWll-1 RUU:" ~RY TIM{; YOU f'ROCEEV I~TO A ~,.;w I<PISOV{; (~!<). ITS ~f:.SY IF YOU ~'t1'\.Aif4 TI-l~ CO~TE'tT USI~ S~~m F'AN8..S \..IKE IN HUS ~'tM\f'U'.

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i Wll'/ fJiiCAUSt: SJ/t: CO/JU7N'T WKITt: A MANGA STOKY

'170 WIIAT liiOW I?WIT GO AS/I$P KYOKO NAKASATO /lOW TO WKITt: A STOKY T~ Slit: COIA.P WKITt: A STOKY.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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~ Wll&t-~, nus ,1\Ffo;moo~t TilE PAt-lEt. 1$ SHOWI~1~ TIME OF fJI>.V TllROU~ TilE S(:{;tu:;~_ "TIIESE KltlfJS OF PAt-lEI.$ A!$ SOMETIMES USEfJ 10 SHOW IIOW MUCII TW.E HAS PAS$1'C7.

K~OK0'5 ONE-POINT ADVItE

• WII~N (WIIF:N?): REFERS WHATTIM~ IT IS lt-.111-1~ SIORV. YOU CAt-.1 SHOW 11-1~ llM~ ~y !i'RAWit-.IG A C.OCK lt-.1 TI-l~ BACKGROUt-.1!7, TI-lt;; POSITIOt-.1 OF 11-lt:; SUt-.1/MOOt-.1 OR TI-l~ COLOR OF 11-lt:; SKY. YOU CAM t>l-$0 SI-!OW THIS ~y 1-!f;..V\t-.IG 11-1~ CI-IARf>CTI%R LOOK AT HIS/1-1~ WATCH.

e WII~R~ (WII~RP.): REF~RS TO 11-lt:; PLACt;; TI-lt;; C~RS A.Rt;;. YOU CAt-.\ SI-!OW TI-lt;; R~W~RS WI-!~R~ TI-l~ C~RS ~BY !7RA.Wit-.IG A ~ACK­GROUt-.1!7. YOU CAM t>l-$0 !7RA.W SOM~I-!It-.IG TW>.T SYM~OLIZt;;S TI-lt;; PLACt;; SUCH AS A SIGN~O.b.R!7 OR A STATU~.

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• WIIAT(PO WI/AT?): 11-IIS R~FERS TO WW>.T 11-1~ ~R WAMTS TO !70. YOU CAM SI-IOW IT 11-IROUG\-1 11-lt:; C\-lARI>C~R'S !7\Al.OG OR AC110t-.IS.

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.& WHAT, AI-lSA ASKEt7 KYOKO IIOW TO WRITE A S10RY. lt.l A!7l7!TION TO Till$ PAt-lEI., TilE FOU.OWI~ PMEI.S Wl\.l. SIIOW WHAT AUSA !70ES 1\'l Till$ STORY.

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@ HAKOGAKI TECHNIQUE: THE BASICS OF WRITING STORIES

T~ J/AKOGAKI rr:cJINIOIJI: IS A SPf!CIAL Tf;CJINIOIJI: TJ/AT T~ PROF/:5SIONAL AIANGA ARTISTS ALSO IJ5f;f IT'S /..1/r$ CONNI:CTING E:PI50flf;S WfTJ/ G/..1/f;. TillS Tf;CJINIOIJI: 15 T~ fMSI5 FOR VARIOI/5 TYPI:5 OF 5TORY-IMKING, 50 YO I/ J/AVI: TO N.ASTTiR fT!

WIIOOP~~! WIIAT ~IIAU..

I EAT? I CANT MAVJUPMY

MIIID.

AND WE CAN FIIID

'301.\E TIP~ FOR WRITING MANGA

9TOfll~~ II ERE!

rr·~ MYT~~AT

TODAY.

DE~~~RT. FRUIT~. DRINK~ •.•

ANTIPMTO, '30UP, ~A !..AD, MAIN DI~U~~ ...

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NOW TUATW~'V~

FINI<;UGO ~ATING, 9UAU. W~ t.EARN

MOR~ ABOUT MANGA"?

NO, •sox WRITING" OR •uAJ<:OGAKr• 19 Til~ BMI<; OF <;TORY­MAI<:ING TIIAT ~~RYBOOY

CAN U<;~.

MANGA TIP~?' U~J:l~?'

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In'

•sox RIDING!"

UUU!"!

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DON!:!

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DON~!!

Flll~T, CRI'ATI' TWO

CIIARACT~Il~ YOU WANT TO U~!O. DON'T

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Nm,cAm!: ~~~!:~ U~ING Til!:~(;

TWO CIIARACT(;R~! Wll~ DOWN M MANY !OPIWD!O~ M PO~~IBLE" BY FOLl-OWING

Til£ '5W111 RULE""!!

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CAN Fll( TUG NOW, YOU EPI~ODE~ A

FIR~T AND TUG ~JE TRAN~ITION~ BIT, AND EDIT IN y FI..OW~ MORE ~ TUE ~TORY TUEH TUE ~TORY ~MOo;r:~OMP!.GTGD!

OU! 01( YOU DID A GREAT iJOQ!

HOW UNETUEM UP IN 'ruE ORDER

YOU I..II<E ...

A ROUGU ~TORYt.INE UM BEEN

E~TABI..I~UED!

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© CJ.IARACT~RS SJ.IOU/..Jl J.IAV~ TJ.I~IR OWN INJl/V/JlUA/..ITI~S.

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0 CKfiATfi A CJI~ACTfiR TIIAT EJRIGIIT~S VP Tllfi MANGA.

LET I~ TEACH YOU 1-\0W TO WV SOME UtliQUEtlESS 10 11-\E C~R YOU CREA'TE!7 OUT OF A VAGUE lt7EI:I.

WI-\Al'S MOST IMPOR1Atllltl CREAlltlG A UtliQUE C~R IS 11-\EIR ltl171VII7\JALITY! READERS CAtlNOT IGtlORE 11-\E CI-\ARACTERS Wllll Ut\10\JE ltl!71VII7\JALffiES. 11-\EY MJ>!(E A &IG IMPRESSION Ot-111-\E REWERS!

----------------------------------------------------------,·----------------------Ill 0Rt7ER TO W!7 UNIQUE ltl!71VI!7UALITY TO ACIIARJICTER, YOU tlEEI7 TO il!li'IK AOOUT A CIIARJICTER'S SURPRISING

FEATURE. ii!E ~IUTY TO ii!ROW OFF THE &~ BETWEEN OllE'S APPE~ At\!7 PERSOili>!.ITY IS THE KEY TO CRE/>.TE CIIARJICTERS WITH SUR!'RISit-lG I'EATURES. THERE f>l(E FOUR C/>.TEGOI':IES FOR THE B~ BETWEEi'l APPEARAt\CE At\17 PERSOili>!.ITY. !'I..E~ SEE THE FOLLOWitlGS .

• GA? 8FTW!*N TJI[; Af'f'[;AKANCfi ANJ7 TJI[; P[;RSONAUTY

GIVE THE CI-I/>.RilCTER A PERSOili>!.ITY TI-\AT'S OUITE OPPOSrrt FROM HIS/HER~. FOR ~E, •PRETTY BUT MEAt\• OR "i'IU AAI7 Klt\!7 !IESPITE Tll!i GANGSTER LOOK".

e GA? 8FTW[;[;N TJI[; R[;.N-fTY AN/?TJI[;STATVS

PUT A Cll.AI1ACTER li'l AA OPPOSITE CIRCUMSTAOCE FROIII WI-\AT HE/SHE IS SIJPPOSEI7 TO BE. !'OR EXI>It.PLE, "FATHER OF THE STUI7EMT COUNCIL PRESIIli'MT IS l~E l-EAI7ER 01' YAKUZA •, "A SWVM\100 TEAM MEMBER EVEi'l THOUGll HE/SHE CAA'T SWIM"

e p[;RSONALITY CJIANG£; WJI[;N TRfGGf;f([;f7 8Y SOMFTJifNG

1/>AKE ii!E CIJ.bRACTER CllAAGE WHEN TRIG6t'REI7 BY SOMI:11-IIt1G. I'OR 6~ "V$UAU-Y SHY .M\!7 QUIET, I)VT &I'C~S VIO\..Et-11 BY LOOKit-lG AT A FULL MOOM", "USUAU-V ROUGH, BUT TEt-117S TO CRY WHI'tl !7RIIiKitiG I>I.COHOL"

e [;XTJ([;Mf;/. Y UNf()U[; IN SOMFTJifNG

GIVE THE CIJ.Ai1ACTER A VERY Ui'IIOUE POilll REGARI71tlG HIS/HER APPEARAt\CE OR PERSOili>!.ITY. FOR E'IJ\MP\..E, "PERFEClLV BEAUTIFUL !i~EP1 THE OVERLY FAT LIPS", •I'XCESSI'IELY MEAT .M\17 CLEAA"

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@THE INTRODUCTION, DfVEUOPMENT,TURN AND CONCLUSION METHOD Til~ "INTROI1VCTION_Ila'fl-0Pit!~ TVRN ANI1 CONCL.USION"' IS Til~ FORMVl-A TO

~Vfl..OP A lt!ANGA STORY. R~~RS WIU ~~~TO UN~RSTANI1 Til~ CONT~NTS a$ ARt-Y IF Til~ STORY IS CO!t!POS~I1 TillS WAY. ONe$ YO() MASTr:R TillS lt!~IIO!l, YOV WIU ~~ ~ TO CR~AT~ A lt!ANGA TIIAT ATTRACTS l-OTS OF R~AflWS WITII ~AS~! L~'S ~ARN ~ACII RO~ OFT/I~ "INTR0/7lJCTION"", "lla'fl-OP!t!J:NT"", "TVRN"' ANfJ "CONa.VSION"'I

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QUT TUb COOKIE~ ARE

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• WI/AT IS Til~ ''INTROI1UCT/ON, f1E;Vf;l.0Pit100, TURN AN/7 CONCJ..USION.v lt1HI/Ofl? •

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©I TJI~ MOST IMPO!UANT POINT IS TJIAT Til~ CJI~.6CT~RS GROW. (2)

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@WHAT ARE THE DEVELOPMENT AND

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... WUtR~ A~ PAINTING~ GIV~

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TO fXPI-AIN IT ~IMPl-Y, IT'~ I>ITU!>R

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T~AT'~ RIG~. BUT WUGN YOU'R!O

HOT U~GD TO DRAWING MANGA, YOU ~UOUI..D

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9AW EARLII'R .

WIIOOP~ •.• I GUG~~I'M A~WAYI3 TIIAT

WAY •.• D

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~UOOWIIICU I~ ~At31GR TOU9G.

WRITING A ~TORY WIT II OUT

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I~GG ... m ~TORY·MA'I.ING PROCG~ I~ DlffGRGHT.

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WAY TUROUGU!

YOU EVGR WGRI~NCGD ..•

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1.\AHGA ARTI9T~ IIAVG A liARD TIME U91HG TUG DEVE~MENT MmOD IF TIIGY DON'T IIAVG TilE ABI~ITY TO MA'I.G TUG ~TORY COIIGRGHT.

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I COllCI.USI<Jt\ I I TURN I

II1AKE IJP AN/7 ¢=' fJ~AKIJP ¢=' KISS/NT~ AF7FK AICISH.III.AGAIN AGIITING

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R!GUT! IN OTUER WORD~ 'TU~ ~TORY CAN

BE EXPAND~D ANYWU6"R(;'!

RIGUT ON! WAY TOGO!!

WUAT YOU NEED TU~MO~TFOR

DRAWING A MANGAI~

MOTrYATIOtl/1

we W~'RE ~RY...

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AMAHGAOUT OF TUAT l(f~~ING ~CliNG WUGN !

G!ir UOMfi!!

B~ 4'\JI~!!

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@CREATING STORIES BY DETERMINING

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KNOW T~ NUtM!Jf;R OF PAG£3 TJIAT IS ~/GilT FO~ YOU~ IMNGA! TJI~ CJIOOSFi TJI(; W/50(1(;5 YOU N(;(;(l TO ~IT(; A STO~

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I WAN,.A %U:IT WORKING

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19H'T IT?

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TU!: POINr I~TO~mF'

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IT ONLY TAl<~~ FIV~

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MY UOU9(;t'

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~TORY B!:GIII~ AND !:liD~, TUI: COHTI:NT ~IIOUI.DH'T B~ TUAT

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HM,WE:'U. MOV~ OH TO Til~

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I ~66". IT'~ GA~I6R

TO DRAW ON MAJIG.A DRAfTING

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w~u., I OOH,-II.NOW

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WilEN YOUCAEATE

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suTm ~DrTOR~! ~DrTO~ WIL.L.

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