wat makes a manga or anime so good??

shonenjumpgirl · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 226

hey, i'm going to plan to be a famous mangaka (manga artist) and animator and i was just wondering, wat makes a manga or anime so good?

7senses · newbie! Joined: Nov 03, 2005 Posts: 46

It's the story, and the way it plays out. The drawings and artstyle definitely help, but if you're innovative and entertaining like say, Crayon Shin-Chan, you can be successful.

But really, it comes down what story you want to tell, and how much passion you have about it~ with all the twists and such on the characters.

You'll notice, most popular characters have this thing about their personality that makes them interesting... who they are, how they relate and interact with other characters, and the progress and growth they make which are necessary to reach their goals and dreams.

Manga and Anime can pretty much cover any topic. ANY. It's not too different from a TV show or a Movie. It's mostly about the characters and the mythology around the backdrop that you can create.

saika · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject:

well it depends on how good the your drawing style is, your genre, and how good the story is also plan ahead how many volumes you wanted to be.

NaotaInko · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject:

The characters and the story of course, those are the most important aspects, both need to devleop and be powerful in one way or another to make people enjoy them. *Example: That one with that boxing kid...forgot the name, speaking of that, why do people like that one so much?* Another way is to be more unqie about it, and do something no one has done before, bu you gotta do it well, like *and I'm not sure on this* Azumanga Daioh was pretty unqie (Only one of it's kind I've seen)
The drawing style is another big plus, it needs to look cool and stylish, but sometimes an animes appeal is in how different the style is, sometimes you need a drawing style that defines your manga/anime. The style is the additude.
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merlinx · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

Not always, look at Hellsing! It's decent, but not awe-inspiring, and the mangaka even mentioned in one of his volumes that he was worried that his work wasn't clean enough.
His story probably made up for the lack of character design. Pretty much what everyone else already said.
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diana78 · newbie! Joined: Oct 22, 2005 Posts: 26 Location: Seattle

the characters need to be real people, with a background story, a tru personality, a motive. What do they want to do? What do they want to do with their life? How do they react to things? And your setting needs to be planned out like any other city would be...in my opinion, it just needs to seem....REAL (not the actual plot or anything, just the characters and setting, etc.)
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Pherose · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject:

i have noticed that the ones i pick usually have a really over-powered main character with a troubelled past and some romance on the side, don't know why, i can't really relate to it in any way
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GrieverZero · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:24 pm Post subject:

to me its how the story is presented, and the characters. i love stories with great characters in it.

crazee_banana · newbie! Joined: Jul 23, 2005 Posts: 49

everything! its so different to english comics or tv shows, the story, how good the drawing is, how it keeps making you want to want to find out what happens next. its pretty much how the whole things put together:D

maniackis69 · newbie! Joined: Mar 25, 2006 Posts: 8

Take this manga as an example Ichigo 100%. It clearly states the all category of a good manga. If you can make something like that or better...

comeister · newbie! Joined: Feb 19, 2006 Posts: 13

I don't profess to be an expert, but I know what I like. Characters and storyline are foremost. The art style, though important, is not the main concern. Azumanga Daioh and School Rumble both are actually simplistic artistically, but they are widely popular because each character is unique and fully formed. Both occur in a high school environment, and address high school matters like homework, teachers, crushes and lunch. Nothing fancy, just good writing.

jsche2 · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jun 03, 2004 Posts: 61

my opinion, the story must rock n original other wise i will just close the manga and go sleep...another thing is good drawing or maybe funny characters type like One Piece...most of the mangaka do any research on the manga before drawing...for example Hikaru no Go, the mangaka has a 5-dan player to supervise the manga
all the best becoming the great mangaka... Wink

Captain_Barrel · newbie! Joined: Jun 16, 2005 Posts: 8

plot and character

Amonarius · newbie! Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 23

for me the factors that make manga really nice is the drawing and the story
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