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Author - Taiyo Nakashima

Manga NAME : “EMOTIONS!” – Japanese Manga 101 #032

Today, we’re doing “name” check point number 5: Are the character’s emotions clearly expressed?   Sometim […]

Manga Artists Drawn by Manga Artists

Manga about manga artists have grown in popularity in recent years. Some examples: Bakuman (Story: Tsugumi Ohb […]

Manga NAME : How to avoid CONFUSING – “Where and When”. Japanese Manga 101 #031

Today, We’ll be looking at two points from the checklist. Those are : 3. The situation. “Where and What” are t […]

Manga NAME : Smooth panel layouts is KING – Japanese Manga 101 #030

Today, let’s dig deeper into Manga NAME checkpoint number 2! Are the panels divided in a smooth continuous way […]

Digital Manga vs. Paper Manga

A few decades ago, you could always count on finding an abandoned manga magazine lying in the train’s luggage […]

Manga NAME : 5 criteria to watch out for – Japanese Manga 101 #029

  In the last episode we showed you the list of 5 check-points for a Manga NAME. We are gonna dig deeper […]

Superhero Battle Movies Trending!

A teaser trailer has just been released for next year’s much anticipated movie: Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Ju […]

BAKEMON – SMAC! Character contest submission agreement

The submission agreement for “BAKEMON – SMAC! Character contest submission agreement”

Why is a NAME called a NAME? / 5 criteria to watch out for – Japanese Manga 101 #028

  This is the FIFTH episode in our series on NAME creation. Before continuing further, we are often asked […]

Plot, Scenario, SERIFU DASHI. Use “Name chart” to prep! – Japanese Manga 101 #027

  Continuing from last week, we have some valuable tips for preparing a imaginary “name” for a 45 page “o […]