Hi! I make manga & webtoons with my studio (Inspired Productions) & teach about the industry on my youtube podcast, Mangaka Education.
My ultimate goal is to get an anime adaptations of one of my works before I turn 30. Thanks for joining the journey!
#mangaka
#manga
#webtoon
It kinda bothers me when readers complain about a hiatus on a series - meanwhile the Artist for Solo Leveling died before 40 from overwork, a good % of serialized creators are depressed/suicidal, the mangaka from Hunter x Hunter is like permanently ill
The list continues…
Health of a creator should come first. When creators announce a hiatus - you never know what’s going on behind the scenes. Plz be respectful. Rude comments can honestly make it worse since many creators suffer from poor mental health.
If Soul Eater gets an Anime remake of the manga - I’ll lose my shit. That’s one of my favorite manga ever
Black star was how I actually got into writing because I used to run an Instagram where I’d write fanfiction about him in middle school LOL
#souleater
@problydave
Even if the manga publishers said: take all the time you need (that is what webtoon publishers let us do) there is enormous pressure from fans to continue. Many creators make themselves suffer for the readers. 🫡
My goal was to get an
#Anime
of one of my stories before I turned 30.
I started my first novel when I was 14. Published at 17. Have been creating in the space ever since… I’m 26 now.
God Game & the Mad Gate will begin development for Anime Adaptations! Ty for everything 🙇♂️
Mangaka Rant:
You’ve got to respect Jujutsu Kaisen’s Mangaka, Gege. Most mainstream authors have enormous pressure from publishers & fanbase to keep the most popular characters alive.
You can be like Kishimoto and kill off a somewhat irrelevant character, like Neji, to try and
Gosu just got announced for a webtoon to anime adaptation with Toei. The webtoon -> Anime IP powerhouse continues.
We’re coming!!!
#webtoon
#manga
#anime
#manhwa
WEBTOON partnering with DC for new series is great - it will get more eyes on the platform and further legitimize webtoons as an entertainment form in the eyes of the west. At the same time, too many of these big IP series can really be harmful to the platform & its creators
WEBTOON has the potential to create the next One Piece or Naruto of the west.
But if the fire gems that are on the platform are bogged down by future Lord of the Rings or Power Rangers webtoons, then we’ll just keep this cycle of western entertainment - the same IPs & stories
Quitting my finance job to create manga & webtoons was the biggest gamble I’ve taken to date…
While I regret none of it, here are a few things I made sure to check before I jumped ship to pursue a seemingly impossible career in the United States creating anime stories…
Hello! I’m an author of novels, manga and comics that also makes silly content on the internet.
You can find all of publications, patreon, social media, manga class, & contact information on my website!
Always open to new opportunities. 😎
We announced “Blood System” a series in the same world as “Just a Goblin” with our partners at
@webtoonofficial
. Penned by Jksmanga (My Vampire System), Executive Produced by Me, Art Direction by
@inuupenofficial
, & Production by Chromatic Studio.
#webtoon
#manga
#anime
Looking for a background assistant/artist that can work on a high quality webtoon serialization.
Our team is primarily made of mangaka, so extra good if you have manga exp, webtoon exp, animation exp or architecture exp.
Email me! Brandonchen997
@gmail
.con
#manga
#mangaka
Just speaking up on creator contracts, always remember that if you actually believe in your project - you shouldn’t sign something that gives away your IP.
If it succeeds, that IP is your leverage. It’s the value of the work you created. If you believe in yourself, value it!
Jesus Christ. The Boxer is joining the list of Manhwa & Webtoon IPs going to anime!!!! I LOVE THIS SERIES.
Sports manga are widely popular. But there’s only a handful of Manhwa that really have managed to gain a big following. The Boxer is one of them - it’s an underrated genre!
Angel Wings - a new series coming to Webtoon Original, the first official production under my studio. Lots of talented folks working on this!
#manga
#anime
#mangaka
#webtoon
#manhwa
Seeing this news about Studio Mappa’s animators :(
Like I was wondering how Mappa is taking on such an insane number of projects.
When it comes to running a studio of any kind - the artists and people are what make the project and company possible.
Treat your people right
My newest novel coming to
@tapas_app
on 9/8.
The story follows a blind samurai, Nora, and her 6 siblings as they leave their secluded turtle-island to journey into a continent of Oni, shinobi, and warring kingdoms.
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If the novel does well, maybe comic adaptation?
#webnovel
I respect anyone who finishes a manga of any length. That takes hella effort fr.
Here’s a page from a one-shot I worked on with my friend, Comipa. (Also published in Japan)
#mangaka
#manga
Webtoons & Manga have different strengthens and weaknesses. The vertical format of Manhwa allow for us to use these long flowing panels that feel seamless.
Manga, on the other hand, allows for two page spreads that have enormous impact. ⬇️
It’s a weird thought that someone said that we use AI for our projects. No, we write, board, ink, color all without ai. 🫡 It’s art, cmon.
#webtoon
#manga
#anime
If we get like 3 Batman and Superman series overshadowing some really amazing WEBTOON Original and Canvas IP, then we’re just gonna end up like Hollywood. The same IPs over and over again taking the front page through brand recognition.
The next series I would want to make an
#Anime
so bad would be: Just a Goblin, I would lose my mind. 😭
All our readers are straight up weebs like we could kill this. Imagine like a Dragon Quest or Dragon Ball og style with goblins?!
@webtoonofficial
@NetflixAnime
@Crunchyroll
The first book I ever released … was a total rip-off of Naruto. Or Sasuke Uchiha rather.
I wrote it when I was 14 and published at 17. It’s about three kids who got powers from a meteor. The main character is basically Sasuke Uchiha and gets his entire clan massacred, because
We’re making an
#Anime
. This is The Mad Gate
#animation
test. In terms of phase, this is “Genga Sakkan” - still layout but cleaner than key frames. It’s also animated on-model, whereas most cuts I’ve shared have been off-model.
More to come! Learning a lot as we make this 🤓
It’s so funny that I see people trying to automate art & animation jobs away in this new wave of ai technology. Ya know what we should automate away first?
Mf taxes and all that boring accounting bs. Why would we automate the fun stuff when the boring stuff still exists lol
Icarus Rising was a finalist in Kyoto’s International Manga/Anime competition this year! Pretty cool!!!
The editor for Chainsawman & Blue Exorcist read/critiqued it!!!! So crazy. Partner: Umair Ali.
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Hope to have the time to enter more contests like this.
#mangaka
#manga
There’s no way i forgot about my own project launch yesterday. I’m garbage lol. But tbh we aren’t surprised.
God of War Ares is serializing as a webnovel.
#webnovel
#lightnovel
#manhwa
#webtoons
I want to create series that really make you think about aspects of life. The challenge is doing that - while also feeding into the entertainment of manga & Webtoon - I need it to be badass and dope, but also challenge how you see the world.
Just a Goblin is really gonna show
Damn…. A lot of my friends work at these other companies. And I started my career at those companies as well.
To put down companies and creatives at these places is wild, but also to act as if you own the talent that you work with is also wild. 🤧
In this Voice Memo, Saturday AM CEO describes Shrine Comics, VoyceMe, Pulse Manga, Noir Caesar, and Black Sands as "Vultures"
"They tap all of our people and live off of the wreckage of Saturday AM"
"They try to make themselves seem big, they don't have any sort of brand value"