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if you're an aspiring mangaka who knows
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how to draw but doesn't know how to
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write then this video is for you let's
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get one thing clear being a mangaka
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means being a good Storyteller mangas
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were made to tell stories and making
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manga usually involves doing two things
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drawing and writing you don't have to be
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a master at drawing but you at least
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need to be good at writing stories and
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writing a good story is the most
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difficult and most important part of
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making manga if you think you can't
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write or that you're bad at storytelling
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don't worry it's never too late to start
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improving and we're here to help you
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take that first step just leave it to me
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in this video we're going to talk about
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the tips and tools that can help you get
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better at writing your own manga before
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we continue we have a super exciting
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announcement to make we are finally
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opening enrollments again to our online
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oneshot manga drawing program we'll
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teach you how to design amazing
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characters how to write compelling
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stories how to put together a storyboard
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how to draw stunning backgrounds and
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basically all the skills and knowledge
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that you need to create your first
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one-hot manga you'll get to work with
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pro-japanese mangakas who have over 50
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years of experience in the industry
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they'll give you feedback live during
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our weekly Zoom sessions plus you'll be
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in a supportive Community Learning with
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fellow aspiring mangakas who are just as
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awesome and passionate as you are if you
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think you're ready to transform your
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manga Journey then make sure to book a
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free consultation call with us to see if
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you'd be a good fit to work together the
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link is in the description PS we're only
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taking on students who are at least 18
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years old if you're still below 18 then
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make sure to subscribe to our Channel
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and learn from our free manga tips and
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tutorials keep working on your manga and
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we'll talk to you in a few years there
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are are thousands of amateur mangakas
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out there amateurs filled with tons of
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story ideas amateurs who can even draw
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better than Pros do amateurs looking to
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get their manga published but only a few
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actually succeed and the reason behind
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the success of most Pro mangakas is
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their knack for storytelling according
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to our Pro mangaka Mentor Ren asaya
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mangas that have subpar art but an
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excellent storyline actually tell better
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than mangas with amazing art and a
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boring story just think of one punch man
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mob psycho 100 Attack on Titan and
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fruits basket the art wasn't that good
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for most of the earlier volumes of these
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manga series but their stories were good
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captivating iconic even they all went on
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to become widely popular The Art of
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Storytelling is something every mangaka
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has to master being a good Storyteller
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is a skill you develop with tons of
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research and practice you got to read
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and study a lot of manga and then you
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get to practice developing your own
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manga stories by writing your own
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scripts and making your own storyboards
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and the best way to practice is through
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making short stories in the manga
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industry these are called one shots a
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oneshot also known as Yumi Kitt is a
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type of manga that tells a story within
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a single chapter learning how to create
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one shots is crucial if you want to
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become a pro mangaka as we explained in
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our previous videos Publishers don't
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commission you for an 800 chapter Series
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right off the bat they only give you one
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chapter one chapter to see if their
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readers would actually enjoy your story
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did you know that popular titles like
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Naruto Dragon Ball bleach and one piece
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all started as one-hot submissions
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majority of successful makaka had their
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start making one shots that's why we
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teach our students how to create their
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own oneshot but during the writing
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process we noticed a very common
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struggle that got a lot of them stuck
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and you might actually be suffering from
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the exact same problem as well what was
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their biggest struggle organizing their
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ideas they already had so many ideas and
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they were all over the place they built
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up so much lore around their characters
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and some of them even fell into the
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rabbit hole of world building they got
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carried away thinking of Concepts like
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magic systems power leveling or time
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travel mechanics it was just one idea
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after another it was impossible to fit
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everything in just one chapter anymore
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and there was also a lot of overthinking
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and overwhelm as beginners with zero
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experience you have to avoid analysis
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paralysis if you make your manga longer
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and more complicated you'll most likely
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never finish it it's a guarantee recipe
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for disaster so start simple you have to
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come up with an idea that can fit into a
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one shot and we'll learn how to do that
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in a little bit just so we're clear with
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how many pages you want to work with our
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Pro mangaka Mentor now yazawa recommends
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starting with 16 Pages now let's figure
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out what kind of one-hot manga you want
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to write ever heard this saying write
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what you know when coming up with ideas
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for your manga you can draw and ins
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spiration from experiences in your
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day-to-day life your own hobbies and
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interests experiences that really
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impacted you w I just had a really cool
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idea for the Death Note creators writer
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and illustrator Duo Gumi uba and tesi
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obata writing about their lives as Pro
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mangakas LED to their next successful
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manga series after death note bakaman
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Oba Sensei came up with the idea for
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Bakuman after thinking of all the people
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who long to be manga artists coming off
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of their success with Death Note they
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also wanted to share their experiences
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dealing with the intense lifestyle Pros
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have when producing bestselling manga
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the Bakuman character akagi is a
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counterpart for Oba and Mora maso is the
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counterpart for obat sense these two
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main characters have a rival n AI who's
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a genius mangaka allegedly he was
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inspired by legendary one piece mangaka
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AO Bakuman became so successful that it
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went on to be adapted into an anime live
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action film and even a play so you see
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you can make great stories based off of
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your own experiences if you want to go
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even further you can expand your
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horizons and explore even more ideas you
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can draw inspiration from real life
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history people and culture and also
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other media besides manga let's take our
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student Raven for example she loves
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female Le fantasy stories like Anastasia
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Thumbelina and Quest for Camelot these
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titles inspired her to start writing her
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own oneshot about Eden a heroine who had
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lost her confidence magic and status
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after saving the world now she has to
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readapt her regular old miserable life
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intrigued so are we now why don't we try
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brainstorming ideas for your manga think
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of your your top three favorite stories
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it could be from anime movies manga or
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even books think about what you like
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about these stories and why then write
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what aspects of these stories you would
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like to see in your own manga review
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your ideas and refine it into a quick
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one- sentence overview of a potential
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one shot idea for example hajim isama
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actually got the idea for Attack on
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Titan from two main Inspirations
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Jurassic Park and the fantasy visual
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novel M love alternative isayama Sensei
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had already been fascinated by dinosaurs
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since he was in kindergarten he liked
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them but at the same time felt some kind
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of fear while playing m love alternative
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he found the concept of being hunted
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down by an unknown creature to be both
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ominous and thrilling in the game the
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whole universe was under attack from
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Aliens and isayama Sensei thought that
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if those Monsters Ate humans it could be
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very interesting the cruelty of
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man-eating Titans if you turn his ideas
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into a one- sentence pitch it would go
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like this what if the whole world was
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under attack by some gigantic mysterious
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manaing monsters that threatened the
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existence of the human species if you
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take musall and turn it into a pitch for
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example it would go like this what if a
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jimro who is super strong but has no
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magical powers gets accepted into a
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Wizarding school like Hogwarts where
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everyone can do magic this isn't the
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actual pitch for Marshall but it could
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be right it sums it up pretty well
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anyway you get the point your pitch
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needs to be short straightforward and
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impactful our PR mangaka mentors
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emphasized how crucial it is that you
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can explain the overview of your story
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in just a few simple sentences imagine
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you enter an elevator and stumble upon
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an editor or publisher who could help
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publish your story this is your chance
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you have 30 seconds to impress them with
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your story pitch so make it short and
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make it count you can keep spitballing
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story pitches like this until you find
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one that sticks one that you really like
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and something simple and doable in 16
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Pages if you're ready with your story
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pitch feel free to share it in the
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comments below once you've got an idea
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you like the next step is to start
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developing your idea even further into
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an actual story line but where do you
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even begin writing the main character
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the world
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the conflict actually you have to start
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with all three and you have to tackle
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all of this in your story's premise a
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premise is the central concept of a
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story and it's made in just about 1 to
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three sentences the premise is often the
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first thing potential readers encounter
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it's like the cover of a book or the
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trailer of a movie it's what draws
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people in a strong premise can Captivate
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your readers attention and invite them
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to explore further for example let's
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look at the premise of Ki can't
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communicate on her first day attending
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High School shoko Ki immediately
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receives an overwhelming surge in
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popularity due to her beauty and
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seemingly refined Elegance however only
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hito tadano an exceedingly average
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school boy who sits next to her
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discovers that behind her bishojo
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appearance Comey has a severe
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communication disorder tadano learns
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that come's goal is to make 100 friends
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and he resolves to help her reach her
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goal in these three sentences we're
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given four things any good premise
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should have the story's Central
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characters the setting the character's
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motivation or goal and the obstacles
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they face or the conflict and this
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premise we also know that the central
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characters are shoko Ki and hito tadano
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they're in high school come's goal is to
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make a 100 friends kito's goal is to
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help her but come has a severe
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communication disorder according to our
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Mentor now yazawa when you're writing
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your premise remember keep it clear and
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simple one to three sentences should be
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enough to deliver a solid clear idea for
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your story after all you don't need to
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have every single detail of your entire
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plot figured out right away the premise
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is just there to guide you in the right
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direction and it's also there to give
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your readers just enough info they need
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to get invested in and actually want to
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read your manga overall the premise
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outlines the characters setting and the
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core conflict or theme this clear
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outline helps guide the creation process
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ensuring that your manga stays on track
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and delivers a coherent story once you
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have your premise you can expand the
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details even further one of the best
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ways to do this is to answer these
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questions first is who who are your
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characters understanding The Who
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involves creating well-developed
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characters with distinct personalities
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motivations and backstories you might
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want to focus on just one or two main
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characters in a one shot next is the
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what what is it about the What refers to
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the central plot or conflict of your
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story you need to define the core
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problem or goal the characters will face
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third is the we where did it happen the
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where is the location the setting it can
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influence the atmosphere mood and tone
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of your story fourth is the when when
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did it happen the when determines the
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time frame of your story whether it's
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set in the past present or future having
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a clear timeline helps you structure
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events logically and maintain
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consistency throughout your story next
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is the why why did it happen
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understanding the why involves exploring
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the characters motivations and the
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reasons behind their actions this adds
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depth to your characters and provides a
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compelling reason for readers to stick
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around until the end of your one shot
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lastly is the how how does it happen the
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how addresses how the characters will
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resolve the central conflict it helps
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you plan the climax and conclusion of
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your One-Shot manga when writing your
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story use this framework as a guide to
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make sure all aspects of your story are
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clear and consistent from start to
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finish the next step is to actually
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write down your plot you've got your
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story pitch your pre your five W's and
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one H down but now it's time to fill the
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gaps in between and actually arrange it
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all into a cohesive plot in manga the
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story is typically divided into four
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parts key show 10 K introduction
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development twist and conclusion in the
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introduction the audience is introduced
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to the main characters setting an
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initial situation or conflict the intro
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establishes the foundation
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of your story it creates Intrigue or
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curiosity that hooks the audience and
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encourages them to continue reading in
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the development or expansion part of the
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story the initial elements introduced in
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the key are further explored and
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developed new characters conflicts or
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plot twists may be introduced to add
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more depth to the story the show phase
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builds tension and momentum driving the
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story forward and keeping the audience
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engaged the 10 represents the plot twist
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or turning point of the story The Twist
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changes everything like the direction of
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the plot or the character's
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circumstances it could be a sudden
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conflict reveal or unexpected challenge
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the goal of the 10 is to surprise the
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audience create suspense and Propel the
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story toward its climax in the
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conclusion the conflicts introduced
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earlier in the story are resolved and
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loose ends are tied up the protagonist
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under goes character growth or
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transformation and the story reaches a
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satisfying end the KET phase provides
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closure for the audience and leaves them
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with a sense of fulfillment if you
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follow this framework you'll be able to
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create a compelling story with a proper
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start middle and end just to be clear
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you don't have to write your manga plot
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like you're writing a novel for a
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16-page one shot our Mentor Rena said
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that you should be able to fit your plot
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into a single page maybe too if you go
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with more details and add in dialogue as
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well think of your plot as more like an
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outline of what happens in your manga
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you don't have to write each and every
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detail in fact most mangakas just go
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straight to the storyboard without even
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writing a full-fledged script some
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mangakas like hirohiko araki do spend
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some time writing before drawing but he
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really just makes an outline for his
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dialogue for every page of his manga he
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writes out all the dialogue and then
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moves on drawing the storyboard usually
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a lot of writing happens during the
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storyboarding phase because manga is all
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about visual storytelling your writing
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and your visuals have to go hand in hand
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they have to support each other but if
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you're a beginner we recommend writing
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your scenes first just so you already
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have a plan as you go into the
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storyboarding phase when you writing
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don't worry about perfecting your
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grammar and sentence structure the point
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isn't to make a prize winning novel but
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to set the foundation a guide for your
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scenes at the end of the day getting
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good at storytelling is going to take
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time even if you feel like you're bad at
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it it's simply another skill that you
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can develop through constant practice if
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you're serious about finally creating
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your own manga and you want to develop
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your writing storyboarding character
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design and visual storytelling skills
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with proper guidance and mentorship from
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PR mangakas then we inv invite you to
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apply to our online onot manga drawing
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program our doors are finally open to
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new students and we can't wait to help
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you create your first one shot you can
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click the link in the description to
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book a consultation call with us to see
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if you're a good fit again we're only
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taking on applicants who are at least 18
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years old in the meantime you can learn
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how to storyboard by checking out this
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video