GC Artists' Spotlight #4: Hiro Sono on Life as a Manga Artist

[@NOMNOM81]

Nothing beats holding a book, the smell, the awesome cover, the pages.. Far more exciting than looking at it on a computer or pad, or phone.

[@commentman7446]

I agree

[@otaku5869]

totally agree

[@kathrynblack8394]

What is your problem? That was rude.

[@FElgolea]

I agree , love the smell of manga Volumes

[@GideonMadu]

@@kathrynblack8394 how was he being rude lmao

[@koizu]

I agree, more interviews like this! Great video and truly inspiring to see.

[@Dbzlatino27]

Didn't expect to encounter you here koizu haha XD

[@koizu]

@@Dbzlatino27 wow i watched that one a long time ago :)

[@Dbzlatino27]

@@koizu Crazy coincidense searching through some videos finding you , yeah its a pretty old video but this kind of interview to artists are really interesting gettkng to know more of how started

[@tomasbarria7431]

Loool

[@Amakhekhe]

Got a chance to meet Yoshihiro san what an amazing dude

[@NoypiTexan]

I thought it was dubbed but then he was just speaking English lol

[@mcp7158]

Same 😂

[@ten_smudge8514]

After watching this, I think I need to go draw a stick man or something

[@blackham7]

Ikr the life of a mangaka seems hard only three hours sleep, spending all day just drawing drawing hunched over a desk/tablet and having to make multiple pages a week when they struggle with one..

[@Joshthe1337]

Seems like a great guy. Enjoyed this video.

[@satishm5260]

I respect every mangaka out there because how tough is there job. Well though at last its worth it

[@nikkosisowath4002]

Yes, Manga and Comics should always be done in pages, they hold a beauty and a sense of connection, a belonging to you

[@sexykabuto6368]

my dream is to become an mangaka

[@theginimini]

Same

[@noxfury2281]

@@theginimini Are you ready for 3 hour sleep and work everyday, drawing every day, overnight drawing also ?

[@theginimini]

@@noxfury2281 maybe

[@noxfury2281]

@@theginimini OK good luck me too i'm trying to become one myself 😄

[@violetolabisi8441]

Me to

[@ryovan]

I love manga and will definitely support publishing all manga works. An artist's artwork should be appreciated and should not just be enjoyed digitally. It is a collection. Or support both medium.

[@hoshiuno7530]

yeah ill definitely do that when I have work and money because I'm still young and were not rich

[@bobburgers1675]

+beccajulie 702 I feel you bro... Ive been reading manga for 2 years and only a week ago did I actually buy one... It was a Nisekoi and Tokyo Ghoul volume.

[@MoahGentle]

They can make money from digital sales as well, you see.

[@Blackonblackicemin]

I can't even find any of the manga he's done but I like the video.

[@Lifesizemortal]

personally, I find Manga to be lightyears ahead of American comics (this is a generalization). Better technique, composition, writing, artists, in every category. You can't say the same for American comics, which has its grass roots built up from Superman, which isn't interesting. Manga is part of Japanese culture. people of all ages and varieties read Manga because the format and style lends to tell more emotional and intimate stories.

[@StumblingBlock1]

I appreciate both manga and western comics. In my opinion, in terms of genres and originality, manga wins. In terms of complex/witty/political dialogue, western comics wins.

[@KanemiX3]

I can only partially agree with you on this. In term of composition I think both American and Japan are equally match. American comic has potential of their own and so is Japan. In regard to depth and realism I think American comic takes the cake; however, in diversity and originality, Japanese manga make the best out of it. American comic does have a lot of diversity too not as much as how manga does it. I honest love both but I genuinely grow more toward Japanese manga because it embraces diversity a lot. Japanese mangas not only explore outside their own culture but they were able to elaborate authentic indepth aspects of other culture. I was reading this manga about a runaway Turkish bride and I was amaze by the detail and accurate historical research they did on Turkish culture. Now you don't find a lot of comic like that in America.

[@Abon666]

No love for Franco-Belgian comics?

[@jazztheblast279]

Lifesizemortal have you tryed indi comics

[@Chraisyer]

Eat shit, weeaboo

[@Shutouts]

I'm impressed by his English for a Japanese person.

[@mscprod240]

Well he said hes from Jersey

[@100cents5]

He said at first that he's from America

[@TheEleventeen]

Wonderful interview with a wonderful artist !

[@EnigmaKage]

amazing video, truly inspiring to see.

[@MrWormy97]

I agree I hate the idea of using technology to draw and read manga now. :(

[@tatleman5314]

You can clearly see that he barely sleeps.

[@togaoppai7317]

Such is the tough life of the mangaka

[@yofu2969]

Toga Oppai oh boy... what am I Pursuing....

[@noxfury2281]

@@yofu2969 good luck buddy😂

[@BxBL85]

lol is he still alive? He seems utterly destroyed, tired, lifeless.

[@YeagerBomb-ww3bn]

I love Federation Hooligans! Can't wait to see Katana get translated.

[@noctuslucis15]

Me too!

[@bogarting]

Really cool video b/c of the insight. Thanks guys.

[@PennPensiveProd]

sad to say, but pirating is killing the industry. i try to by as many novels as i can but scanlations rule the manga world right now

[@nhutl6093]

I admire mangaka cuz i have a bunch of drawing ideas but i can't draw -_-

[@ClipOriss]

I wonder how it failed. Just like with books, they should sell both. Like One Piece digital version is in full color (or even improved too?). Of course having the book in your hands is much much better, but sometimes reading it on a tabled/mobile is much more convenient and space saving.

[@PsychoEscaper]

his english is really fluent, that's rare to see

[@salteast8]

Hiro you are my hero !!! >.<

[@JapanHDVideo]

Glad I watched Gimmeaflakeman and learned about this channel. Really interesting video.

[@creamysnowflake]

That's great, that's actually PERFECT! I don't really know how good my manga drawing is but I wouldn't mind listening/reading your ideas :-) Maybe I could try out?

[@_carlito_5367]

as soon as i see Gundam drawings...MMMM!!

[@jannsa923]

wow hes a real pro

[@Danox215]

more, more, more...

[@peenutt91]

how old is hiro??? he look so young???

[@MoahGentle]

His honesty is refreshing. Good interview I'll look up his work cause Gundam doesn't interest me much.

[@rustcohle3803]

As a comic book reader, I don't mind digital but it can be pain a to scroll or zoom in while reading. A physical one, you just bring it closer to your face lol. I read digital Manga before, same issues but I probably needed a tablet instead of using a phone all the time to read.

[@Amakhekhe]

Hi guys, I don't know if anyone from the channel might see this but I wanted to ask if any of you may know if Yoshihiro-san is still ok? He used to be active on Facebook but hasn't been on in years. I managed to meet and chat with him back in 2013-14 at the Gundam Cafe in Akihabara because of this video. I kept in touch with him up until he stopped being active on FB a few years ago. If you know anything, please let me know. I just want to know if he is still ok, thank you.

[@djefardeur7958]

very dope

[@raizwei]

the two pages is important to manga . but in tablet, you can only view one page in order for you to read. yes you can view it in two page but its hard to read thats why i like manga in prints.

[@SaberStash]

The sad part is, print manga is continuing to die and decline and the Japanese industry still hasn't done a good enough of a job with digital serializations for new manga. Only as of 2018-2019 there has finally been a smaller wave of very successful online serializations that mostly started on some kind of a manga app for mobile or a web service. My digital favorites are Ojisama to Neko, Gokufushudou, Spy x Family and Mieruko-chan

[@braveexpress2304]

This guy is fuckin' awesome!

[@BlueManCHAP]

respected man wow

[@FicoMan100]

Iam from NJ and trying to become a manga artist as well Cool

[@Celtychan1212]

Cool

[@kuroichan101]

I wanna be a manga artist and I rather read manga in book form not online. I never read gundam side stories I think I will now.

[@3lit3gn0m3]

agreed; to all the comments below.

[@LordCaim]

gundam can only be appreciated in paper.

[@taylorbee4010]

The English was surprising.

[@mcp7158]

I only liked the printed ones

[@kaitlyncleary3424]

I always wonder why don't manga have color pages? Is it because of cost?

[@thehotcheeto860]

It’s bc it alr takes a BUNCH of time to do the black and white, and coloring wud take a hell of a lot more time so they prob wudnt finish b4 the deadline for their manga

[@kaitlyncleary3424]

@@thehotcheeto860 ohh thanks

[@sasukeuchiha-ol3jk]

hes awesome

[@MrJarhett]

wow 302 likes. dislikes is 0

[@AnkitSharma83]

Yeah _|,,/ awesome

[@hilack5]

so I take it that he is a japanese mangaka.... I wonder how hard a gaijin mangaka would have it.

[@kuroichan101]

I have seen gaijin manga in a library, it looked really cool and better than it would be.

[@GRANDMASTERX.]

whats his twitter

[@eveyluvvs]

I was confused throughout half this video. But his artwork is seriously awesome... !!

[@GRANDMASTERX.]

whats his contact ?

[@yangtheinsane5430]

Can someone give me a link to a website where I can find manga comic artists. I'm planning on starting a comic series and I need an artist if someone can send me a link to a website that will be helpful. Please no spams

[@we4shop]

www.sekaisblog.com/p/tutoriels.html

[@yangtheinsane5430]

Thx

[@hang3851]

Asian Ice cx

[@watakammatakam3637]

Its difficult to speak english when u are a japanese..

[@davidmullerhanks5680]

Wouldnt doing it on a computer or ipad be much easier ?

[@jonahlevingston6250]

Not at all. Just better on cost and supplies.

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

@@jonahlevingston6250it’s way easier

[@rishav4343]

Shindo L?

[@tkcoyote9376]

This is a good video but it doesn't explain how to become a professional anything at all

[@homie8333]

The title reads "LIFE of a Mangaka", not "how" to become one. Obviously you need to have an apt for drawing manga and the years of training to become a professional. If that's what you want to do, then I would start from there.

[@tkcoyote9376]

do u want to see go to face book an i will show u my skill tk tevon kent

[@noctuslucis15]

Kent Tevon yes

[@tkcoyote9376]

but that what he's talking about

[@loganrocks54]

Kent Tevon Your shit sucks.

[@kazankhan2518]

i gueth u can thay manga artiths are thelfish

[@lindamonter1580]

lmao

[@togaoppai7317]

IPad ith thill not the beth hardware

[@jtwilliams1920]

one of my very very favorite interviews