How To Create A Battle, War Or Tournament Arc In Your Manga/Comic/Light Novel

Hi everyone! In today's video, I'm talking about how to create a battle, war or tournament arc in your manga, comic or light novel. In most mangas, the plot is divided into story arcs. The arcs are like mini stories, within the bigger story, and help to make the whole plot easier to understand and more enjoyable. In a lot of shounen manga, you will notice that there are sometimes arcs that focus more on battles, wars or even tournaments. In today's video, I am putting a focus on each kind of arc, and talking about ways you can effectively create them in your own projects. I hope you enjoy this video, and it helps with your manga creations!! 😁
0:00 Intro
2:00 How To Write A Battle Arc
2:20 1- What Planted The Seed For This Battle?
4:52 2- What Sparked The Battle?
5:23 3- What Do Your Characters Want?
6:30 4- Keep The Stakes High
7:15 5- Focus On The Short Term Goals
8:03 6- How Does The Battle Affect The Story?
8:32 7- The Battle Arc Should Affect Character Development
9:29 How To Write A Tournament Arc
10:55 1- Choose A Location For The Tournament
11:20 2- Divide The Battles
12:15 3- How Does Someone Get Eliminated/Disqualified?
13:30 4- Create A Tournament Structure
13:54 5- Add A Point System
14:33 6- Consider Special Weapons or Clothing
14:54 7- How Can Your Characters Win?
15:25 8- Add A Prize Worth Fighting For
16:03 9- Add Limitations
17:14 10- Show Training Prior To The Tournament
17:37 11- Allow The Tournament To Build Conflict
18:39 How To Write A War Arc
19:16 1- What Planted The Seed For This War?
20:51 2- What Sparked The War?
21:26 3- What Does Each Faction Want?
22:04 4- Make Things Difficult
22:33 5- Involve Your Protagonist & Characters
23:30 6- Consider How This Will Affect The Story
SUBSCRIBE to learn how to turn your manga into a masterpiece!
/ @midnightxcross
Want to learn more? Visit me on my other social media pages, for updates on my own manga 'Having Faith', and fun tips for you to try on your own projects!
Instagram: / midnightxcross
Twitter: / midnightxcross
Facebook: / midnightxcross
DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/midnightxc...
Wattpad (Fanfiction): www.wattpad.com/user/midnight...
Email: [e-mail]
#Manga #Mangaka #MangaIntoMasterpiece
How to create a battle arc
how to create a war arc
how to create a tournament arc
how to create a battle arc in a story
how to create a war arc in a story
how to create a tournament arc in a manga
how to create a battle arc in a manga
how to create a battle arc in a shounen manga
how to create a war arc in a manga
how to create a war arc in a comic
how to create a battle arc in a comic
how to write a battle arc
how to write a war arc
how to write a story war arc
manga

[@malosprime4910]

My superhero/space opera novel series starts with a short tournament, that's actually a prelude to the crisis that threatens the cosmos.

[@StarCrusier900]

Your entire $1000 course on how to write a story.

[@midnightXcross]

Hahaha absolutely. I wanna support anyone who is creating their own projects, free of charge 😁👍

[@dfrancis7857]

@@midnightXcross That´s really kind from you :)

[@mohammed81970]

I've seen videos about how to make shounen mangas , but this video focus deeply on the genre

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you!! I love making videos with a deeper focus 😁

[@04Yuta]

I am making my own Light Novel, and this was something i need. Thanks Midnight-sensei

[@midnightXcross]

I am so happy to hear that!! Thank you for watching 😁

[@lilchip3280]

Every shounen has that one war arc:attack on titan,naruto,my hero etc.

[@midnightXcross]

Very true!! 😊

[@mohammadyahya3852]

Omg, thank you sooo much for listening to my request of making a video on war arc, thank you soooo much. Love your content and tips. I hope you can also make a video on character development arc. Thanks by the way

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much for watching!! 😁💖

[@RichardmpayiTnway]

I applaud you for mentioning THE best tounament arc EVER from YU YU Hakusho

[@YamiJai]

I have 2 tournaments type of arcs in my manga the first one is more like a battle royale/rescue arc were the main protagonist’s cousin gets captured after a big war arc and so she has to fight against 25 other people for her freedom the whole point of the arc is so I can give this character more time to show them off and give more backstory on them and cause this arc traumatizes them even more than they already felt in the previous arc especially after watching a friend/ally she just made kill themselves in front of her the second tournament arc I have is kinda like a time trail/challenge that goes all around the city like the characters have to complete a series of challenges in time or else they’ll be disqualified which technically just means they’ll be killed, this arc kinda takes inspiration from the movie Nerve

[@WildArtistsl]

I love batlle arcs. They always show some sort of underline issue that bubbles to the surface it's so cathartic. In my story, the tension is there since the first chapter ( The setting plays literally in the apocalypse) the war plays in the background throughout so to speak. But in the middle when all of my characters realize why the war happened and who is responsible and should work together to take down the culprit it becomes a huge war

[@cheesecheese33]

thanks ive been writing recently and your channel is absolutely amazing, so damn helpful. I wish you a great career

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@MsArtGarden]

Your videos are always so helpful. And I always love the editing you put into them. :D

[@midnightXcross]

Aw thank you so much!! 💖💖

[@samsoncat1587]

i love these type of videos!!

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! I'm happy you enjoy them 😁

[@kadash7126]

Your videos are way too helpful for me, that I almost think that my manga is being made in a group not just by me

[@midnightXcross]

Yay, that's wonderful! Thank you so much 😊

[@kadash7126]

@@midnightXcross you're welcome And sweet ^^

[@mystica3671]

I am working on a Shounen thanks for the tips

[@mohammadyahya3852]

Omg thank you soo much for listening to my request about making a video on a war arc, thank you sooooo much. Love your videos. I hope you can also help me by making a video on a character development arc

[@midnightXcross]

You're very welcome! Thank you for your request 😊 I'll definitely be making a video on character development arcs soon too.

[@kapoork4129]

Awesome video 🔥

[@emilioprado5513]

I have just finish my war but I wish I seen this before writing my tournament arc because it’s over 9,000 pages of type writing 🤣. But it’s epic and worth it. Because the war arc is arcs after the tournament. But the tournament is more is a Olympic sport so it happens every 10 years. And well I already gave you details of it on the DMs

[@frankjaeger2565]

Either you do what this video says, or you just go batshit insane and end up with something like G Gundam. Both cases are good.

[@Metroum]

Keep the content up!

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 💖

[@itsshaz1333]

Loved the video midnight

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 💖

[@animeworld2617]

Thank u for making this video can u make a video about a big plot twist that happen for example in the beginning a character have a gold or act some type of way but in the end they were the bad guy or they turn their back on their team or working with the bad guy please love your videos💗💗

[@midnightXcross]

Yes, I can definitely make a video on plot twists! 💖

[@animeworld2617]

@@midnightXcross thank u

[@nephtaliejalbert]

Hi Midnight! For my own shounen manga, there are battles and a war arc that focuses on my characters power source that the villains and other things such as corpses and bones.

[@midnightXcross]

Wow that's so interesting!! 😊

[@nephtaliejalbert]

@@midnightXcross Thank you! I'm still working it out though.

[@noamroom]

Hello from israel❤️ I’m writing a light novel and you’re so helpful, thank you 🙏🏼

[@midnightXcross]

Aw I'm so pleased to hear that! Thank you so much for watching 💖💖

[@gojosatoru2796]

Always one of the best arcs

[@midnightXcross]

I absolutely agree! 😁

[@Nicoisbestboi]

My tournament arc works like this: There are two main parts of the tournament: The battle royal(preliminary round) and the actual tournament, The tournament starts with 320 participants who then fight in a battle royal style preliminary round. When you lose a wristband (that was placed on your wrist), upon losing it you are no longer allowed to fight (they are disqualified), after 72 hours the remaining 32 participants are accepted into the actual tournament. The actual tournament has 5 rounds, there is a 2 day resting period between the preliminary round and the first round of the main tournament

[@oktoay5865]

No 1v1s?

[@dr.j7542]

So what if the participants are already down to 32 before 72 hours elapses? Or what if at the end of the 72 hrs, there are like 48 players left standing? What then? Are the slots for the 2nd round limited to 32 only?

[@animeworld2617]

Your videos help me alot

[@midnightXcross]

Thank you so much!! 💖

[@animeworld2617]

@@midnightXcross your welcome

[@AutumnExplorer]

Holy shit, your amazing.

[@midnightXcross]

Aww thank you!! You're amazing too 😊😊

[@rocketmanart7964]

World martial art tournament from dragon ball, ninja exams from Naruto, heavens arena from hunterxhunter and dark tournament from yuyu hakusho are great examples

[@Jordan-se2ph]

How to continue a story after you finished an arc / How to move from one arc to the next

[@sangeetakolase2139]

I can surely tell that the author of Dragon Ball Akira Toriyama took the help of your videos and created awesome Dragon Ball storyline. Haha lol

[@midnightXcross]

This is such an amazing comment. Thank you so much!!! 💖💖💖 I truly hope that Akira Toriyama did take the help of these tips hahaha

[@animeworld2617]

Can u also make a video about how to bring in a character and the way they act like their personality

[@maadtee6281]

It will probably depend on their roles and the arc they are brought in

[@animeworld2617]

@@maadtee6281 true

[@midnightXcross]

Yes, absolutely! 😊

[@bigking2743]

Yo cross, can u make a video of how to make a prison arc?

[@joshuajordan1332]

My manga is about a 21 year old named neo he gets sucked into a portal before finding out about his son hes chased by a villian from birth and he must fight everyone to fight the boss and go home i want my end to be that he dosent go back but he brings his son in and he becomes the boss

[@DY2727]

Funny thing I had an idea for a sci-fi war

[@midnightXcross]

Woah, that sounds so cool!! 😊

[@lavender6220]

Bnha !! 😍

[@midnightXcross]

Yayyy!!! 💖💖

[@jacknoir2626]

can some one send me the link of the pic in the thumbmail?

[@positiveproductions6699]

Can someone please tell me what a war arc is used for in a shonen manga? I have always wondered why they include war arcs in shown in manga? Thanks

[@dr.j7542]

Maybe watch a few shonen? Naruto maybe

[@thirdplanet4471]

Look at real world wars. Basically countries are fighting for resources, historical issues, territory etc. Of course, if you plan on writing a war arc then be sure to develop all the groups and countries before hand

[@huzaifaaamer9212]

yup im one of the first one here XD

[@midnightXcross]

Thanks for watching!! 😁

[@Makumi787]

Please do how to draw a city skyline

[@midnightXcross]

Okay! I'll make a video on that 😊

[@Makumi787]

@@midnightXcross Thank you!

[@PERFECTTHYCELL]

I dont know how to introduce new characters can you make a tutorial on that?

[@midnightXcross]

I definitely can!! 😊

[@PERFECTTHYCELL]

@@midnightXcross thank you so much!!!

[@CrossJeniel]

My battle arc is legendary battle legend hero for past present and future My tournament arc is martial arts mma kung uf tournament world War tournament in Jerusalem War arc is inspired la riots jan 6 Capitol rioters legendary hero of past present and future alternatives reality parallel world in justice to judgment newtro city and holy city