Shounen 101: How To Write A Unique Battle Shonen Comic, Manga, Or Webtoon Story

[@krimanga]

I’m about to binge all your videos hahaaa. But this is a great video, 1000% agree. Time to create some unique Shonen stories! The future is now baby!!😆🙌

[@MonitorComics]

Yes ma'am! I appreciate you stopping by Kri!

[@ag.hoopin]

same lol

[@psykofreac9188]

To answer the title question, just basically by publishing in Jump. Since these days, it's pretty much eclipsed every other shounen magazine with only Kodansha barely being a competition. But anyways, the real reason Samurai 8 failed was because Kishi made the mistake of relying on his fame to have readers put up with the long infodump at the start of the story. I think there's a good reason the fantasy adventure style of shounen such as Naruto and One Piece are done so much, because there's so much you can do with it and there are still more to come for any author wanting to try writing that genre. It's the genre with the most freedom there is where you can have fun moments, sad moments, sweet moments, exciting moments and moments that are just beautiful. When it comes to premise, it's really hard to be original but it's nice if you find a way to. But when it comes to events in the story, there are still countless unique ideas yet to be explored. Something I hope to do myself.

[@MonitorComics]

Very well said! Thank you for the comment and for sharing your thoughts!

[@joshuashakir2772]

that's actually pretty well written. Well, I mean that first sentence kinda threw me off but yah

[@SkeTchYHarley]

Monitor: “Hopefully you got some value out of this video” Me: I always get value from your videos and nothing less your really helpful man

[@MonitorComics]

Appreciate the support man!

[@kurapikakurta1997]

“Don’t be afraid to copy others” *adds in hxh, hEAthErs, and hanako in one story*

[@RavynUnderscoreArtYT]

Hell yeah that sounds awesome!!!!!!

[@watchforever1724]

Lol

[@kyemagfree8695]

The best video i watched so far of becoming a mangaka even if i’m not from Japan. Bingewatching your videos now. I subscribed as well!😍

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the support and I'm glad my videos could help! Best of luck with your projects!

[@justsomegirlwithoutamustach]

Easily one of the best channels

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you so much for the nice comment I really appreciate it :')

[@earniespace4849]

100%

[@naknampucha5236]

Man I love to write a manga someday, it breaks me all this given oppurtunity about Shonen Jumps work. I wanna make something astounding too with a complex but unique story that can be called a category of its own but for now I can't draw well. I have some beginner skills given my Father's family bloodline draw and I have to quit my job to practice. I was so inspired by Ishayama masterful writings and I wanna do the same level of complexity yet entertaining as well.

[@malaxhiii]

I hope you I succeed i want to make a successful manga myself that becomes a great anime, but I'm still young, I have time to develop

[@Alex-yr8iy]

I'm glad I'm making an Shonen manga , but the only difference is that I'm not having fillers , next vid should be on how to make our manga get adapted Into anime

[@ZoZo-fh6tq]

Its by getting famous and being in japan or your manga being very popula in japan

[@ZoZo-fh6tq]

In short : the immposible thing nobody can achieve ;-;

[@GummKid]

Filler is mainly in anime tho here's an explanation on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2W2aoGrfpuBgdE

[@toast6593]

Honestly it takes dedication,appealing art style (increase the following but not nessecesry) ,appealing characters (most important one) ,average or above plot a big following also helps. in this day something like webtoon is your best chance to get an anime adaptation Or you can make it yourself. Good will !

[@actiii4170]

Fillers only happen in anime, also to get a manga adaptation into an anime, you first gotta have it in with any comic publishers Japan. It doesn’t matter if you have good characters or story or not they’re going to take whatever trash you have anyways because when it comes to making anime it’s not about if it’s good or not what matters is the ANIMATION. How do you think Demon Slayer survived?

[@sitizalehasheikhothman7978]

Thank you so much for making these videos they really inspire me to continue making my manga and hopefully enter that shounen jump manga contest so thank u creator-san😁💪🌟

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you so much for the nice comment and support! I wish you the best of luck with your project!

[@forgettableotaku]

This video was great as I have personally have been struggling with the idea of not being able to succeed due to nationality. This has helped my dream seem less like a wild fantasy and actually possible if I put in the effort. Thank you :)

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you so much for the comment and support! Anything is possible with hard work, good luck with your projects!

[@lexiehope1436]

I want to be surpass One Piece I wish I could enter but I'm just studying

[@MonitorComics]

No shame in that. Always study! Even when you hit the professional level, it's important to keep yourself learning!!

[@WildArtistsl]

Hey this is gonna be fun! Yeah I agree the big 3 are iconic but we need new stuff

[@FinNote]

Thank you for the great videos, I learned a lot! Keep it up!

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you so much for the nice comment and support! Glad you could find it useful!

[@brayden1682]

Good video, it’s something that I can really agree with. It’s gonna take a lot for the next new big thing to hit but with all these people showing their work it might be possible to see a new big 3

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for the comment! And yes I agree, with the amount of flagship series ending, it's going to be interesting to see which series begin to lead jump in the future. I'm excited to see what kind of work wins their contest

[@Warbandit100]

Oh look, the same suggestion i made in your previous video, just yesterday, that is to watch and read other genres outside of Shonen, so of course i agree with this video. First, let me say that, while we lived a period where Japan simply shut its gates off to the world, it wasn't like so in the past, and nowadays we're able to reach Japan again, so don't get discouraged, just do your thing and do it right. Second, experimentation is the key, as the video stated, do be afraid of doing your own thing or even stealing some ideas here and there, as long as you put head in your work, you can manage to make a good product. Third, i would like to add, don't limit yourself to successful works, look at past anime and manga too, if you can! A very blatant example of how this might help you is "Sword Art Online", which was one of the best hits in its time, yet it's a complete rip-off of another anime/manga/game franchise called ".hack", they simply remodeled the story to fit the times, while most of the lore is a copy, yet nobody complained, because their story was their own and their characters were different from the original franchise, that means you're not limited to copy characters only, you can mostly do a full round copy of something, but then you have to break it down and make it your own, like pulling out those original characters, putting your own and tailor a story around them, while changing the lore here and there, that might even help you understand what you're trying to make better. To sum it all up, confront with others, both males and females, shonen was never limited to boys only, that was a silly concept just to make classification easier during production; study various genres outside your comfort zone, i can't stress this enough, it's important to have more points of view on every kind of subject, especially if you're lacking in some area, like for example a good female character; experiment and go out of your genre while remaining in it, nowadays like the video has shown, this gives a huge impact on a manga, as readers grew tired of the same old story, wanting "a breath of fresh air", and that is given by experimenting with hybrids, basically trying to add other genres thematics or characteristics to your chosen genre. Now, most importantly, take a look at the past, i know many will say it's a drag since it's such a different media compared to nowadays, but the base for what we have today is there, it was actually more common for the big names in the past to experiment, which is how DB evolved in DBZ, letting kids who grew up with kid Goku, be able to follow a grown Goku as they also grew, or for people more interested in stability, how "Sailor Moon" kept showing us basically the same show over and over again, while still developing their characters, turning their "maho shoujo" manga into a slice-of-life, which was peculiar in its time, a major hit with girls but also boys who were tired after all the DB excitement, or even "YuYu Hakusho", A fusion between DB fights and slice-of-life from Sailor Moon, all of these great anime and manga of the past made a name for themselves by experimenting, going out of their boxes while still remaining inside it, so even if old and forgotten by the west, they're still an invaluable source of materials for new creators, and while old-fashioned and different from today's media, they still hold many of the things you need for a successful product. EDIT: Important note, there is a huge point to discuss in detail that will make for a successful product, not only shonen, but every kind of genre or media, we need a video about "how to write a successful Villain", can't stress enough how many shows just try to carbon copy a villain or leave it as a by-product of the story, but a true Villain, like for example "Frieza" from DB and "Orochi" for Naruto's first arcs, gave a guideline for the whole show and Frieza became one of the most iconic characters along Goku on DB, it's not a case they brought him back so many times. Dr.Stone gives a good example of what I'm saying, you're given a villain-like figure and the story turns around, forcing it to progress and evolve, in Death Note, while the protagonist is the actual Villain, we follow Light, so of course his "villain" or simply his enemy, is "L", which is a major turning point when he's introduced, bringing back down Light to ground level and forcing him to act smarter, becoming a real battle of wits thanks to a simple character introduction; the main opponent is just as important as the protagonist, in some cases, must not necessarily be like so, but having a good written opponent or a full fledged Villain, can bring your story a long way.

[@namiboy787]

sad truth is when you grow up and you realize behaving like a shonen protagonist might let you follow a dream that isnt truly yours but like naruto, luffy and goku you just cannot give up no matter what. So Listen young people: its okay to give up and change your direction! If you chase a dream that isnt really yours you life might become toxic and depressing. Maybe You dont have to be an entrepeneur, lawyer or influencer to be happy. Maybe you would be happy living a simple life as a fisher in norway with your family or become a teacher like teacher onizuka :D. Also when all of your friends get married, have kids and full time jobs probably in different cities. ofc these relationships will suffer bc life forces you to change your focus to your wife and offspring. All thats left is a nostalgic reminder of good times.... To be honest, i loved shonen so much but now i think that they are also selling an illusion. Here in europe there was a literature epoch called "romance" and its main charasteric is "escape from reality", often pictured as the protagonist dreams.I think especially in the social and working-culture of Japan there is a big big need to escape reality. So its logic that shonen manga fills that gap inside your soul and people get hooked on the show.

[@philosophyfulmination8031]

Can we Appreciate how cultured this individual is for the doujinshi manga he put in the far right at 3:24 much love

[@razariasat3295]

im pretty sure that artist also makes hentai if im not wrong

[@kickbeez642]

@@razariasat3295 ShindoL from NY to Japan. Great artist and doujin writer.

[@taozuki]

You’ve earned a new subscriber

[@Aktheanointed]

Yo thank you so much you're so funny and straightforward, Learning alot and about to watch your other videos, I want to enter the shounen jump competition, I have a storyline and everything but have no idea on how to draw it into a manga and pdf so if you see this please reply, thanks again🥺❤🤲

[@trunksthesaiyanroyal5373]

One reason elusive samurai is selling well " it's not generic"

[@carverkain5226]

Thanks for the vid. I like writing storylines. It’s fun to create characters that flip tropes and grow with the reader. It’s developing an art style that scares me

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for the comment and support! I really appreciate it! In my opinion, the writing aspect is the hardest part, so it's great you are having fun and developing it! Art style comes with time, I feel like no artist is ever 100% satisfied with there's lol. Best of luck with your project!

[@blackjack-ks8zn]

3:14 I'm going to win this....

[@minakonumnums]

Did you end up entering? I'd love to read your entry! :)

[@moonbaboon9326]

Awesome content! Been binging your page, Though I have no plan on making a manga I have plans to make a 3D animation series and have been looking for things that helped propel these hit mangas. Thanks man and wish you more success in your portfolio!

[@behappybechibi5307]

thank you for the advice in all your manga vids, it helps me with the manga I'm working on :)

[@behappybechibi5307]

also my favorite Shonen manga is yugioh, but I guess something more current would be Haikyu lol

[@xxgrimesfanxx]

I want to make a manga about a teenager and a group of other people his age murdering oni’s along with several villains that appear to be good in the first like 20 chapters or so. I want it to be like a normal setting but somewhat apocalyptic if you know what I mean. So yeah I also can’t come up with good names for the characters or the whole manga :p

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for sharing! Your story sounds interesting! Sometimes less is more so keeping your setting "normal" might end up doing you a favor as time goes on! When it comes to character names, I usually google names with meanings. Comics and manga tend to have more wacky names so you don't need to stick to basic names you would find in real life! Calling a character something outlandish like "Rain, Red, or August" might sound cooler than "Joe, Bob, or Ryan" lol. As for the title of your manga, that's a bit harder, just sit on it and think about what matters most in your manga. Hope that helps! Best of luck!

[@dannysdungareedanceoff8481]

Where as his alternate self mainly used his ability to search outside of his universe/ timeline to seek his revenge The MC focuses that power into his own universe/ timeline becoming aware of his past self an ability to bring his past self into the present

[@elishaluhere8801]

also, GREAT video ps I'm making a one-shot for this contest and its pretty dark if i was to explain it in a sentence its the promised neverland and attack on titan but with sketch art

[@deltafire12]

You’re awesome.

[@Chris_M_Romero]

If I see one more video that interest me, I'll subscribe, and I just discovered your channel today.

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for checking out this video and taking the time to leave a comment! I really appreciate it!

[@Harudodo]

I love Isekai as a genre, considering so much can be done with it, but instead of exploring unknowns people just regurgitate the same thing over and over. The only Isekai I finished was The Devil is a Part Timer, which kept me interested more with comedy than relying on Isekai itself. To this day it remains one of my favorites and I wish more isekais would be like it

[@MonitorComics]

Devil is A Part Timer is SOOO good! I agree with you! Isekai in itself is REALLY COOL! I'm a fan of a few isekai like Konosuba, Devil Is A Part Timer, Log Horizon, and ReZero! I try to find the more "unique" isekai when choosing what to check out haha. Thank you for watching the video and taking the time to share!

[@Harudodo]

@@MonitorComics you are so welcomeee your channel has probably helped the most in my manga journey ^^

[@ZavierDizon]

I agree though I prefer the manga than the anime (of this genre) and also the reincarnation genre comes hand in hand with isekai - So if you're looking for some good isekais look for mangas/webtoons as they tend to have more variety and hidden gems.

[@deandreconners4415]

Very cool good job buddy

[@came.2202]

give this guy more subs

[@came.2202]

finally someone who actually knows something

[@Edible_chalk]

Funny story, I didn't even know that The Promised Neverland was a Shonen jump manga at first- I picked it up at the library and it was only then that I saw the Shonen jump logo and I was like "Wtf" 😅

[@MiniMight]

I'm currently developing a shonen style series, and I'm trying to keep it at a level where it's clear it's supposed to be shonen, but also not entirely shonen

[@chickenpoop6820]

Since you’ve done videos on how to make Shonen manga in 2020 and 2019, and since The promised never land and chainsaw man part 1 are over right now. Will you make a tutorial on how to make Shonen manga in 2021?

[@mridul2987]

Everyone: This is how I do my manga ... Monitor: This is how you should try to do manga... Me: Gets inspired to try by watching this video ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ''Thanks'' isn't enough

[@manijohn2580]

I want to make a manga for Saturday PM but I still need practice.

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for commenting! It's great you have a goal to aim for! Best of luck with your project!

[@watchforever1724]

Damn this is 3 years ago

[@YumiYuna.]

I still practice my drawing but i do write story since i am working on my light novel.

[@MonitorComics]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@dreamalitymangacreator5891]

So in your opinion can manga with battles not work anymore if they have a similar premise of use with abilities and fights ? I have been working on my own unique story for 11 years now but still has the elements of fights and battles thru use of abilities just done in my own spin. Does it not matter if I make it as uniquely I can with having familiarity with other mangas who have their own troupes ? Because I aim to make something unique and my own but I still admire the fights between characters in anime/ manga. And don’t want to get rid of that aspect, but my story does have its own uniqueness to counter some of what you talked about in this video. Just asking if battle manga can still work with its own unique twist the Author intends it to be.

[@Bttroll]

I’m awful at art but decent with writing. I have a dream that is very unlikely and probably impossible that I will one day have a successful shonen manga that could be adapted into an anime. Do you have any tips concerning the art aspect of all of this?

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

find someone who can draw don't worry about the anime

[@Winter-ren]

Shonen jump publishers after tpn season two: *Surprised pikachu face*

[@Hikarian]

Wow nice video I would love to create my own manga but I don’t have the art skill and supplies to do it. If I did have the talent and supplies I think I can make a decent manga. I kinda have the whole series scattered around my brain but I’ll never get to make it

[@KamillsWorld]

Can always just have someone else be the artist and you be the writer o.o

[@ivythealiencat]

YO IM AN AMERICAN HIGHSCHOOLER BUT I REALLY WANT TO WRITE MANGA SO BAD!! I HAVE A BIG IDEA IVE BEEN WORKING ON THE STORY FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND ITS STILL IN THE WORKING PROCESS BUT IM SO HYPED TO DO IT STILL (my modivation is seeing things like this 😭)

[@MonitorComics]

That's so exciting to hear! Thank you for taking the time to share! I am an American College student so I can relate to your passion! Best of luck with your manga!! I'm glad my videos could be useful!!

[@ivythealiencat]

@@MonitorComics thank you and same to you

[@mohammadalfattal2902]

my hero academia, jujutsu kaisen and black clover authors all said they were inspired by naruto, and looking at these works, the naruto inspiration really shows, doesn't that make naruto a classic that can work in even different time period than the 1999 era it was produced in ?

[@jackkalsched9543]

Is there anywhere I can contact Saturday AM? I’m a manga creator myself, and I love love love your videos!

[@MonitorComics]

You check out their website linked in this video's description! I know they're currently looking for artists to lead their two new magazines so if you feel confident enough go fill out an application and hope for the best! Thank you for the comment and support!

[@jackkalsched9543]

Monitor Comics Thank you so much! But, sadly I’m underage and don’t have a physical chapter quite yet, lol. Is there any other manga magazines or anthologies you have seen that have caught your interest?

[@MonitorComics]

KalschedStudios I wouldn’t really say these caught my interest, but they do exist. There’s a knockoff Saturday Am magazine called Plus Manga which accepts artists to be published in their magazine bi monthly. There’s also Noir Caesar which is a Manga magazine ran by an ex nba player so it’s highly budgeted. Aside from that there’s always the staples like image comics, dark horse, etc. and the other route is always webtoon or tapastic If you just wanna do your own thing and get your work out there. The first two magazines have age limits I believe as well. And I think most magazines require you to have some pages to show, some even require a chapter or two for their application process. Good luck!

[@Shrimpy.cinematography]

Would inking your manga on paper be different from inking digitally?

[@blurryink115]

Inking digitally is arguably faster and more versatile, you don’t have to worry about messing up linework like in traditional, ink bleeding or smudging, buying expensive inking tools, waiting for the ink to dry etc... in the end, there’s a small difference in inking digital and traditional if you’re talking about how it looks, you can usually tell if something is inked traditionally or digitally but in the end it doesn’t really matter

[@var8510]

U deserve more subscribers Love this channel so much Sold me in 3 videos

[@maniester9914]

Mine is an inspiration of One Piece and this video makes me sad that my idea may be mediocre.🙁

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for taking the time to comment! It's never a bad thing to be inspired by another work, especially one as huge as One Piece. Nothing is completely original. Something I was taught was to take two existing works you already like (An X and Y variable) and then combining them with an Unknown Factor (Z Variable). Basically what this means is you pick and choose bits you love from others works and add them into your own, and then the unknown factor is something original you have to offer to the story. One Piece is amazing for its worldbuilding, so I feel like that's the aspect you've taken the most inspiration from. As long as your own little spin is enough to keep your story interesting, you should be fine! Best of luck!

[@maniester9914]

@@MonitorComics Thank you! I hope somewhere in the future you can watch and maybe review my show, You made a really inspiring video and I hope you grow more.

[@federicosantander7460]

>Chainsaw Man >Shonen Pick one

[@Kyle-ho4lj]

the only reason its in Shonen Jump is bc they made a mistake of rejecting Attack on Titan now they want to get into gore

[@davidokoro3437]

I would love to make Manga, but the problem is I can't draw, also I'm really young, could you make a video to help people like me out.

[@jonasmaynard1138]

Just sayin on case u didnt know boichi didnt create trigun I think he made a one shot about it but the original is made by yasuhiro nightow love the vid tho

[@MonitorComics]

Ohhh I see! Thank you for the clarification! When I researched Boichi I was confused about that, but now it makes sense haha. Glad you enjoyed though! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a comment!

[@crisscross2310]

Do you do commissioned work? And if so where can one find your prices? Writer here and your artwork is amazing. ❤️

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you so much! Currently my commissions are closed until the summer because it's my last semester of college and I am suffering LOL

[@hamidirshad76]

I know Demon Slayer is ending but why was it so popular and able to get lots of love even though it followed the Shonen tropes ?

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for the comment! I actually had Demon Slayer in this video's script at first, but removed it because honestly, you're RIGHT! I might make a separate video going over that entirely, but in short, I think Demon Slayer is one of those works that REALLY benefitted from the anime adaptation. I agree with you that Demon Slayer is a textbook shounen while watching it I didn't really see anything I haven't seen before. After researching for this video I saw that Demon Slayer's manga sales were pretty consistent in the mid-range. I think the manga has always been good, but not great, and decent, but not bad. Demon Slayer doesn't have any real faults, but it also doesn't have anything too crazy either. After watching the anime, it was clear how much money and effort UFOTABLE put into animated it. The battle scenes were beautifully done and the voice acting/OST was actually really good. The anime managed to carry itself so far, leading the manga sales to increase alongside it. Whenever I hear people in real life praise demon slayer, they're usually the casual anime fans or weebs who don't watch THAT much. I think this casual weeb audience had enough influence to make Demon Slayer anime of the year, an award I honestly don't think it deserved. All in all, Demon slayer got lucky with their anime adaptation and just happened to be the right thing at the right time that casual fans and non-casual fans could rave about. I ended up removing demon slayer from this video because I feel like its success cannot really be replicated.

[@shadowbeast9122]

I whant to create a manga but my ideas aren't unic my idea is a fitting manga but that ideas has been use a lots of time but im going to try because I whant to see my characters interacting whit the world I created

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for sharing! Nothing is 100% original so I say go for it! The more manga you make, the better you'll get. There's no harm in giving it a shot. Best of luck!

[@Z.R.Y.L]

wat do you do on the side while being a manga artist any advice?

[@MonitorComics]

I would say always have a backup plan that you are passionate about. Comics and art, in general, are difficult fields to break into. There are definitely careers out there for artists so I don't want you to just give up on your art dreams LOL. Currently, I am a full-time college student getting a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design & Fine Art. I currently work part-time at a place on campus. I do my manga work as a side hustle and am slowly expanding it into a business. I currently make side money doing art commissions and through youtube. Now that I am monetized, I get paid every month from youtube. I also have some sponsored videos coming up that pay. This youtube thing is both a way for me to spread what I know, get my name out there more, and make some extra money on the side. After college, I plan to work at a graphic design firm since that is something I am also passionate about. If my freelance artist business takes off though I would happily choose that path. My advice for you would be to just follow your heart. Don't force yourself to be a doctor or a lawyer or any job solely for money. Compromise and find something you wouldn't HATE doing and that can provide you with a stable income! Hope that helps! Best of luck!

[@madmultiverse9245]

Hey I’m a new sub to the channel I look forward to new video and also I hope both of our channel grow I make fan manga to your work is great by the way

[@REDI____]

Damn that's wild, well I can't draw anyway..

[@dernlui1842]

neither could "one", one punch man mangaka, just search for "one punch man webcomic" . by the way death note was done by a writer and an illustrator

[@OneCartoonMedia]

are you going to participate on the shonenjump manga contest?

[@hamidirshad76]

Would you say Apple Black by whyt manga is a unique shonen manga or does it have some tropes ???

[@MonitorComics]

No work is 100% unique. Apple Black definitely takes inspiration from Bleach's and other series. Some of the characters also fall into some common tropes as well, with Ryuzaki being the obnoxious hot head (similar to bakugou or naruto) and Osamu being the coolheaded strong type (like todoroki, sasuke, or Captain Hitsugaya). The idea of a special arm isn't that unique either with characters like Edward Elric and Chad from bleach having something similar. The premise of a chosen one isolated from the world is similar to Avatar the Last Airbender as well. Regardless of all of that though, it's still a good read because whyt is a genius artist. I'd say it's unique in its execution, not so much its premise.

[@hamidirshad76]

@@MonitorComics And what about Demon Slayer, the art is unique but the premises is very similar to a shonen series. Is the execution different that makes demon Slayer popular or something else ?

[@EmonicVampire]

very appreciated about what ur doing. but tbh that portrait painting really distracting my focus while listening your talk.

[@MonitorComics]

I'M SORRY LOL. Can you give me a bit more to work on? I really appreciate constructive criticism to help improve the channel. Did you not like the style it was in? Or would you have preferred there was no speed paint at all? Did I just do a bad job LOL. Editing takes a thousand years; Having something constant like a speed paint playing in the background saves me a lot of time during sections where I don't really need to show visuals or examples. Thanks again for taking the time to leave some feedback!

[@EmonicVampire]

@@MonitorComics nah. i got no problem with your work. just that painting a lil bit unrelatable with the topic that you brought. my mind was expecting shonen manga and every time that painting showed up its distract my focus and my mind keep remind me (this not shonen this not shonen) something like that. im sorry no offence at all. might its just me cause im too focus and easily distracted..

[@MonitorComics]

@@EmonicVampire Nah all good I see what you're saying. That's actually a really fair point. I'll keep that in mind next time when deciding which speedpaint to have played during each video. Thanks again for the feedback I really appreciate it!

[@Apollo_Vanron]

So, Chainsaw man is Ash Williams?

[@gensischosen251]

Also sad you didnt mention ACT age, Act age was si different than another shonen mamgas sad its got cancelled

[@Elpirt6]

it just has to be intresting

[@zatalbert61]

Did this man just say Boichi is known for creating Trigun? The disrespect...

[@sirmel11]

You don't like Re Zero?

[@kusanag1820]

So,what can you say to Chainsaw Man now?

[@sirmel11]

As a reader of The God of High School, the anime sucked. The pacing was so fast. That arc should have taken well over 20, maybe 30 episodes. Tower of God was good but I don't know if it was 1 to 1. I never read it.

[@KyngD469]

I wish it didnt take you 3 mins and 38 seconds to get into it. I feel that type of point is best at the end of the video.

[@watchforever1724]

I mean dr stone didn’t end til 2022

[@nathancurtis9402]

If I make a manga I'm making every character equal because i'm tired of female characters just being useless or doing anything when a villain attacks.

[@MonitorComics]

FACTS. We love to hear that!!

[@zerothegoon9134]

I saw chainsaw man and instantly cli

[@sirmel11]

I like Dr. Stone and all but the lack of action bores me sometimes. Too much talking too.

[@deathlydashi]

9:19 But selfish characters aren't good

[@rong8285]

why didnt chu talk about kimetsu no yaibai

[@MonitorComics]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! I purposely left Kimetsu no Yaiba out because I feel like it doesn't "do anything crazy." In my opinion, it's a very textbook shonen series from the first season I saw. Nothing about it stood out to me really, but it did all of the basics really well. I feel like Kimetsu No Yaiba's success formula is a bit weird because I don't think it would work for most people. It's pretty much set up like classic shonen manga

[@rong8285]

@@MonitorComics the success formula is actually kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaLHd5ehptKGhdU

[@MonitorComics]

@@rong8285 Bro what's with that link lol

[@markoviernes319]

How to make good shonen manga Tip: watch some attack on titan review. No joke.

[@MonitorComics]

Attack On Titan do be a modern classic in the making

[@watchforever1724]

Man this comment is 2 years old

[@TheRealKingKoor]

For anyone seeing this… I’m gonna become the next big thing

[@username2872]

Nah I want to go in japan and work with an actual editor

[@YouthfulCrusader]

He said that the big 3 was Naruto, Bleach and One piece...no it aint! XD

[@MonitorComics]

It literally is LOL. They're the big 3 of the mid-2000s. If you google Big 3 shonen it'll tell you that lol

[@YouthfulCrusader]

@@MonitorComics nah broski, Dragonball Z, Naruto and One piece will ALWAYS be the big three, not hating on bleach, but if you really want to go realistic, bleach is steadily declining probably more than one piece is. Not only did one piece survive longer, but bleach´s posterboy Ichigo is becoming smaller and smaller on all the shonen magazine covers because his anime is becoming more and more irrelevant, but you know who DOES appear clear and in affect on all the shonen mag covers? Goku, Luffy, and Naruto lol

[@watchforever1724]

@@YouthfulCrusadernah dragon ball was sorta a big thing not a part of the big three

[@YouthfulCrusader]

@@watchforever1724 well shit, it might as well be lol

[@watchforever1724]

@@YouthfulCrusader well I never saw it as that

[@elishaluhere8801]

hers the link to the contest medibang.com/contest/jumptezuka100th/?locale=en

[@watchforever1724]

Isekai is something I don’t like either

[@adrianmercado3092]

Your lines are too thick.

[@MonitorComics]

Thank you for the unwarrented critique! The proper etiquette is to ASK an artist if they would like feedback!