POPULAR FRENCH MANGAKA ALMOST QUIT! Radiant Anime Manga Artist Interview

[@whytmangatv]

Big Shout out to Tony Valente and all of you who've preordered the NEW Rockport Apple Black Volume 1 & 2! Volume 3 & 4 both drop in 2023.

[@yakkosmuppet1857]

Just wanted to let you know you have inspired me so fucking much and I love your channel and I appreciate you telling us your story on how to become a manga writer and showing us your manga! Tho I’m not making a manga myself I am actually making a comic book! And I’m only 13 so I might as well start early. Anywho I just wanted to let you know you really helped me out for the past couple of months love your channel dude.

[@adrithmanvik1853]

@@yakkosmuppet1857 nice don't give up the dream. Starting at a young age is very good.

[@yakkosmuppet1857]

@@adrithmanvik1853 thank you! I at least wanna get a comic out by this year. I’m working hard and I’m trying but, I hope people will see my work and I hope my comic book will become up there with marvel and DC! But thank you anyways

[@starwaypathmaker6817]

whytmanga i will always support you. you have a good soul, you too tony, you are such a unique creative i have to keep up with you guys on my samuraireflection page, this is my band thing if it happens.

[@Dank-One]

Of course Hiro Mashima would be wholesome and friendly af. His personality seeps into his works. 😄 Huge fan of him.

[@fatman1498]

Same

[@xvidscolt8373]

Je suis content que Tony sois reconnue à l'international. J'ai commencé Radiant avec le tome 1 en 5 ème ✨✨✨🤌 J'ai hâte pour la suite

[@Tony-kc6rr]

Moi aussi

[@definitivamenteno-malo7919]

Ce que j'aime le plus chez Radiant, c'est que ce n'est qu'un autre shonen... sans être japonais. Démontrant que le manga ne connaît pas les nationalités et qu'il est clair que Tony est quelqu'un qui veut faire du manga, et a été documenté pour le faire, fournissant vraiment de nouvelles et bonnes choses qui ont rarement été vues, comme les très bonnes scènes de poursuite dans villes.

[@uselessmale8654]

@@definitivamenteno-malo7919 faut pas abuser. Ce genre de truc tu les trouves dans des manga jap. Dans radiant ce qui change c’est qu’on a pas de connerie genre bento, perso cliché, lycée ect. L’ecriture de radiant et surtout les perso sont un putain de bol d’air frais

[@definitivamenteno-malo7919]

@@uselessmale8654 Bien sûr, il a aussi ses particularités qui le distinguent. Cependant, ce que vous avez décrit sont des choses que je ne trouve pas normalement, car je ne vais généralement pas dans les plus populaires du moment. Tu peux m'appeler pédant si tu veux, hahahaha

[@antoineboulanger5963]

Tony Valente brings us frenchs manga beginners so much hope to be successful, he proved it was possible

[@Santanazation]

So cool to see this because I've been folowing you both from a long time so I'm a big fan! I love both artstyles because you guys create such unique characters with great personalities and the stories are amazing! Keep up the amazing work and can´t wait for "Apple Black" anime one day.

[@PuunPuunpp]

This is really inspiring! I am constantly being told that my dreams of making manga in japan will never come to fruition. But i'm putting in the work and Tony here is proof that it can happen! I will never stop working toward it tho! I will only stop when I die!

[@fujinadohira6093]

As I was organizing my art supplies I saw the notification & immediatly clicked on this. I've been following you Whyt for many years & thanks to you I have improved a lot in storytelling thanks to you. Also Tony Valente is such big inspiration for us foreigner manga artists. Thank you for this interview. Imma watch it with great pleasure!

[@novaduck_iv]

I saw the title, then I saw Seth in the thumbnail and then I nearly had a heart attack. Radiant is probably one of my favourite animes! Hoping for S3 soon!!!

[@Hyzatoarts]

Such inspiration from these two🤩 and that Sano x Seth illustration looks amazing, looks like they're about to give some monsters the heat🔥

[@EazY_TeE]

OMG... He Almost Quit. That Would've Been A HUGE Lose Radiant Is Incredibly... I Wish I Could Be A Mangaka Just Like The Author

[@azaelruthven]

Many successful authors almost quit. Masashi Kishimoto was going to quit if Naruto was a failure for example. As his previews works didn't work out he lost hope and thought after this one (Naruto), if it doesn't work out he would quit. It's weird but it happens a lot.

[@EazY_TeE]

@@azaelruthven A Shame, But That's Part Of Life I Guess... The Only We Can Do Is Not To Give Up. The Manga Industry Is Hard But Also Fun

[@sebas8225]

Most of the mangakas out there are literally playing pachinko when it comes to their mangas becoming successful, especially if the objective is getting a long runner

[@starmorpheus]

@@azaelruthven Makes you think about all the great Mangas/comics that never came to be because the creator didn't see any success. Damn shame.

[@darkx6869]

Any body can be a mangaka

[@dabinori]

I never expected you to interview Tony Valente! That’s awesome

[@lepypepy6086]

Finally an interview with the GOAT!!! Very informative, interesting and inspiring interivew! All the luck to him and you too Odunze! Apple Black is awesome.

[@MrDrummerDeluxe]

It's so interesting and inspiring to hear how many Manga creators are super successful with the series they choose to be selfish with, when they create a story they enjoy themselves. Not only Toni but also Kohei Hirokoshi who failed twice before he was selfish with My Hero Academia or Eiichiro Oda who stated many times that he writes a story that he himself would have enjoyed as a kid.

[@chipdrawss]

Im glad for watching this, thnx for taking the time to edit and upload it, much love❤️✨

[@mattywolf8287]

Cant believe he met murata. Great vid :D

[@starwaypathmaker6817]

you guys really get me to make me get involved with my art again!

[@Bodykeez1]

Tony Valente from my own town. Montreal, Quebec. Such an big inspiration👌🏿

[@codeninja100]

Man this talk was amazing. Listened to the whole thing while working on my one-shot. Thank you guys for the motivation 🙏

[@kokuten9458]

where can i read your one shot? i'm interested haha

[@codeninja100]

@@kokuten9458 it’s not complete yet but once I it’s done I’ll be sure to post it everywhere from webtoons to MediBang!

[@kokuten9458]

@@codeninja100 ok just tell me where I can find you online, you have an Instagram art account or Twitter?

[@123deserted]

Im so glad he continued, i love radiant

[@EFlame01]

Just finished watching the entire interview. There was a lot of new things I learned not only from Tony but also about you that I found pretty relatable! I want to create my own story one day and you all have inspired me to keep going.Thank you for the informative and fun video.

[@adambowser5783]

This is such a fantastic interview. Thank you for this!

[@whytmangatv]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thetimturnershow2883]

I’ve heard so much about Radiant. Definitely a must read for the future. Truly an inspiration; both You and Tony!!!

[@akantorsuka]

the part where tony spoke about meeting all the authors that i really look up to made me literally cry, huge inspiration

[@cheeo]

I'd love to see this as a podcast series where you interview Western manga artists

[@whytmangatv]

You can find a few more interviews like this on the Saturday AM youtube channel. Thanks. More to come.

[@mrdeboxer757]

I've been following radiant for a while, it's quite a good story soo, it's quite cool, I discoverd this masterpiece on crunchyroll

[@theghostboat1864]

I’m watching this with the first volume of radiant on my desk and I haven’t started reading it yet. Gonna start before I get to bed tonight! Great interview 🤘🏾✨

[@keonggondang989]

for beginners like me there is a competition that you can enter, at least to show your name. The 18th "Silent Manga Audition" I don't know if it's popular among you guys or not, but it's worth a try. hopefully it opens the gate to a wider stage

[@santoku2027]

I actually got an opportunity to read the first chapter of Radiant and it was amazing in my opinion. I am from South Africa and it is quite rare to get good manga on the shelf, obviously aside from the mainstream ones. I really like Tony's work and I pray that he continues to do the amazing work that he does.

[@asmaelle2530]

I really enjoy reading Radiant, and as a french person it's really cool to read a manga that it is made to be read in french. But it's sad the art indusrie don't help more the artists...

[@adrithmanvik1853]

This is invaluable

[@ymc_jaytv8888]

This gives me so much confidence, I want to make an American anime/manga but I've gotten comments and been told that I'm not Japanese or it's not made in Japan. I hope those realize that manga in an art style but everyone draws manga differently and express the story that is told! Soon I want to show the world that a non-japanese can make a manga and not be Japanese or have to be in Japan to make a manga. Thanks Whyt for this video! 🙏♥️

[@sangeetakolase2139]

Those people are a$$holes. Ignore them and start making your manga. They are just kids who have no goals and they don't like others getting success

[@pringrings22]

Might be the longest one of your videos that I've watched yet(And I've been tuning in for a long time.)

[@pringrings22]

crazy that it has been well past a year since I've watched this video.

[@BOSSMAN26]

AMAZING!! Y’all keep going to the top! 2 🐐’s 💙💯

[@kharlostique270]

Wow! This is awesome! Tony is the type of Manga artist I want to be. I also dream of making a story for the rest of my life. Cool to actually see someone be on the path as always.

[@talimediaart]

I just finished watching the interview of Tony on Saturday AM's Saturday Con. So awesome to see! Then on Whyt's channel, incredible x10000!!! For another video, can you interview Lizbeth R. Jimenz? She's the creator of the manga Sacred.

[@dragonlord498]

i enjoy the radiant manga/comic would be a shame if it stopped being made

[@Artiumlevrai]

Ahhhhh pour une fois qu'on parle de la France 😏

[@neonkrypt7956]

Hehe ouais

[@danielcedeno9082]

Sigue adelante con el manga tony valente igual con el anime, radiant es una de las mejores series anime q he visto en la vida

[@krevasmartin9918]

No Game No Life LN is also made by someone not fully Japanese, so feel free to try creating anything you want.

[@uncle_ben_rices_nephew]

Congrats on landing this interview👍

[@ffadgaming9648]

Wow I'm a big fan of radiant!!!

[@johnysclip4182]

Men I had been waiting for a while for this video , always good to hear from manga authors, especially you both 🔥🔥🔥🤌🏾🤌🏾😁

[@GoatUzu]

i am a big fan of the radiant anime and i seen all 2 seasons and i still want more of the anime i have seen a lot of anime in my life but this is one of my favorites i hope the anime finishes to find out how they desoryed radiant what i love most about the anime is the world and the protagonists are so well done they have a nice interesting story behind all of them i wish more anime will do what it has done and seeing i love both Franch cartoons and anime this is a good show hands down everything i love a word to the maker please do not stop the anime it brings me and others joy seeing it and we are right behind you all the way but i kept telling myself ween is season 3 !

[@BloodyShedProductions]

Very inspiring I guess I'll credit Tony once I make it into Shonen Jump

[@petertungpi6771]

Never thought I'll be watching untill the end. It is worth to watch..

[@tnelson-n5t]

I love this! More interviews!

[@AeroBlastX775]

Of course this is kind of a wild question but I’m going to ask it anyway. What’s the best way to start practicing getting into the field of manga as someone who doesn’t have much experience drawing? I’ve been writing since I was five and I’d like to at least teach myself the fundamentals of drawing characters, backgrounds, etc. but I’ve always been discouraged. As my first novel finishes and my short stories start to increase, I’d like to start drawing more. Hell even learning how to draw in the first place. Your channel has always been a very helpful resource in being able to do these things. Very passionate about the form and I’d love to start from Step 0 even.

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

Personally I often draw fictional characters that I like, so I can get a better feel for what makes a good design. And anatomy is just looking at reference and trying to recreate , but I‘m not that good at that myself tbh

[@crimsondragon18]

dope interview, very insightful

[@alexsanimeart5706]

It's kind of crazy that I have the first two volumes of Apple Black and Radiant in my collection

[@sketchfromthedesk6909]

Great value thanks 🙏🏽

[@ReydomTV9132]

good conversation be who you are.

[@JDPxkumagawa]

I really love all the characters in radiant especially seth and his powers I was thinking of making a short animation of seth and sano meeting.😊

[@Mattpolay]

Trop Bien Tony Valente; j'adore !!!

[@rockon8174]

55:18 I've never met an arrogant Japanese Manga artist. They understand it's work and a blessing that so many people adore their creations. They don't take it for granted AND they respect the fact they are PARTNERS Publishers and Merchandising manufacturers.

[@definitivamenteno-malo7919]

I woul cry of joy if Naoki Urasawa made a Manben for him. I'm not even a fan or consume Radiant that much, but he's a really huge hope for us Non-US mangaka, specially we who want to make manga as faithful as possible, not just some comic with popular anime aesthetics like most self-proclaimed "mangaka" do.

[@alexsanimeart5706]

Yusuke Murata is manga jesus. Literally

[@timothee2448]

Loved it !

[@NarutoUzumaski]

Cant wait till that Apple black anime adaptation

[@damededamocles.1676]

My gaaad my favorite mangaka tony valente 🙌

[@benlin1526]

It shouldn't matter where you come from, if you love the manga then you love the manga.

[@SoraTsubasa]

It took me almost an hour in to realize when he was explaining the series: "Wait?! I WATCHED RADIANT!"

[@SoraTsubasa]

The woman with one arm who was mentoring is my favorite!

[@Isukiri544]

If a French Managaka managed to get an anime, anything is possible.

[@metazoxan2]

I remember Radiant being a somewhat bland but okay series. Although I haven't looked at it for a couple years now so I don't know if the early writing improved. I just remember something about Mages bieng disciminated against but it was done in like ... the blandest and most heavy handed way possible. And also made little sense given they lived in fear of monsters and yet actively attacked the ones most capable of fighting them. Like I'd get if they were just heavily ungrateful and didn't accept them ... but they would actively try to get rid of them despite relying on them to stay alive. It was a sloppy executing that focused on using tropes without fully applying them to actual human behavior. But even with all that said I remember it being a passable series. I do remember the art being pretty good so the mangaka definitely has talent. They just needed to refine their ideas a bit more to be more engaging ... which again they might have already done. I put it on Hiatus a while back and haven't thought about it for ages. Might actually be about time to look into it again. To anyone still reading this how was the anime? Is it worth watching the anime and then switching to manga or better to just dive into the manga from the start?

[@Neptune_9095]

Just read the manga and that's it. The anime? Bruh, I don't even want to talk about it......

[@dreamleagueneon48]

When are we going to get a apple black anime

[@whytmangatv]

When everyone buys/preorders my book in the description lol So when anime time comes, I have as much leverage as possible.

[@Unfazed1888]

I had no idea he spoke English. 😂 Such a nice fella!

[@MachUltraa]

The cat in the background 😂

[@platinumdragon6614]

Radiant is great highly recommend

[@ArtaxerxesVI]

Is that a cat I'm hearing in the background?

[@MRWHO-gt8zo]

he's talking about Dreamland

[@TheMosts20]

Love the anime

[@idkwhatshouldinamemyself5235]

Hey Whyt Manga I was wondering if you are gonna make your own anime like Narmak/creator of suponijibobu anime/spongebob and Mastar with the demon rush anime.

[@whytmangatv]

Stay tuned...

[@SadiqAuwaluSani-ds7lb]

2024 here

[@SadiqAuwaluSani-ds7lb]

0:19 i was told that

[@Saddokun]

Hello :D

[@platinumdragon6614]

I love Radiant but seriously stop killing off the hot waifu's dude

[@Luna-dh6yt]

Chapeau !

[@platinumdragon6614]

sorry gotta leave no spoilers of any kind

[@likeadragonessence2024]

58:48 how did the you get an anime? or how you did get the an anime i swear i had to read it a couple time at first

[@Knull575]

... 👀

[@likeadragonessence2024]

@@Knull575 sukuna? uh oh

[@TheMosts20]

I liked radiant

[@Sign23]

1:00:12 same as yusuke murata

[@johnr9047]

😍😍😍

[@rekis5424]

So is radiant not going to continu

[@kori368]

God people are telling him to not make manga cause he’s appropriating Japan? Wtf…..

[@kokuten9458]

unfortunately there are still people even nowadays who think it's not a "real" manga if it's not made by a japanese, people will always judge buy hey, we can either listen to them and stop or we can keep going and prove them wrong like tony valente did

[@TD1237]

At least the Japanese mangaka's themselves consider it a manga, so that's good.

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

@@TD1237 It’s literally just the language. Manga means Comic in japanese, so a comic from a non-japanese speaker is technically not a manga, but in Japan every comic is called a manga. It’s a comic in classic manga (japanese) style, and there’s nothing wrong with it

[@bruce1379]

Wsh ya beaucoup de francais sur sa chaine en faite sa dis qw les reuf😂😂

[@Jahlil54]

Yes je suis aussi francophone donc ca me gêne pas ... ON EST LAAAAAA!!!!

[@noctiknight8618]

ça c'est le type de vidéo qui fait plaiz

[@ProdByGhost]

5:53 lmaoo

[@MAT-wn5fr]

There are a lot of black people that gatekeep hip-hop tbh

[@ismailndao967]

3333

[@samankucher5117]

bruh ... they must have been Americans that told him quit... France is a very strong comic book culture I hope they don't have stupid things like in America .

[@ez6888]

Oh please. Keep your xenophobia to yourself.

[@samankucher5117]

@@ez6888 how am i xenophobic?

[@ez6888]

@@samankucher5117 You denigrated America and Americans needlessly. This is a French man speaking about his experiences in his French origins and environment…. And your response was to drag in a completely unrelated nation of people and push fault on them for something they are completely unrelated bcuz you hold a predetermined beliefs that’s America is full of “stupid things”. You are a bigot, a xenophobic one in particular. Edit: Also “France is a very strong comic book culture” … As is America. America and Japan are the dominant comic book markets and cultures, and have been for a long time… with France/Belgium and Korea/China coming right behind them.

[@icyhotyt9350]

Tony and whyt both are inspiration for wannabe manga artist from over the world who are not from Japan

[@iKickBullies]

I'd be so damn sad if He quit, legit Radiant has become one of my things I look at for motivation.