What Makes A Good Character Design?

[@adrianpaul1985]

using shapes to define a character? yeah phineas and ferb did that to the extreme.

[@oliviavazquezrojas7208]

XD

[@SingeScorcher]

I mean you're not wrong. I've never seen a single episode, but just from memes and the occasional clip I know that Phineas is the "schemer" always coming up with some crazy idea for how to have fun over the Summer, and likewise Ferb is a bit of a stoic who's always there to see things through. Their designs sell who they are really well.

[@hellcat_6539]

@@SingeScorcher the creator means it literally too; if u look at it phineas looks like a p and ferb looks like and f

[@KazuhaEien]

We all remember how Phineas looks forward...

[@adrianpaul1985]

@@KazuhaEien W O/\O \-/

[@SuperMissigNo]

Bruh, Araki gave personality to a frickin city just by character design. Morioh is the main character in part 4

[@SketcherSquared]

Ambulance*

[@reikae__]

@@SketcherSquared lmao

[@goggles8691]

Also Araki (probably) "When were they in morioh?"

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

Truly a beautiful duwang

[@saadmanalam7283]

@@SketcherSquared The hero doesn't always necessarily have to be the protagonist.

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

“It shows that Jotaro, despite how he looks, is still of school age” Me, whose never watched JoJo: I’m sorry, he’s *what*

[@ahmed4363]

Yes. He's 17 in the pictures shown in the video

[@megaclaw56]

He's 27 in part 4 and 40 something in part 6 but he still looks the same.

[@OkitaSoujiFGO]

@@salsachicken4206 fax

[@tvfhwd]

@Captain Zorc ikr he looks younger

[@yarielrobles9003]

To be fair, I was 6'4" and had a full beard at 17 so it's not that unlikely

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

"Who's that Pokemon?" is basically character silhouette design in a nutshell.

[@zulthyr1852]

Iiiit's... Jotaro!

[@adhsjdhjas1725]

Yesss

[@mr.sandman7339]

"It's Voltorb" "Nope! It's Jigglypuff as seen from above"

[@brickabang]

You thought it was a pokemon, but it was I DIO

[@nevergonnagiveyouup1180]

@@mr.sandman7339 ITS PIKACHU ITS CLEFAIRY FUUUUU-

[@JetJenkins]

"background-chan" is an amazing term.

[@jessevasquez1239]

Jet Jenkins your profile picture is fabulous

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I remember an image with the typical anime school class labeled "guess the main character" All of them could qualify.

[@kermitshinei7813]

Nice profile pic

[@TrickyTrickyFox]

Never next to the door, sometimes in the middle-front, almost always somewhere in the back next to the window

[@iamhungey12345]

Sometimes she could be the best girl but we barely get to see her.

[@CrazyBorisProduction]

Dang, I wish I'd watched this earlier before designing a bunch of characters. My character design strategy was 'Make the cool guys look cool'.

[@johnnyjoestar7107]

Crazy Boris Productions There are two kinds of people; the people who do this, and liars.

[@Sleksin]

Some of the designs I've seen of yours sort of actually fit what's described here, even if not intentionally. Take, say, Ocho and Apophis from Dungeon Dynamite. Ocho (is that how it's spelt?) looks like he'd be confident, care about his appearance and try to be the star of the show. Apophis fits the shape geometry decently as well, being very square to suggest the reliability and rounded edges, which fit to his more quiet and supporting role. This shape logic could be applied to Euler as well. In short, claim credit for good character design and run for the hills.

[@azharp9391]

i've got no complaints about the characters, soo.... yeah. You keep doing you

[@vihurah9554]

Yours do communicate. The mark of good character designers is when you can convey the messages without intended to. If your mind can just feel the characters as they are, your doing it right

[@peynnep6483]

I was thinking to make the characters looks good, have possibly good persenality, and fit when placed together

[@alonelyperson6031]

I clicked for Jojo. Stayed to understand the meaning of character design. Wasn't disappointed.

[@lancewilliams6614]

A Lonely Person I came to learn about character design I stayed for taiga

[@lancewilliams6614]

Damn wasn’t expecting to see best girl taiga , what a pleasant surprise

[@reroman3950]

I clicked for jojo I stayed for jojo I was jojoed

[@pollydador2736]

@@reroman3950 same smh

[@grimble707]

Came for JoJo Stayed for JoJo JoJoed for JoJo JoJo? Jo-Jo

[@danielwu6891]

_sees jotaro in thumbnail_ Jojo fans: *_I've seen enough, I'm satisfied._*

[@araara8875]

*PROCEEDS TO TAKE OVER COMMENT SECTION*

[@dancho0012]

YES

[@DABUNGINATOR]

nice profile pic

[@ItSquishy]

@@DABUNGINATOR wholesome reunion

[@juice3287]

MOOD

[@chingchenghanjisuperidol9933]

Saitama is so easy to recognize, he literally just an egg bro

[@PowerK1]

LMAO

[@rnggamer3706]

eggxactly

[@oro-515]

FineRNG- Eggcelent joke, bro

[@krakenskull2557]

Genos can draw him in 20 seconds

[@ГенриПолухин]

Saw him at a store the other day.

[@thebananamelon5065]

I've never watched Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, but I never forgot his design once I first saw him

[@vibing6530]

I want to watch it now. I've seen many videos about it and it looks cool

[@vibing6530]

@yeetmaster 123 alrighty

[@yeahoh2222]

SAMEE

[@krishnagodale3200]

yeetmaster 123 what kind of a degenerate says part 1 is boring?

[@Corgiॐ]

ew

[@TheAfro889]

How to make a character: Step 1: Think of a Muscular Greek Statue Step 2: Put gangster clothes on them

[@siriusk1453]

You mean Jojo?

[@erandidi6518]

@@siriusk1453 LMAOOOO

[@rileysvidsnstuff]

Giorno!

[@nugget8967]

Bam perfect

[@durgeshgurav9717]

GioGio

[@juanrodriguez9971]

One thing I would like to add, a good character design works in basically EVERY art style, not only in a single one, using that certain color palette, those clothes, that body type, and even the size comparison with other character in the universe, just watch at some The Simpsons intros, they change the art in a lot of them to things completely different and redesigning all character for fit in that art style, but even then that base for the character is still recognisable and tell what you need to know about the character.

[@peaceomolola9230]

WHO AAAAAAAAAAAAAASKKEEED?

[@juanrodriguez9971]

@@peaceomolola9230 People who know me, unlike you who keeps replying to people who don't care about your existence because nobody loves you.

[@peaceomolola9230]

@@juanrodriguez9971 bruh if a simpson character were put in hollow knight format they'd look like shiz so....

[@shi-chan5779]

@@peaceomolola9230 Bro wtf

[@peaceomolola9230]

@@shi-chan5779 ? Im spitting facts

[@edwardvasquezlowe6201]

i’m gonna admit, seeing joseph old in part 4 almost made me cry

[@xqueenn5012]

Meowdy

[@mrluthfians01]

Yeah, me too

[@koino7716]

same i just cant stand seeing him like that :(

[@ismayonnaiseaninstrument8706]

I love Joseph I NEVER want him to die

[@lycorasshe3416]

You're not alone

[@H34vy_M4gm4]

"Triangle means danger" Phineas: I just had the best idea!

[@shreddedcardigan3972]

To be fair, his ideas are kinda dangerous for a kid to be doing.

[@checkyourwall]

I mean he *IS* dangerous imagine if he is a villain with his ability to invent and build such a thing we never knew what je can do with it

[@riograndedosulball248]

Ramiel the 5th Angel: *silent anger*

[@GimOA]

That's why Ferbs head is rectangular, he's reliable at cleaning up Phineas messes.

[@Imjudah-]

I saw someone also say a triangle represents edge, so I thought “phineas do be do ba be making school shooting jokes”

[@kayagorzan]

"Two belts" slang meaning 1) Fat 2)Jotaro Kujo

[@2350CST]

1) Fatass 2) Badass

[@lelouchvibritannia777]

@@2350CST That moment when the reply is better than the comment

[@floofbirb4436]

i love how it is just showing ceasar's headband just to subtly remind you of joseph's sins.

[@ingemar8123]

You mean 1) big fat shlong*

[@jevil9076]

Jotaro: O R A

[@johnnyscocktaeil7875]

One of the character design mistakes (I believe) are stereotypical anime face. If all of the characters have the same face shape, it would be hard to vary them. The reason why I like JBA and other old animes they have varieties of faces and identity. If anime faces varied, you can make all the characters memorable.

[@fabriceghazi2118]

You're right. Animes like JJBA, One Piece, Demon slayer, etc has one of the best character designs in anime. Because the designs defines it personality traits while still maintaining it's distinct look.

[@ayejay_fuentes5000]

There are also character designs that have this same face syndrome but can be depicted through their hair, which is possible to differentiate personality in a glance if done properly

[@connergalles7106]

Great opinion

[@leah8894]

The eyes. The eyes can totally make or break a character design. You can’t really put cute baby eyes on a reserved, introverted, cold guy and make it make sense.

[@vshredder4656]

@@fabriceghazi2118 no not demon slayer the characters have eyes bigger then half there head with a 1 cm nose and no chin

[@futurestrangeofficial]

any video praiseing and actually analyzing Jotaro Kujo is one I support

[@BeyondBaito]

I think it's funny in the case for Evangelion where Shinji's design is very simple but he manages to stick out perfectly.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

That's part of what makes him so great. He's not a stylized or over the top character like most anime protagonists. He's just a kid in way over his head and everything about him reflects that. His lack of visual flair makes him stand out against the more vibrant designs of characters like Misato, Rei, Asuka and even Gendo with his iconic pose. He looks like a normal person surrounded by anime characters. Even comparing him to someone like Light from Death Note, Shinji never gets those moments of visual flair and stylization that accompany Light's more powerful moments. Both look like normal people but Shinji is treated as mundane visually. The story wouldn't work if he was anything else.

[@billylionisnotagoat]

matching him to the fucking nuts environment of Evangelion in world full of colour he is black and white :)

[@popkis.]

Same with Akame ga kill

[@rustyshackle8000]

That's a sign of a great design. The Persona series has some really great design, especially in 5, where everyone can simultaneously blend into a crowd, yet unique enough to easily stand out to us.

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

notice how his shirt tucks in sliming his waist, which gives him a femanine look, along with his lanky limbs and shy smile it suggest a fragile but kind hearted being. Its incredible how somthing so small can make such a huge impact on the character.

[@linjun]

Chooses Jotaro for a good character design, man of culture

[@greatgodpan5001]

DeadMemes NeedToStayDead or gangstar Giorno

[@igbinedion6410]

@G O D or crippled Johnny

[@frds_skce]

@@igbinedion6410 or amnesiac josuke

[@yarnhatter1632]

Other than Giorno, Jotaro has the most iconic character design on JoJo. (And DIO of course)

[@yarnhatter1632]

@@heusant sure.

[@HeckinRyan]

my man jotaro needs two belts to contain his audacity

[@w_ldan]

Man need two belt to contain his Ball of -Steel- Platinum.

[@pavi-hd3xo]

@@w_ldan *Stardust of platinum

[@person_man9278]

@@pavi-hd3xo i don't even know anymore

[@magentapurpleyap5566]

You mean his enormous Badassness

[@artophile7777]

@@magentapurpleyap5566 You mean his ENORMOUS ...... *YOU FELL FOR IT, YOU FOOL!!!* *THUNDER CROSS SPLIT ATTACK!!!!!*

[@morgan5670]

when designing characters I like to follow an 80/20 rule, where 80% of the character's design makes sense and tells a story, and if I want, I can use that last 20% just to add flair and style that may not mean anything. Usually though, I chose something that seems in character for the person I've just created, so at least it still ties in and now you know this kid really like bugs or space or cats, etc.

[@crocuslament9680]

This is good advice.

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

80/20 for main characters and a 70/30 for side characters. 👍

[@EllaAngeli]

Ya

[@erojerisiz1571]

It actually hurts seeing how much older Joseph is at part 4

[@sapphiresoul6655]

Smug Megumin In the end of part 4 Araki said Joseph became healthy (like part 3) again. Yay!

[@moonrock07]

Sapphiresoul really? I didn’t know that

[@Scazoid]

I guess he goes back to his hamon training

[@mitsunikisdiary]

@@sapphiresoul6655 oh, really?? omg omg omg.. but what about Suzie Q?

[@loisrabies8713]

He’s just more huggable

[@Llanowar_Kitten]

One aspect of character design you didn't mention which I think can be used to really interesting effect is posture. Some really good examples of this are Griffith from Berserk (always regal with a raised chin, open solders and and arched back) or Spike from Cowboy Bebop (slouched with eyes peering up and hunched, closed shoulders). What's interesting about this to me is how it's one of the elements of character design that can subtly change near instantly. In the final arc of the Bebop anime, Spike straitens up into an aggressive, defiant stance whereas at the start of the third act of the Golden Age arc in Berserk, Griffith can do nothing but slouch and withdraw, indicating a psychological change accompanying the physical trauma he suffered.

[@larrylovehandle8472]

John McDaniel interesting observation

[@ImASillyName]

A principal of cartoons is the centre of mass line, if you look at Tom and Jerry the line was used to communicate motion however the same principle can be applied to stature and gravitas which is why Griffith always appears regal.

[@PrettyDamnDandy]

John McDaniel this is actually a very important aspect in my opinion. When space dandy was still airing (mind you this was my first anime) and I saw the way he walked and stood I knew his personality was in relation to Spike from cowboy bebop DESPITE not having not seen bebop at that time and only knowing of it from other media, and I was spot on in thinking so. Posture conveys the character's personality more so than things like clothes in my opinion, similar to real people. Someone can wear the same clothes but their posture will still distinguish their characteristics.

[@benglaser1345]

And Guts will almost exclusively stand, or sit, in either an aggressive or defensive stance. He can stand tall, with a massive sword across his back, ready to beat down demons and men alike. Or he can take up a stance devoted to shielding Casca. Another example is probably most prominent in the Golden Age arc as Guts sleeps with his sword, often perched against an object, seemingly protecting it.

[@cooldude6269]

I sit inside playing video games and drawing useless stuff all day and my posture is perfect come at me

[@edgypolarbear8931]

Jotaro's hat IS his hair.

[@tacticalbarstool3385]

Well some of his hat is hair

[@outcastfishing2957]

No his hat comes of in one of the episodes and it shows it's ripped

[@infitinet7705]

Part 4: jotaro is the hat

[@Speed_Zamaa]

Wow he really must take hours in the morning to brush his hair like that PD : i don't watch jojo, so i have no idea about that tall gentleman

[@professionellerkanal4947]

@@Speed_Zamaa ,,Gentleman"

[@lime4980]

And catchphrases. Especially YARE YARE DAZE. I hear it every time I see jotaro

[@crocuslament9680]

I see Jotaro every time I hear it. I hear it every time I hear the word daze. That catchphrase will never leave me.

[@joshualontoc4465]

With Joseph; it's either OH MAH GAAHD, SANADA BEEETCH, or SHIIIIIZAAAAA

[@YataTheFifteenth]

MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA WRYYYYYYY

[@vladprus4019]

And musical themes. Like "Stardust Crusaders" is plaing in my head when Jotaro is doing something badass or saying "Yare yare".

[@yarnhatter1632]

YES YES YES Y E S

[@hyperionrobit3090]

Jotaro's belts are also symbolic of Caesar's headband.

[@xviinaichi3793]

Ya was about to say

[@doppled]

SHIIIIZZZAAAAAAAAA

[@anonanonson9489]

@@doppled ✝

[@davidhong1934]

Apparently, in Japan, it's considered "cool" to wear a lot of unnecessary belts. His fashion is more of a cultural statement than anything.

[@lisettealvarado6708]

@@xviinaichi3793 el il HD n hm nook uh fig br 7p

[@tsardudebroii]

I’d say that the Team Fortress 2’s designs are really good.

[@ingenieromanarchive7631]

Yeah, they designs reflect their personalities and ocupations as mercenaries

[@Dr.JonathanCrane]

@@ingenieromanarchive7631 tf2 designs are actually amazing considering how basic they are

[@ingenieromanarchive7631]

@@Dr.JonathanCrane you are right dude

[@lag00n54]

@@Dr.JonathanCrane simple but effective literally put a silhouette on them and easily distinguishable

[@faizanhejazi8080]

MEDIC

[@johnncat2277]

Fun fact! In fashion Design school, they taught us that fashion sketching is 8-9 heads rather than 7. That may relate to why jojo characters are that tall

[@Bonovasitch]

Considering how Araki also takes very liberal influences from high fashion and artists like Paul Gauguin and Antonio Lopez to generate his character designs I'd say you're spot on

[@ramonzapato1350]

You know why?

[@johnncat2277]

@@ramonzapato1350 why is it 8 heads? Well there's no concrete reason why. Some theorise that the "ideal" height for showing clothi g is 5"8 at the time or it helps with pattern making of the garment

[@csabaweisz8791]

@@Bonovasitch Araki literally collaberated with Gucci in a clothing line, and is the only manga artist to date to be featured in the Louvre. Man is part of high fashion, and he earned that place

[@Lollol-ty2nx]

E

[@yinnyonline]

I've always admired attack on titan for having very clear character distinctions without using bizarre details like hair and eye colors

[@phantomoftheedge3116]

yinny I love AOT

[@sanguineregis5354]

Now that you mention it, AOT does have very distinct characters

[@Kasuyaki007]

AoT is good at making variations of body shapes and faces. for examples, Annie and Hanji have aquiline noses which is quite rare in anime, and i find them appealing and unique at the same time

[@camilaa.229]

But then we have Nifa, but nobody talks about Nifa...

[@livlaughloveanime]

That was one of the first things I noticed in AoT! In so much anime the characters have the exact same faces, and their hair and eye color are the only way you can tell them apart. In Attack on Titan, the characters all have unique features

[@AnakinFury]

“Iconic character designs..” *Laughs in Phineas and Ferb*

[@SommerSen]

*laughs in Doritos*

[@SommerSen]

@Señorita You cant do that! You created a *LAUGH PARADOX!!!* DONT MESS WITH THE COMEDY. You have to U N D E R S T A N D the comedy! ...*Laughs in Mario*

[@simontheseventh]

I mean they just serve to reinforce his points. Shapes of their heads can tell us quite a bit about their respective personalities.

[@田中青梅]

*Laughs in laughs*

[@Nisowyd]

stevenazx *laughs in plain potato*

[@catlamp9894]

How to draw a good character: Step 1: Draw Joseph Joestar (any age) Step 2: Celebrate

[@userNEREMAR]

YES! YES! YES!

[@Cat-meow-Cat]

OH MY GOOWWD!

[@HEXcrimson]

*NICEU NICEU* *_VERY NICEU CAT LAMPUH CHAN_*

[@chokovok7231]

HOOORRRY SHIT

[@akleins2770]

Not to be rude but I wasnt a very big fan of his design, I think jotaro or even Jonothan looks better

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

Giorno: -Likes doughnuts -Has huge chest muscles -Ladybug favorite animal -Rather to stay out of mainstream fashion -Has a dream

[@snaptia]

I, Giorno Giovanna, have a dream

[@rymaix]

Kono Giorno Giovanna ni wa yume ga aru

[@Albedomikans]

@@rymaix ho mukatte kuru no ka

[@nibieodude7689]

Ah yes Ladybug is an animal

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

@@nibieodude7689 Can you tell me what do you think they are before being sarcastic? Plants? Fungi?

[@user-zk7rk2lo5b]

I love how Jojo fans can take over every comment section. It must be a work of a stand.

[@gerbiluwu]

This must be the work of an enemy stand! ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ

[@FxmemesFox]

lol

[@loisrabies8713]

We have a group stand yes

[@hexagonpentagon2542]

@@loisrabies8713 I'm guessing Remote Romance

[@buhoneroa5321]

fuck off

[@zaweelafnaan4407]

Me: how many comment sections are you going to take over?! JoJo fans: how many slice of bread have you eaten in your life?

[@thepageturner1149]

Dammit he knows

[@wilson_brb5070]

slices of bread 5, entire bread i dunno

[@josephge4223]

Eh, 12.

[@diandracats]

JO JO

[@diandracats]

GULH-DEN-WEEND

[@dionotdio]

Jotaros design is so good, that even drawn in it's simplest form it looks bad ass Just look at my pfp, Rodrick went from a chad to a C H A D in no time

[@erojerisiz1571]

Looks more like Rodrick, which actually fits better

[@onion4550]

Sad Kakyoin noises*

[@sinistrecigogne]

That made me laugh more than it should've.

[@succboah2000]

@Captain Tuko Its more like *OOOOOHHHHH MY GOD!!!!*

[@cherrykid161]

Damn you're right!

[@hungryninja123]

When he talked about Jotaro I picked up my statue of him and it was like a virtual tour.

[@spaghetto9836]

Nice lol

[@kowareyasuki]

😭😭😭😭😭😭lmfaoooo

[@chipsalancienne3080]

Lmaooo

[@KILLERMANGO-mi1cx]

In my opinion Good character design is a design that compliments the personality of the character. For example when I first sore Bakugo first thing I thought is he an delinquent

[@柳-r4l]

Why getting spoiled about a character's personality by his character design is good ?

[@Parrooo]

@@柳-r4l because it makes them incredibly recognizable

[@alis_the_kiwi]

Well, it depends on what type of show you are going for. If you are going for much action, characters with standing out design work, because you can't really mix them and you get to know them even in fight scenes

[@柳-r4l]

@@Parrooo But why something easily recognizable is necessarily good ? That means if a charadesign doesn't reflect the character personality is bad ?

[@Parrooo]

@@柳-r4l because if you don't have a good visual memory, you may confuse with who the characters are, especially if there are two of them that look similar. Also, a good design makes the character more "special", along with their personality. Cuz while the personality makes the character's decisions, the design, as we said, makes their recognizability.

[@natsumenatsume8708]

The great thing about Jotaro as well is that just by making his uniform white in Part 4, he gives off a strong visual indication of a captain, which not only reflects his maturity and occupation, but also his transition from high school punk but to his new role within the group of leader and mentor. It makes him look reliable, wise and and like he is in control.

[@tatarsauce6314]

Natsume Natsume *ocean man*

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

Natsume Natsume And then part 6 messed it all up! (Seriously STARS!? Shouldn’t young Jotaro wear that type of stuff?)

[@delusionalnoodles]

Not to mention that his new hat is his actual wedding ring, as he’s married a dolphin.

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

Not_Sleepy is this seriously canon?

[@delusionalnoodles]

PersonMan Productions I wish it was.

[@karidyas00]

Of course, of course! It all comes back to *narrative!* As a designer this is always an important reminder. Once you have a certain amount of technical skill anyone can make a visually appealing character design, but what you've brought up here is what separates a pretty design from an effective one. Taking the example girl from the start, her design's fine, cute even, but there's no *narrative* - nothing to tell us who she is or what she stands for outside of "cute girl" in a show full of cute girls. Personality comes from their stories, their history, what they've done and what they want to tell the world about themselves, and an effective character design should reflect that. Excellently presented and explained, thank you. This has got me excited to design some characters! 💪

[@Alienrun]

Good comment haha! :D

[@spacecase2485]

youve summed it up perfectly.

[@divinkitty9452]

Going off of this, the cute girl (forgive me, it's been a long time since I watched Toradora) and Taiga go to the same school and are restricted in what they can present themselves with. A good designer will see past the uniform. If you look at Taiga she's grouchy and is a slob. Both of these aspects are reflected in her character design. She's short (a common trope of short characters is they are either childish, child-like, or quick to anger), she always carries a scowl, and her hair looks rather messy compared to the other girl's more straight hair. It's not a perfect design, as in there's definitely more they could have done with it, but it is a very easy design to glance at and get an immediate opinion of the character.

[@tsubomikido8960]

I honestly think the girl's design is better than you and SEW give it credit for. Her long, dark hair is a common characteristic of anime girls who are meant to be beautiful. Unlike the girl on the left, it's also symmetrical and thus pleasing to the eye. This tells us that she takes care of herself and her looks. The girl in the middle can't be a fashion model, because she's obviously shy, based on her eyes. I haven't seen the show myself, but from the clips I've seen, I'm also pretty sure the blue haired girl's taller and more... well endowed than the orange haired chick. Again, common traits of a beautiful character.

[@androidgamer1112]

Making a good character: 1: Make him 195 cm tall 2: Extremely buff 3: Give him a hat 4: Make him look like always pissed off / Or always funny

[@athyzkyh]

short answer: jotaro

[@residentkane]

I'm sorry, him? Characters can't be female anymore?

[@carnivorze1052]

@@residentkane Its Jojo so Jolyne

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

Unpopular opinion: Stone Ocean not canon. Araki made all characters female just for rebuild our heterosexuality.

[@blokvader8283]

@@residentkane Its referencing Jotaro Kujo. In this case, no, Jotaro isn't female

[@Ozzzyyyyyyyy]

Araki: *creates the heroic badass look* Also araki after part 4: if I don't see any skin you're committing a sin

[@blokvader8283]

I guess you must not have seen Jonathan's croptop lol

[@shirendjorgee9320]

@@blokvader8283 or Joseph’s. Or the pillar men who literally only wear underwear.

[@Clovercoin]

*proceeds to kill characters who don't show enough skin*

[@Musicalquest]

@@Clovercoin*cries in diego brando*

[@Lollol-ty2nx]

E

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

How to draw a good character: Draw Bruno Buccelati Congratulations.

[@yousufahmed5627]

Isn't it Bruno bucciarati

[@Freefork]

How to make a good character design: Take a Sonic character then change its color. YEAH! THIS IS HAPPENIN'!

[@parhammhss4848]

@@yousufahmed5627 no read the manga it's buccelati in the manga. i think because of copyright they changed it in the anime

[@yousufahmed5627]

@@parhammhss4848 it depends on the translator it seems, on the JoJo wiki is says bucciarati but in brackets (buccialati)

[@davidhong1934]

Freefork You charlatan. A true artist draws SHADOW in a different color.

[@ggggggygg]

50% of comments are normal *200% COMMENTS IS ABOUT JOJO*

[@Slammatoro]

Joven Sanchez for some odd reason stand users seem to be drawn to each other

[@theenraged9726]

This must be the work of an enemy stand.

[@pre_crumb3387]

Okay so what’s wrong?

[@hiroshi7025]

^Found the fan who feels concerned. As you're looking for a "bad" reason, imo, it somehow casts shadow on potential pieces of advice or interesting comments. But hey, "iS iT a JoJo ReFeReNcE ?"

[@NotABirdd]

200+50=250% ? Which is more than 100%? Are you stupid or something?

[@cleary5727]

0:41 Joseph when he tryin to find Dio

[@blokvader8283]

Mans has to destroy one every single time he wants to see something

[@planktongunslinger5730]

Even Dio has a better version of Hermit Purple

[@itsjustme5097]

Lmao

[@margisuryoa]

How to draw perfect character Step 1: Draw Gyro zeppeli BOOOM!! DONE

[@Mepphy99]

Piiiizza mozarela

[@eddiedombrowski1960]

Weird way to spell Speedwagon.

[@223antemerediem2]

@@eddiedombrowski1960 Stroheim*

[@vesselofadam]

Did you mean speedwagon, or maybe Stroheim? Maybe you meant kakyoin, doppio.. jee idk

[@beanhunter4647]

@@justaguy6224 Hol horse wants to know your location

[@STEP6192]

Yeah, Jojo's author sure knows how is done. He has his style but he also has STYLE. I can never forget those first 3 arcs. Man! I wish Battle Tendency would've lasted more more more! (I also think the landscape has a factor here)

[@koino7716]

battle tendency was such a great part, i really wanted more episodes in it though too

[@frds_skce]

Well, araki artstyle tends to change between different part. But they all are great imo

[@thulx3997]

How to make a good character design: Step 1: *_J O J O_* Step 2:

[@jeboyconner4334]

Step 3: ??? Step 4: *P R O F I T*

[@shishimaakaao663]

Yes Yes Yes Yes

[@WynnofThule]

@@shishimaakaao663 YES

[@triscuitt]

Step 2 was scraped away by ZA HANDO

[@user-cj9zy9td5l]

Step 6: more JOJO

[@benjamina6618]

Jotaro's part 3 design consists of triangles and squares, representing his outer agressive/rude nature, and still showing his reliability. In part 4, he has less triangularity, showing that he has matured and is more calm.

[@Musicalquest]

all the jotaros presented by the stonks man part 3 jotaro:angery part 4 jotaro:Kalm part 5 jotaro:.. Part 6 jotaro:NOT STONKS part 8 jotaro:flert

[@chocolatebar6785]

@@Musicalquest part 8 jotaro: female

[@oboretaiwritingch.2077]

Which is where the issue comes in that the majority of anime characters these days seem to borrow from the same archetype. This often goes beyond merely their visual appearance but down to their personality. The most glaring example is the typical protagonist. Average male age 15-18 with medium build, short black or brown hair, tends to be below average in terms of academic intelligence. If weapons are concerned, then they are most likely a swordsman. The message is clear, they're supposed to represent the target audience reading/watching these stories, they are designed as such for the sake of relatability, but I kinda consider this a bullshit thing to center your protagonist, the pivot of your story around. Protagonist looking/acting like a Japanese pleb doesn't actually make them more reliable, when you think about it. I can relate to Yugioh characters just fine, even if I don't have their otherworldly mind crushing hair, I can relate to Johnny Joestar better than Kirito even if I'm not a blonde paraplegic in the 19th century. "Relatability" is something a character should act out, not a mere indication that they should be a mask for the audience to pick up and wear. What making a protagonist a "default" design ended up just making them drown in the pool of billions of other 15-18 years old short, black haired protagonist, making them unable to stand out. It's a "safe play" in the way that you're not actually accomplishing anything by playing this safe.

[@freshlymemed5680]

Thats why JoJo is great, less edgy more romance to the era they were made in, such as Josuke (Part 4) during the whole "juvenile delinquent" buzz.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

> below average intelligence That's why I love Lelouch.

[@carlbloke8797]

Freshly Memed Jotaro was still great in his Part 3 design

[@pixelpudding3914]

I’m making a manga as a fun side project and I tried to make the main character,Sayuri Fujasaki’s design intersting: Sayuri wears pink cat stockings and a striped tie instead of white socks and a black tie.This way you can tell she isn’t very rule abiding but due to the fact the accessories Sayuri is meant to be cute you can tell she isn’t a delinquent.Her shoes are white instead of black and Sayuri drew hearts on the back with a permanent marker.Sayuri drawing on her shoes can also tell you,along with a backpack with drawings and doodles she did herself are meant to show off Sayuri likes art. This is just her uniform by the way Sayuri has an assassin outfit too but I’ll stop at that

[@rabburtt1841]

Also almost every anime girl is basically a upside down triangle with colored hair and maybe abnormally large eyes

[@krwrie]

"Jotaro's hat is thorn at the back" Explain his part 4 or 5 appearance.

[@wafflies8790]

Less torn?

[@CardZed]

@@wafflies8790 at this point his hat just merged with his hair

[@wafflies8790]

@@CardZed he dyed it to fuse with his hair

[@mitsunikisdiary]

@@CardZed he's bald and his hat is a wig hat

[@floofbirb4436]

h i s p a r t 5 a p p e a r a n c e

[@meme4k]

How to do the perfect caracter: 1. Draw Speedwagon

[@waffles6280]

SpeeedwaGGGOOOOONnnn

[@shootingstar9538]

Speedwaifu

[@orbamar9205]

JOESTAR SAN

[@godofdoor6558]

You misspelt YOU FOOL! THUNDER CROSS SPLIT ATTACK!

[@moonrock07]

god of door haha I saw this coming

[@_neon-xeon_3966]

Thank you so much for this I am a 13 year old who is writing and drawing a story by myself, and I am putting everything including my heart and soul into creating something that will be great and will be loved by people in the future You have helped me greatly at designing my own characters

[@fabriceghazi2118]

I will be interested of what your career in the future takes you.

[@necoarclover7001]

How's It going?

[@masteryodawhoisdummythicc1864]

We'll be watching your career with great interest

[@landlockedcroat1554]

lol

[@boop3nowurded538]

16. Doing this with my best friend. I have a looot more work to do but i hope i can make it in the future.

[@isultansultangaliev5852]

Jotaro's cap kills me every time I see it, especially in part 4.

[@paradoxacres1063]

What's with his *sleeves*, though..? Why are they so colourful lol

[@AuspexAO]

Because the crocodile pants were sold out.

[@jaidev3795]

iSultan Sultangaliev Exactly

[@currentlyabigpileofmhatras2242]

Yare yare...

[@joeda900]

What cap? He's decorating his hair....

[@Voron2115]

90% of anime girls = clone wars troopers lol

[@dreamingblue3939]

yup lol

[@CaptRex501st]

Dis not the Clones. They are cool

[@firefly_0619]

Facts

[@demonminer8093]

but even the clones have good character design. a rigidness that tells us that they are uniform, with the same shapes for every trooper, symbolizing an almost hive mind of perfect structure, with the square frames of their bodies showing that even within their ranks they are orderly without fail. The only difference between each trooper is the color of their armor, all leading up with stronger colors until black, signifying rank at first glance.

[@LinnyUwU]

Someone hasn't watched The Clone Wars.

[@purplex360]

"slick and stylish superheroes" Mumen rider: *pedalling in the background* Don't mind me, it's just my screen time

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

The worst part is, if he knew he was in a cartoon he would acctually say that.

[@mgsgamer8340]

Your character can be a literal furry, your character can look like a stalactite and your character can have lips for a head for god’s sake! BUT PLEASE, give it good description and development!!!

[@bekkfxst]

This just in: your character cannot be a literal furry.

[@cow-stealin-gal]

Werewolves: Are we a joke to you?

[@cyberpunkfashionblyawesome]

Does anyone know this anine 2:13

[@diediedice]

@@cyberpunkfashionblyawesome it's Please Tell Me! Galko-chan

[@seeforkat]

noelle deltarune

[@hinaz6657]

No one: Joseph: Actually getting old in anime

[@OkitaSoujiFGO]

only character that actually ages

[@thebaconguy1661]

He’s the only one who actually gets old, yet he’s still not f*cking dead.

[@evilnet1]

You know what actually doesn't get old? Kayoin, Avdol, etc.

[@planktongunslinger5730]

He got vampire blood

[@infitinet7705]

Lol but he is the only one that li- nothing nothing

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

I picked the blue haired girl because her hair wasn't a natural hair colour making her more unique.

[@justbny9278]

A Person With a Name i wouldn't say unique, but more attention calling.

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

Just BØNY Still, you're more likely to remember something that's different from the rest aren't you?

[@seignee]

A Person With a Name her hair had highlights that's why I picked her

[@thatnerdygaywerewolf9559]

She was the only one not blankly staring forward, and thus the only one I could imagine having any characterization at all.

[@rizzolaroux]

So... purple is a natural hair color?

[@drbone3959]

funny how Luffy has a very simple design compared to other OP characters and yet stands out the most

[@goku21youtub]

well oda is a design genius , onepiece has the most diverse cartoon character lineup of every existing comic

[@squareroot9423]

ulf ulf ulf One Piece is a mastetpiece

[@YayaFeiLong]

It's rare to have a protagonist that's so visually _unappealing_ -- I mean Luffy's dressed in rags, he's skinny as a twig, and he always has that goofy grin on his face. He looks ridiculous, but that's what makes him so unique. Saitama is the same.

[@goku21youtub]

but luffy also looks adorable in a way like a child, with lots of charisma and sympathy , that like out of a text book for animated characters

[@YayaFeiLong]

Yeah, but those "good" traits personality-wise are paired with "bad" (or ugly) traits appearance-wise. But that's what makes him such a memorable character.

[@that_guy55]

The best and most iconic character designs: 1.jotaro 2.[this was deleted by ZA HANDO] 3.joseph

[@Naenae-vj4qp]

I know the 2. [REDACTED] give me dios bone

[@Neabeats._]

I saw Jotaro, I clicked

[@basiosrasian225]

Just A Random Guy same

[@eggmorp5326]

Jojo in thumbnail is basically clickbait

[@r.b7308]

Same

[@shinyscizor500]

Same

[@visceralangels]

I clicked from those 3 characters in the thumbnail Theyre all from animes i like

[@kobesedg23]

lets be honest, jotaro wouldn't lose in the game "who's the protag"

[@anonecki]

I mean, you *could* mistake Speedweed for the main character if you haven't seen the show. I know my friend did.

[@ramp8536]

i want to mistake speedwagon for a protag because *he is*

[@JHMTG]

Jotaro isn't the protagonist, Polnareff is

[@lucian5389]

Kobe Sedg actually most people who see him at first glance would assume he is just a brute or bad guy so probably not

[@clor5560]

Kobe Sedg Unless if Yugi is involved. He could win literally any game of who's the protagonist with that hair.

[@frogmanxyz1997]

My teacher showed this to our character design class. Good work Wolf.

[@hippotripo6145]

Jotaro wearing two belts so that he can have his pants unbuttoned: *Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.*

[@Bane_Amesta]

Watching this again, I remembered that there's a picture of a younger Jotaro with his hat looking brand new, which I'm reading as that hat was a gift from his mother, and he love it so much that he never takes it away (like Arnold and his tiny hat) which caused to ended so torn away in the end. And that is a sign that despite his cold attitude he truly love his mother.

[@greenestsweater5822]

One of the best character designs is Mob from "Mob Psycho 100". Mob wears nothing of any significance and moves like a robot without emotion which is exactly what the character is, Mob is simply a boy who is boring.

[@Pomonapimpsugarfree]

Mob is one of my favorite characters, he has so many layers he’s almost an ogre s2 went so hard

[@DJChiefX197]

@@boltmix7294 Case in point, Touhou Project series creator, ZUN.

[@Sh1tjefferys]

That is literally my favorite show. Not only that but each character has the only design

[@colorbar.s]

I picked up the first manga of Mob Psycho 100 and Jojo's bizarre adventure on the same day and while those styles are the complete opposite, I 100% prefer Mob. It adds to the humor and it's way less stiff than Jojo is. Even on just the cover you can tell ONE is a fantastic artist. The parts where he's at the cult meeting and forced to drink milk have so much detail while still keeping the style. Just because it's simple and the lines are a bit jiggly doesn't mean it's bad. The hands for example are not something a bad artist could draw. It's a joke manga and the style adds to it. Just because it doesn't look particularly anime doesn't mean it's trash. If mob psycho was in a stereotypical anime style, it wouldn't work.

[@guangdong6805]

@@colorbar.s Which part was it? Araki's art changes over time. Part 7 & 8 are extremely beautiful, while parts 1 & 2 are more or less have ridiculous body porportions that honestly aren't very good.

[@lifadysi9418]

Ryuko, Jotaro, Kamina, and an interesting title... I pretty much had to tap (I'm on a smartphone) on this video.

[@thepanthar]

before i watch this. is ryuko on the list?

[@greenestsweater5822]

@@thepanthar Ryuko isn' mentioned in the video.

[@thepanthar]

@@greenestsweater5822 :(

[@dcardigan13]

that's also why I clicked the video. I also wanted to know Ryuko's name and what anime she's from

[@pougetguillaume4632]

@@dcardigan13 lol, for me that video was as well the reason why i watched klk. Ryuko's design struck me so god damn hard i stopped everything i did, clicked on the video, watched it, got mad because she wasn't even mentioned and scrolled the comments for an hour or so... The show wasn't at all what i expected it to be, judging by that video's thumbnail (serious, boyish and angry), but oh lord am i glad with the end result; easily one of my fav anime of all time.

[@eminkilicaslan8945]

I always knew Saitama mess around in a yellow pyjama because unlike other cool looking characters he doesn't have to take things serious ever. I always knew it in my subconscious but just found that out.

[@overwhelmed_cactus6820]

This helped me so much with my own character design. Thank you so much

[@aaronm8143]

Do you post your work anywhere?

[@33yss]

I thought that golden hand represents *ora ora ora ora*

[@carnivorze1052]

Me too

[@carpfishdiem]

It’s Lucky Land Communication logo which is the team that helped Araki with working on the manga. You can actually see the hand symbol as an Easter eggs in many different openings and ending such P3 ED1 and P4 OP1

[@maxxcreese9911]

Looks at jo jo design...looks at emblem on hat " he is wearing literal plot armor"

[@purplesweaterboi4763]

wait until part 6 lol

[@Mr.KidneySnatcher]

That kind of plot armor won't save you

[@mraa9938]

it's not an armor, it makes jotaro's bad luck delays until part 6

[@tflees]

read the manga lol

[@dumgod.]

Slice

[@thisisweirderthanyou9855]

as a high school drama student, we have to consider character design a lot in terms of costume, make up etc, and justify them, and from what i've gathered, i'm not necessarily the best at drama, but a good character design is memorable, it's eye catching, it's different, and it has to symbolise something that the character stands for, whether thats a personality trait, a theme behind the character, what their motivations are etc. all these things must be took into consideration when making a character design

[@Merchantic]

I thought Jotaro's belts were a reference to his grandfather's best friend, Caeser Zeppeli and the headband

[@memeselk693]

Yeah! Wasn't it a tribute to the 2 zeppeli who died?

[@adelin081]

I think the idea of the analysis was to try and point out traits of the character without knowing anything about them other than the character design.

[@Drawthhhhh]

Beautifully put. designing a character has always been a major challenge to anyone who wishes to go out and do it. But once you get the hang of it, it’s such an accomplishment. However, another thing I’d like to add is the use of music. When designing a character of my own, or for getting inspiration, I often stick on a song or sometimes a whole album to get a feel of what I want my character to be. And from what I’ve learned, a lot of people tend to do this too. But as for the appearance of a character, I think Jotaro’s theme in part 3 also conveys a strong and somewhat sophisticated entrance or statement when he’s going up against an enemy or simply just there to show the viewer he’s there.

[@bingkoirekt5057]

roblox

[@morgansboobies]

@@bingkoirekt5057 r o b l o x

[@mosesmane2028]

I once heard from the artist who drew pyramid head from the Silent Hill series that his pyramid head sympolises pain and danger. I love crazy character designs

[@ncshuriken]

The Silent Hill 2 design team and Team Silent are in a league of their own!

[@cartoonishidealism582]

I mean he also drags around an enormous bloodstained sword. I think that sufficiently conveys the “danger” aspect. XD

[@nada8334]

I feel like people dont apreciate enough the character design of edward eleric, fmab/fma. Its absolutely wonderful how not only you get to see him age and grow more mature and learn throughout his journey, you can also realise how his style changed when he got rid of the bright red coat, the shiny pants and the big boots making him stand out in a world where everyone prefers to wear desaturated color to slowly as he matures giving up on the attention he wanted and focusing on other more important things. I love fma/fmab's perspective of time and how the characters evolve with it

[@kotoriminalinsky4928]

I am a simple, cultured human being. I see anything jojo related, I click, watch, and like.

[@rajamajapetraea]

Kotori Minalinsky hello brother

[@ДмитрийКончаков-п5ы]

My dakimakura Dio totally agrees with you

[@midorilimex3199]

I like your profile pic.

[@aesch4]

damn me too

[@akd30]

HELLO

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Next you'll say: I, Josuke Higashikata, have beautiful hair.

[@schuller623]

Wtf man, you are everywhere.

[@dejavu9204]

I, Josuke Higashikata, have beautiful hai- NANI!?

[@Scazoid]

It looks like a soggy steak that has been stepped by a boot

[@mitsunikisdiary]

i honestly want to bite his hair o

[@milestone1719]

Boi the guy without a mustache.

[@rev3rze572]

Gotta be honest with ya'll, I came here for Jotaro...

[@aal9063]

Who doesn't? 😔

[@purin5167]

same

[@cleasfam7112]

Basically 80% of these comments are JoJo, So yes

[@bleachdrinker69]

God damnit u caught me.

[@sillylylyyy]

he got me there with that thumbnail-😔

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

"What makes a good character design?" Me: (looks in mirror)

[@SainanAnimates]

*mirror vomits*

[@fellowhuman2560]

How dare you insult the great Robert E O Speedwagon.

[@Kiwiii00450]

@@SainanAnimates I Think You Spelled *Mirror Blushes* Wrong.

[@SainanAnimates]

@@Kiwiii00450 "pwease kwill me uwu" -mirror

[@Kiwiii00450]

@@SainanAnimates The Fuck? Oh It Makes Sense Now, I Get You're a Fucking Furry. Furry Furry Go Away 🙂

[@ProceedBachi]

Finally, I know how Jotaro's hat works

[@ProceedBachi]

@Kurogane -sensei basically the same just makes it look smoother

[@lexi-rv8ex]

@@ProceedBachi But he doesnt fight anymore. I mean he probably does but its just him bullying his opponent. Theres no way someone couldve torn his hat

[@legionmaniac-9202]

Fuck jotaros hat what about jolynes boots

[@connor8163]

but it doesn't explain his hat in part 4

[@Wishhuhhh]

@@legionmaniac-9202 like Father like daughter

[@steelblake]

As Gin-san once told me" a good character can be recognized by his siluete, nobody is going to remember a character with no especial characteristics"

[@paradoxacres1063]

Eh, I disagree. It's always about the *personality*, for me: just because I'll remember Anime characters with designs so "desperate" they look like clowns doesn't mean they're "good" characters.

[@Panchius]

We're obviously talking about design here And you don't need to make characters look like clowns to make them recognizable, Agent 47 has a pretty iconic and simple design

[@DanVideos]

paradox Acres Do you watch Gintama? Because it was just a joke. one of Gintama's many self-depricating jokes.

[@paradoxacres1063]

@Soryuu Rengazan Meh, I'd argue Agent 47 is different because he's famous for being a *video game* character --which is a medium that's meant to be _played_ rather than (passively) watched like Anime or Film. So many video game (playable) characters are bland & uninteresting characters simply because they don't need to have any personality (which may actually make it easier for players to "feel" like said characters). I mean, I'd bet anything nobody'd actually like/remember Agent 47 if he started out as an Anime character.

[@paradoxacres1063]

@Dan Videos Ah, OK. Yeah, I've never watched Gintama so I didn't know it was a joke :p

[@its.hasmina]

This is really helpful to a lot of artists and those who want to pursue a career in animation or character design thank u so much!

[@daanthedoctor]

one of my favorite series character design-wise, while not an anime (though the anime adaptation exists), is still ace attorney. there's so so many characters, but almost every single character you can immediately infer at least some part of their personality from their designs and, possibly even more importantly, the few limited poses they make. it's very good for a series that has so many characters, even side characters from less memorable cases still have fans from what I've seen! also good job for mentioning shinobu, she's my favorite nmh character for sure and she has a wonderful design.

[@mlgshark8915]

Draw giorno Giovanna Gay and straight at the same time not bisexual,gay and straight

[@daltonfilho835]

Shit you're right

[@itstoshii1685]

giorno is the gayest looking jojo tbh

[@yarnhatter1632]

@@itstoshii1685 *Laughs in Josuke Part 8*

[@digiorno5600]

@@yarnhatter1632 *laughs in Josuke part 4*

[@Kcinthasun]

DiGiorno nah Josuke part 4 looks bi lmao

[@KaimanBitAi]

just watch Gintoki teach you everything about a good character design in episode 100 of Gintama

[@terezavajs4486]

Honestly he did cover basics of that quite well and taugh everyone about plagiarism which is of greatest importance :D

[@narutofan8355]

Gabriel Juarez Yes YES I LOVE THAT EPISODE!

[@mr.cuttystabby5331]

Implying that you can stand watching Gintama that far in... Haven't been able to make it past episode 10

[@freetoplayking7362]

skip until 100

[@derap2089]

All the character of Gintama has Shinpachi as base. Don't forget

[@NikkyElso]

1:00 I need more of Taiga-chan beating the crap out of Kirito in my life

[@themightypancake5695]

Yep

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Elso I need to see Abridged Kirito beat the crap out of original Kirito.

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

Well developed and interesting character vs. bland Otaku power fantasy with no personality, who will win!!??

[@epicmarschmallow5049]

NiceGuy Productions Well... The power fantasy

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

True Epic Marschmallow BUT! Kirito only has power in his MMO’s, but Taiga doesn’t play MMO’s meaning Taiga could beat Kirito! (Plus if Kirito won he’d still be static and boring either way so Taiga wins in a way)

[@katunu6030]

I love how a bed is associated with just sleep and sex the two s’s of beds

[@JustFrogy-ux9od]

I study there 🙂

[@aktonio1710]

@@JustFrogy-ux9od lol

[@londonfleurina2388]

@@JustFrogy-ux9od s s and s

[@JaxBlade]

Another Great Video :) an example for me I show I HATED The character Designs for at first was SPectacular Spider-man but then I watched it and nowadays its My Favorite Animated Series of all time haha

[@LuckyBastard12345]

JaxBlade I loved the character design from Spec Spiderman then again I prefer Stylization

[@penzildude111]

Fancy seeing you here dood. Love your videos man.

[@512TheWolf512]

JaxBlade I prefer the 60's spiderman, in all of it's memetastic glory

[@PaperPatriot]

I still don't love the designs, I prefer the more realistic while slightly stylized designs of the 90's comics. but it is my favourite animated series of all time too!

[@SaadKayani1]

woah your here too, i guess you like anime even more than i thought

[@veyvey6461]

4:53 seems Jotaro's torso has the shape of the golden rectangle...

[@omdano6432]

If only he learned the spin he would be op ad

[@watto2100]

Ah the Golden rectangle

[@gingeetheginge6071]

Shadman...no!!

[@Nordisk11]

**sees Ryuko on thumbnail next to Jotaro** Ow the edge.

[@hannahv321]

this was very well explained, thank you. as someone who is currently very lost when it comes to making efficient character designs, this is really helpful without being too overcomplicated.

[@Jason_Altea]

Okay, as someone who is currently designing a few characters for me and my friends for a side project, this is extremely helpful. Especially for my personal original character. Thank you once again for showing me the basics of something I'm already majorly into. First JoJo, then wrestling, now character design.

[@shizarinox7424]

the comment section literally just flooded with JoJo fans lmao

[@ekaj-fj3gk]

Has your egg hatched yet kakyoin?

[@shizarinox7424]

@@ekaj-fj3gk not yet

[@ekaj-fj3gk]

@@shizarinox7424 give it an ultra sound. See if whatever's inside it dead or not

[@shizarinox7424]

@@ekaj-fj3gk holy shit holy fuck there's a living human in that egg

[@johnpringlespringle1655]

@Nobody oh, oh my. You know what? You’re scaring me so I’m leaving

[@eggmorp5326]

Using jojo in the thumbnail is basically clickbait

[@rezi_evil]

how is it clickbait he does talk about jojo in the vid what

[@williamjacobik7966]

@@rezi_evil He's just saying everyone loves JoJo so everyone is obligated to click lol

[@Exorcist_ali248]

@@williamjacobik7966 anime fans make up about 10% of my year group at school but none of them even like Jojo. It's sad

[@dantealston4427]

It's not clickbait if he spent more than half the video talking about something in his thumbnail

[@shishimaakaao663]

Yes

[@samayuhhhh]

How to make a good character desgin: Step 1: *J O J O* Step 2: Your done, congrats.

[@fakacoon8864]

another great one is Mikado in Durarara, especially the fact that he wears long necked shirts, and as he gradually gets more involved with the Dollars and Aoba, you see that he unzips the neck more and more. God damn, I love that anime.

[@TotallyRadicalShow]

Bleach is a great example of unique character designs. All the Soul Reapers have the same base look, but it's the little touches in the way they wear their clothing and what they add or don't add that differentiates them, alongside their face and hair.

[@littenfire3563]

Bobby Jenkins l agree

[@SwfanredLotr]

Not only for the Soul Reapers, but for the Arrancars, Quincies and Fullbringers aswell!

[@lupin2589]

maaaaybe not quincies as much... everyone else definitely though

[@car4128]

Bobby Jenkins but that doesn't matter because bleach sucks

[@TotallyRadicalShow]

Hiatus x Jojo Why you gotta be like that?

[@HeatherTiz]

Jotaro's hat is actually part of his body.

[@oddluck4180]

Gennylia Dalien It's like the end of a foot, you can remove it and put it back on whenever you want.

[@magicalmelancholy970]

Wow, I need to get into Jojo

[@matheusaragao7640]

Ivan Reikavique Its not, the hat is just torn out, it gets removed and we see all his hair on his fight with N'doul

[@anonymoususer8818]

Meta Matt how do explain part 4 and part 6 jotaro then?

[@alqliang]

President of Whiteistan yeah

[@oliverb.3588]

Bro, I needed to learn what semiotics are and how they work for school but never got the hang of it, you literally taking Jotaro apart step by step was a better example and explanation than everything my teacher has ever done and the explanation for the shapes was actually really useful. I didn’t think I’d learn something while watching random YT videos