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Manga Aspirations & HUGE Challenges on The Way | Liron’s Podcast Episode 105

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Today I want to share with you a new passion I started developing around MANGA!

I’ve been reading manga and watching anime for over a decade now, and somehow got back to a very old ambition of making my own.

In this episode I’m talking about my goals, what I’m currently doing and the challenges I’m facing.

Here’s a quick summary…!

What is my goal? – To create a one-shot manga chapter, from start to finish. These usually run at around 64 pages. I then want to get it published, probably in Japan.

This is a huge goal, by the way. Very few are good enough to get their works published.

Which brings me to the next point…

What am I currently doing? – To be good enough, I have a HUGE way to go, especially when it comes to drawing people in the manga style.

I have so much to learn in order to get to a publishable quality (should have made my manga in watercolor 😂).

What are the challenges? – The main one is definitely drawing people in the manga style. On the one hand, they are supposed to be somewhat realistic. Depending on the genre, you’ll see all sorts of different styles and approaches – some fairly realistic and others more cartoony.

But I do aim for a somewhat realistic style.

Then, on the other hand – it should LOOK LIKE MANGA. Not only do I need to practice realism, but also stylization and manga in particular.

To conclude, I have a long way to go, and this is definitely a long term process. I apologize if diving deeper on that takes some time away from other work, but I am doing my best to keep up with everything.

And I hope that in the future I’ll have something to show for it. And if you’re into manga – that’s perfect!

Thank you for your continued support.

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I’m Working on a Manga Comic – Passion Project | Liron’s Podcast Episode 82

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In today’s episode I’m giving you a brief update on a passion project I started working on recently.

I’m working on writing a manga. That’s right – those Japanese comic books!

My History With Manga

I love manga and have been reading on and off for the past 10 years or so. I’ve also watched quite a few animes back in the day.

But in recent years my manga and anime consumption has decreased due to finding better things to do and discovering more and more of what I believe is my true essence and “destiny” (a bit of a heavy word!) here.

HOWEVER, I never lost the passion for it, and now it came back, making me want to write my own story.

A True Passion Project

This is, by definition a passion project.

I actually KNOW I lack the knowledge and skill to complete it at the moment, so I’m taking my time. There aren’t any deadlines. This one’s for me.

I don’t plan on making any money from it, or even having it become successful in any way.

I’ll definitely share the story once it’s finished, or in parts. But I don’t expect much more than that.

I think this is a nice balancing act among the vast majority of tasks I have that are completely goal / career oriented.

The Status of the Story

So what did I do so far?

I’ve started developing an idea for a story. First I did it mentally, and then I started writing down an initial draft.

The next step is to elaborate more on the story, plot, characters, setting and more.

And then – writing a script, doing a visual manuscript and finally – creating the finished work.

I was contemplating whether I should go with the classic manga style (black and white), or just go with what I know.

And I decided to go with what I know – watercolor!

This will be great on so many levels, but mainly – it’s a medium I’m already competent in, AND there aren’t many comics told in my specific visual style.

So a double-win for me.

Wish me luck with this one!

Artist Corner – Kentaro Miura

Talking about manga, today I featured the mangaka (japanese comic book artist) behind the EXCELLENT manga BERSERK.

His manga is honestly one of the best I’ve ever read. I do have to warn you – it’s very mature and graphic, so tread carefully. Even a Google Image search is risky haha.

You can read more about him here: Kentaro Miura

And here’s a “clean” page of the manga Berserk, to give you an idea of the style and quality: Berserk Page

And here’s where you can find me…

Check out my YouTube Channel – Liron Yanconsky

Or ask me questions on Instagram – @LironYanIL or Snapchat – @LironYan3

I hope you enjoyed this one. Take care, and we’ll talk again really soon,

— Liron