Il manga secondo Hirohiko Araki

It’s best to look at Hirohiko Araki’s Manga in Theory and Practice as an anecdotal pep talk given by a coach whose team of Jojos have had a twenty-five year run. If you are looking for a step by step anatomization of a mangaka’s secret formula, you might be disappointed, but if you’re willing to let Leggi tutto

As a writer, writing teacher, and a lover of Japanese comics, I was excited when I stumbled upon Hirohiko Araki’s Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga on Amazon the other day. Published in English in June of 2017 (it was published in Japanese in 2015) by VIZ Media, it was of imm Leggi tutto

An exceptional introduction to creating manga that is flawed by implicit gender and racial bias If entertainment is about reaffirming the values and tacit biases of the audience, and art is about encountering the unfamiliar and expanding horizons, Hirihiko Araki is clearly an entertainer. In his book Leggi tutto

I recently got obsessed with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and my interest extended towards this book. Hirohiko Araki generously shares the main principles of his craft, that – as he states himself – are valid and applicable to every form of storytelling. The book itself is very orderly and concise, with Leggi tutto

Being a Jojo fan, wanted to pick and read about the mind behind the famous manga and his expertise in the field of making a manga. This is one of my best non-fictional reads of the year and it sits at the same level as Stephen King's book on writing. Observing the process of manga creation and the s Leggi tutto

The positive. I like Arawi's thesis that manga rely on four fundamentals - characters, settings, story, theme - tied together by the art. I particularly agree on his view on settings and the kind of questions and research that go behind their creation. Anyhow, my favourite part of the book - or mayb Leggi tutto

¡Uuufff! ¿Qué puedo decir de este libro? ¡Es realmente un tesoro! Bendigo a Hirohiko Araki por haberlo creado, pues es una gran luz que me guía en mi camino a ser mangaka. Al haberme adentrado a este mundo de la creación de un manga, me sentía perdida y hasta cierto punto aturdida. Sin embargo, este Leggi tutto

It’s awesome to see a mangaka show his process. From character creation to character development to plot and story. With examples (like his character sheet, which I have adopted for my own writing) I have a binder of character sheets. My issue is writing small enough. With a man as experienced as Ar Leggi tutto

Let's get this outta the way. I very much like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ( JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken. ) That said, I don't think it's perfect and is marred by numerous errors, mostly owing to the unforgiving nature of the drafting, creating, publishing, mangaka. My favourite parts in order are (alway