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Hirohiko Araki's legendary manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has been in constant publication for over 30 years, and in that time it hasn't lost one ounce of its unique appeal. Even though all eight parts are drastically different from one another, they somehow manage to work together as a cohesive whole. Many other famous long-running shounen manga like Dragon Ball, Bleach, and Fairy Tail have faltered over time, so how has JoJo ridden so high for so long?
So you want to create your own manga but don’t know how to put your ideas on paper? You’ve come to the right place! We’ll give you a short overview of how to write a story that works well with the manga format and point you in the direction of resources that can give you even more in-depth tips and tricks. Let’s get started!
Fairy Tail has been one of the most well known manga/anime series for over 10 years. Its manga came to an end this July after 545 chapters, which were regularly published since 2006. It’s truly a landmark work for this generation of Japanese media. So why does its ending trip and break both knees at the final hurdle?
Have you ever wondered why anime, manga, and other Japanese media seem to focus so much on groups and friendship? Why is it that these characters can overcome even the toughest challenges by relying on their friends?
Even though precisely nobody asked for this article, I just couldn’t get the topic out of my head. I may be the only person in the world who enjoys the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica and the Samuel Beckett play Waiting For Godot equally, but hopefully I might be able to persuade some of you to join me soon.
From my reading of the material, the main themes of Fullmetal Alchemist are man’s inhumanity to man and the struggle of humans to understand their own mortality. Both anime explore these themes in depth, but through different lenses – that of their villains.
