Q&A for How to Create an Anime Story

Start by researching the proper tools. A graphic tablet and animation program such as Adobe Flash would be a good place to begin.

Use your imagination, and think of good characters and their traits, and follow the steps in this article.

Send it to several anime publishers and, hopefully, if your work is good enough, they will publish it!

No, although it is helpful to lay out the plot physically in an organized fashion.

No, drawing manga takes time and rushing will only make it worse. You should take your time and draw and plan out everything.

No.

It's up to you, is the religion important?

Nope! You can start creating your anime at any age.

You can ask someone else to draw for you, just make sure you give them credit. You can also learn how to draw or use a computer program like Paint.net.

Yes! Shirobako is actually a good anime to start watching if you decide to make an anime of your own.

I use Clip Studio Paint Pro. You can use Krita if you want a free option, or you can use an even better software like Adobe Animate if you want professional quality.

You are going to have to buy a drawing tablet. After that, you have to find an animation program to start animating on, and then you're all good.

Start by developing a story, creating storyboards, and writing scripts. Share it with family and friends, and consider approaching publishers to help make it popular.

If you don't know how to draw anime, consider teaming up with an artist who can help bring your vision to life. This could be a friend who can draw or a professional artist if you're willing to invest in their services.

Ask for specific critiques and feedback to understand why they feel that way. Apply their suggestions to your story. You can also seek feedback from friends and family if that feels more comfortable.

Absolutely! There are no strict rules in storytelling. It's a unique idea with a lot of potential. However, knowing your characters' motives and properties will play a part in determining if they are a good fit or not to bring together.

If you're struggling to find name inspiration, using an online name generator can help. There are many free ones available online for character and place names, which can be specified by genre. If you'd rather do it on your own, go outside or gather inspiration from your surroundings to spark some ideas.

Yes, of course! However, these are usually labeled as Western cartoons. A good example is "Avatar: The Last Airbender," created by Nickelodeon.

You can use a regular tablet or phone with apps like FlipaClip, or you can buy a digital pen for your phone.

Yes, plot twists can make a story surprising and more interesting.

Study other artists' manga artwork and try to recreate their characters with your own twist, such as changing the gender. Once you've practiced recreating many characters, start designing your own by beginning with basic shapes like cylinders, spheres, and rectangles for the arms and legs. While understanding anatomy is important, feel free to deviate from it to create unique characters.

Yes. An anime does not have to have a manga.

This means how the character reacts to other characters. What sort of relationship do they have? For example, does the character have a hateful abusive step mother, and therefore the nature of their relationship is tense and abrasive?

Doing this might cause the quality to drop. Almost all of the animes that are made till the day of today are made in studios. There you have many people with each having their own roll; some make the draft, others color them in, and after that the computer animation needs to be made, etc. But if you don't put the standard too high, you can most certainly make a episode every week.

Post it on the internet or ask a manga store manager that you want to publish the story for you. You could also look into vanity publishing.

Just go with the one you like best and if you get sick of it, then switch over to an old one.