Q&A for How to Write a Manga Comic

You can. Manga in this sense is just referring to the style of drawing.

Anime is usually based off of manga. However, it can sometimes get the style across easier and faster than manga can. If anime interests you, then definitetly. Still, reading the actual manga is recommended.

Start with a basic idea or genre for the manga you want to create. Then try to expand on it by creating basic characters and worlds in your mind. Start with one simple sentence that explains the plot and expand on it, adding new characters. After this, write all the ideas down, make sense of them, and tie them together to make your own manga plot.

You can write a manga in your own language, or you can get someone to translate into another language for you if you want to. P.S. Traditionally manga are Japanese, not Chinese.

Of course not. The artist for "One Punch Man" had very undetailed art, but it was a hit.

You would have to find someone who can write in Japanese or learn how to yourself. Then, you need to find a magazine which fits into the genre of your manga and then pitch it to the publishers. Or, you could self-publish by selling it independently, but this would result in fewer people knowing about your manga.

It depends. You have to write the storyboard first to see how and where all the panels and angles go. Then, you need to sketch the characters and the backgrounds, and you need to use screentones on specific parts. It just depends on how long you take and your effort.

Through eBay or Amazon. You can join a group somewhere that sells these things, but you'll need a credit card or PayPal.

Search online for publishers and carefully read over their submission information. Submit your story according to their guidelines and follow up each week until you receive confirmation that your story will or will not be published.

You can send your manga anywhere in the world that you would like.

Practice your drawings and get some ideas from other Manga, it's a great help. The more you practice, the better your drawings will look. Also, look into other styles of drawing and incorporate some of those skills. Getting a strong foundation in figure drawing will make your drawings more realistic and detailed.

You would need to license these characters through the company that released the game to prevent infringing on their copyright.

Most sound effects in Manga are Japanese onomatopoeia, but it's perfectly fine to use English (or any other languages') onomatopoeia instead. To make it more interesting, try to make the word written on the page look like the sound it's describing. "Crash" might have sharp letters while "Oof" might have smooth and curved letters.

No. That would be plagiarizing. You would need to ask permission from both authors.

Of course! Manga isn't about the language anymore, that's what Google translate is for! Do what feels right to you, after doing research on all your details.

Yes! In your manga, make sure there are some up and downs. Maybe they almost reach Earth, but they don't make it so they try again, and then they finally make it or something like that. Make sure each character is well-developed.

As many as you want. Some mangas can be very short but very good. Some mangas can be very long and not very good. It depends on how long YOU want your manga to be and what length works for your story.

No. You can contact publishing companies in your country or publish it yourself.

You would need to hire or collaborate with an artist, as the manga art form includes text and illustrations.

If the previous manga is your own, yes. If not, you can write one for fun, but you can't publish it unless you get permission from the original author (which is unlikely).

Of course! Most people enjoy manga/anime with different genres, as it is more interesting.

Yes, I have a friend that is currently writing a manga, while another artist is drawing the comics themselves. She does have to pay the artist, though, and depending on who you hire, the quality of the images you want, and the number of images you want, the price will vary.

You could. As long as you are not completely tracing the other artists' work, then it isn't plagiarism. Just try to combine certain elements of both styles to create your own.

Yes, of course! If any of your friends are illustrators, you could ask them. If not, you may want to try finding artists on sites like deviantArt that draw in a style you enjoy.

Either is fine, just choose as works best for you. And if you can't choose, look at other manga of the style you like to see what person it usually is.

Firstly, you can try simplifying the dialogues and copy them down in a speech bubble with an arrow pointing to the speaker. The types of speech bubbles vary according to the speaker. For example: You might make a faint outline for the speech bubble if the character is whispering or speaking in a low voice.

Most of the time you have to older than 18, but if you are younger than 18, your parents can help you publish it.

The objective refers to how you want the story to unfold. Who is the main character? What do you want them to accomplish? What obstacles will they face? Who are the other characters in the story? These are examples of the questions you need to answer to determine the objective.