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Manga – Unleashing your inner artist  Manga is a very famous part of Japan’s pop culture. Drawing manga is incredibly popular here, but until recently even professionals were mostly self taught. That’s changing, with schools springing up to teach manga techniques, and in another major change, social media now provides an easily accessible alternative to print. We’ll visit the largest manga posting site, and meet a young artist who gained an audience online so big she turned pro in high school. The world of manga today makes it easier than ever for anyone to express themselves artistically.  VIDEO BY MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF JAPAN  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #Japan #Manga #popculture #art

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00:00 [Music]

00:09 Everyone's heard of manga.

00:13 One of Japan's most influential subcultures.

00:16 But did you know that many Japanese draw their own?

00:20 Many amateur artists sell their self-produced manga at popular conventions like this.

00:28 [Music]

00:32 More than anything else I've tried, I definitely say manga is the ideal way for me to express myself.

00:39 Here in Tokyo's Akihabara, the heart of Japanese subculture, you can even take lessons in drawing manga.

00:47 In the past, manga artists mostly started by teaching themselves.

00:52 But now many get their start in classes like this.

00:56 [Music]

00:58 I thought it would be a fun way to learn the basics and become a better artist.

01:04 They're teaching us a lot of really practical information and techniques.

01:10 Today's lesson includes tips for best positioning the action inside each frame,

01:16 and how to better bring your characters to life.

01:22 An important skill is guiding the reader's eye through the frames as the story unfolds.

01:27 Written characters are used in manga for more than dialogue and have their own special rules.

01:34 In this frame, the writing style enhances the feeling of shock.

01:40 The great thing about manga is that anyone can learn to make it.

01:48 Many of my students had never drawn anything before joining my class.

01:52 By the end of the course, most become quite schoolful at expressing themselves on the page.

01:57 There are now many digital alternatives to publishing manga in print.

02:02 More and more Japanese illustrators and manga artists rely on social media,

02:08 where it costs nothing to post their work online.

02:14 The biggest of these services is Pixiv, with a user base of over 40 million.

02:19 It currently hosts more than 80 million creations submitted by users.

02:26 We serve a huge range of people of all ages, and the art they post is tremendously varied.

02:33 The essence of our service is to provide a platform where anyone can show their creations to the world.

02:40 Posting couldn't be simpler. Just click a button and upload your file.

02:45 Moments later, the entire world can see your creation.

02:52 This is Sawa Shiromori. She's still a university student.

02:58 In middle school, she liked to draw cute illustrations and post them on social media.

03:09 This gradually gained her an admiring fan base that now extends far beyond Japan.

03:14 I always had a vague hope that someday I could make a living through art,

03:20 but it was the response to my online post that inspired me to get really serious.

03:25 At first, she drew only single illustrations,

03:29 but imagining stories for her characters led her to create manga.

03:33 In high school, Shiromori turned pro,

03:36 and today she's the author of a popular manga series.

03:40 Social media is the perfect match for manga.

03:46 Now you don't have to go full-time to be a manga artist.

03:49 You can do it while keeping your regular job.

03:51 If you can draw and create a story, there are so many opportunities.

03:56 It's easier than ever to create, and to share what you make with the world.

04:03 The more people express themselves through manga, the more the potential of this subculture grows.

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