I wanna add that shojo’s are allowed to be violent, have dark themes, be horrors, have lots of action etc. so don’t be afraid to make something that isn’t super sparkly or romantic. Take a look at junji Ito for example, his works aren’t what you’d usually think off when it comes to shojo but things like tomie or fragments of horror are classified as such. Even magical girl series like sailor moon can get pretty messed up. I personally love the more violent kinds of shojo’s.
I love dark shoujo too! Thank you for mentioning this. Tomie is honestly my favourite manga by Junji Ito. Also, one of my absolute favourite manga is 7 Seeds, which is very dark, but is also a shoujo/josei. It really does show that shoujo doesn't always have to be upbeat and cheerful!
@@midnightXcross you’ve got good taste then, I keep forgetting to read tomie tbh. Nothing beats a good dark shojo. I think I’ve heard of that one, might be worth checking it out then cuz it sounds like my sorta thing. Agreed, I think a lot of people tend to forget that though which is a shame.
@@darkartexorcist 7 Seeds is amazing! It is set in a post apocalyptic world. A meteorite hit Earth, causing much of the world to be destroyed. To prepare for this event 7 people in five groups were put in a cryogenic sleep, only to wake up again far into the future. Now these groups of people need to live in this world where there are new dangerous creatures and plant life, and figure out how to restore humanity. Throughout it, it shows the backstories of each character, and the character development in this is some of the most amazing I have seen. I think it's a truly underrated series.
@@darkartexorcist I tend to forget about dark shoujo also. It's a genre that doesn't get shown as often, but definitely one that I enjoy! Thanks for mentioning it! 😊
Honestly your channel is such a big help to me. It's honestly so underated, and I can't help but feel like it's a secret channel that I can't help but treasure. Thanks, I can really see your efforts!
I think of shoujo and shounen as teen or young adult stories, which I can probably write better. I will mostly target girls who prefer romance and fantasy just as I do, but they’ll have to bear with all my protagonists being female.
That's how i'm gonna do it, pretty much it's gonna be an isekai filled with action (And a bit of horror) Where my main character and the main cast who also arent from the world theyre in just try to get Team Fortress 2 OUT!
I personally quite admired the genre even if I have never touched it myself, and probably never will. I am writing currently mostly historical fiction based on the Sanson family and worldbuilding a Dark Fantasy World, maybe two... Although, my kind of historical fiction is relationship based, and honestly, I would like to create one day for a fantasy setting a female character who's also very humanly weak, clumsy, cowardly, but still have a loveable core to them. For now, I think I should focus on getting my historical fiction published. And I am illustrating Hans Christians Andersan's "Little Mermaid", and hope to get it for sell it online. The art style I use is kind of "shojo-esque" with big eyes and long lashes, but my main inspirations where Magic the Gathering and RimaPichi.
Colleens Manga recs (youtube username) has done a great video on the topic of shojo sort-of pioneering isekai genre, maybe checking it out will help and inspire you :)
Are you still gonna do more free to use ideas? if so, here are some topics i would love to see; - Parodies - Action (personally i would love it if you were to talk about the cartoon side of the action genre like ben 10, generator rex, max steel, slugterra, storm hawks, ninjago, etc.) - Superheroes - Horror - Heist - Crime fighting
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I wanna add that shojo’s are allowed to be violent, have dark themes, be horrors, have lots of action etc. so don’t be afraid to make something that isn’t super sparkly or romantic. Take a look at junji Ito for example, his works aren’t what you’d usually think off when it comes to shojo but things like tomie or fragments of horror are classified as such. Even magical girl series like sailor moon can get pretty messed up.
I personally love the more violent kinds of shojo’s.
I love dark shoujo too! Thank you for mentioning this. Tomie is honestly my favourite manga by Junji Ito. Also, one of my absolute favourite manga is 7 Seeds, which is very dark, but is also a shoujo/josei. It really does show that shoujo doesn't always have to be upbeat and cheerful!
@@midnightXcross you’ve got good taste then, I keep forgetting to read tomie tbh. Nothing beats a good dark shojo. I think I’ve heard of that one, might be worth checking it out then cuz it sounds like my sorta thing. Agreed, I think a lot of people tend to forget that though which is a shame.
@@darkartexorcist 7 Seeds is amazing! It is set in a post apocalyptic world. A meteorite hit Earth, causing much of the world to be destroyed. To prepare for this event 7 people in five groups were put in a cryogenic sleep, only to wake up again far into the future. Now these groups of people need to live in this world where there are new dangerous creatures and plant life, and figure out how to restore humanity.
Throughout it, it shows the backstories of each character, and the character development in this is some of the most amazing I have seen. I think it's a truly underrated series.
@@darkartexorcist I tend to forget about dark shoujo also. It's a genre that doesn't get shown as often, but definitely one that I enjoy! Thanks for mentioning it! 😊
Honestly your channel is such a big help to me. It's honestly so underated, and I can't help but feel like it's a secret channel that I can't help but treasure. Thanks, I can really see your efforts!
Thank you so much! That means so much to me. I'm grateful that my videos are helpful!! 💖
@@midnightXcross No problem
I think of shoujo and shounen as teen or young adult stories, which I can probably write better. I will mostly target girls who prefer romance and fantasy just as I do, but they’ll have to bear with all my protagonists being female.
Can you make a video on how to creat Androgynous cherectars for light novel/manga comics?
Thank you for your suggestion!
@@midnightXcross your welcome
That's how i'm gonna do it, pretty much it's gonna be an isekai filled with action (And a bit of horror) Where my main character and the main cast who also arent from the world theyre in just try to get Team Fortress 2 OUT!
can you mix shounen and shoujo genre together?
i know that's what i'm doing
thanks you for this video! i love it very much, i was looking foward to watch it.
Thank you so much for watching!! 😊
I personally quite admired the genre even if I have never touched it myself, and probably never will. I am writing currently mostly historical fiction based on the Sanson family and worldbuilding a Dark Fantasy World, maybe two...
Although, my kind of historical fiction is relationship based, and honestly, I would like to create one day for a fantasy setting a female character who's also very humanly weak, clumsy, cowardly, but still have a loveable core to them.
For now, I think I should focus on getting my historical fiction published. And I am illustrating Hans Christians Andersan's "Little Mermaid", and hope to get it for sell it online. The art style I use is kind of "shojo-esque" with big eyes and long lashes, but my main inspirations where Magic the Gathering and RimaPichi.
Also question when do you plan publish your manga asking because i very interest because i love threailer elements in it
Thank you!! I'm so happy that you are interested in it. More news about it will be coming out very soon, I don't want to mention too much yet. 🤭
@@midnightXcross ok will you make announcement video when it is out
@@avthendiarie9955 Yes, I will! 😊
@@midnightXcross cool
Question can this type manga also include a isekai type story
Yes! Shoujo can be combined with any other genre, including isekai 😊
Colleens Manga recs (youtube username) has done a great video on the topic of shojo sort-of pioneering isekai genre, maybe checking it out will help and inspire you :)
@@MissSun23 okay thanks
@@MissSun23 That sounds great! Thank you. I'll check it out too.
Are you still gonna do more free to use ideas? if so, here are some topics i would love to see;
- Parodies
- Action (personally i would love it if you were to talk about the cartoon side of the action genre like ben 10, generator rex, max steel, slugterra, storm hawks, ninjago, etc.)
- Superheroes
- Horror
- Heist
- Crime fighting
Yes, I will definitely be making more free ideas videos! Thank you for these wonderful suggestions. 😊
Nice video.
You look beautiful 😘
Thank you! 😊