If you haven’t watched Naoki Urasawa’s Manben Go watch it now!..well if you are into manga or comics and want to see the process, tools and lives of famous Japanese manga creators in a documentary style program exploring all that then you’ll surely like Manben!
The series is hosted by Naoki Urasawa who is the mastermind behind a body of work that includes masterpieces like : 20th Century Boys, Monster, Pluto, Billy Bat and more. I’m a huge fan if you haven’t noticed, however, it’s not just about him..it’s got so many different flavors and inputs and I really enjoyed it and learnt (learning still) a lot from it.
I recommend that you looks it up and watch it if you like what you read.. and I’ll put links to what I found on the interwebs .so if it doesn’t work or if it violates any rights please let me know and I’ll fix it/remove it. (it’s still ongoing so there will be more in the future..like this month of September!..and I don’t want it to stop! :D)
But first..some pictures:
Second comes the English dubbed episodes that I found that I’m not sure about sharing them..let me know if there is other sources that should be here instead or where to buy them..etc
Daniel Niyonshuti is a wonderful person who is struggling to pay for his Nursing degree at the University of Rwanda. Daniel lost his parents in the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and spend his entire childhood on the streets, sleeping under bridges, begging and feeding on scraps he found in the trash. Aid workers helped him start school and since then he has worked very hard on getting his education and pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor through his dedicated work and strong faith in God.
Daniel was accepted into the University of Rwanda’s Nursing program and thanks to generous donations, was able to pay for his registration fees and first semester tuition and start his first semester there. He has never been more excited to be in school and study to be a doctor. However, he is due to pay the second installment of his tuition soon and he is finding himself short of about $280 (200,000 Rwandan francs) to cover the installment and room and board. Please, donate to his fundraising campaign (run under my name because gofundme requires the funds to go to an American account - i send them to him via WesternUnion after) here:
The goal is set at $3,100 in order to help him cover his expenses for all three eyars of his program (estimated to be 600,000 francs tuition + varying sums for room and board and other expenses).
On the fundraising page is Daniel’s recount of his struggle to get to where he is. The page also has a video of him, to further prove the legitimacy of the campaign. Here is a picture of Daniel’s acceptance letter and some pictures of him in university:
Daniel’s schedule (he sometimes doesn’t take very good pictures)
Please donate to the campaign and share it - every dollar helps! Please, keep reblogging this post!
NAME/SCREEN NAME–“MEMORABLE”, “EASY TO SPELL”, “THE SAME SCREEN NAME I USE FOR EVERYWHERE MY ART IS POSTED”. (SOMETIMES IT’S NOT POSSIBLE TO GET THE SAME EXACT ONE EVERYWHERE–THAT’S OKAY.) LINK YOUR ACCOUNTS TOGETHER. MAKE THIS A NAME YOU’RE GOING TO USE FOR A LONG TIME, LIKE YOUR REAL NAME “+ILLUSTRATION” (+ILLUS, +ILLO), OR AN IDENTITY.
TAGLINE/MOTTO/ELEVATOR PITCH/BIO– COMPACT YOUR ARTISTIC SOUL INTO A CATCHPHRASE. ALSO HAVE A PARAGRAPH VERSION (AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THAT SENTENCE) THAT CAN SERVE AS YOUR BIO. THIS, UNLIKE YOUR NAME, CAN BE UPDATED OCCASIONALLY.
ICON/AVATAR/LOGO/MASCOT–MAKE SOMETHING THAT’S EASILY RECOGNIZABLE AT 100px X 100px (SMALL) AS IT IS FROM A DISTANCE AT 5" X 5". INTITIALS? SYMBOL?
…WHATEVER. JUST START GRABBING IT EVEN IF YOU DON’T NEED IT RIGHT THIS INSTANT IN CASE YOU WANT IT LATER AND DON’T WANT IT TO BE TAKEN WHEN YOU FINALLY DO.
TRY TO POST NEW CONTENT, NEW ART, AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE,
DON’T JUST COAST ON OLD ART YOU MADE LAST YEAR OR SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FOREVER.
DON’T SPREAD YOURSELF THIN EITHER, IF POSTING EVERYWHERE IS TOO HARD JUST FOCUS YOUR ACTIVITY IN ONE PLACE.
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD YOU CAN LINK INSTAGRAM TO TWITTER AND TUMBLR ETC. MANY PLACES LINK TO TWITTER.
PORTFOLIO/GALLERY– POST YOUR ART IN PLACES THAT AREN’T LITTERED WITH $#%^POSTS, NON-ART POSTS, CONVERSATION, AND COMMENTS. YOU NEED A PLACE WHERE ONLY YOUR ART LIVES AND NOTHING ELSE (EXCEPT CONTACT INFORMATION). IF MONEY IS NOT A PROBLEM, GO WITH
KEEP IT SHORT, SIMPLE, AND TO THE POINT WHENEVER WHEREVER POSSIBLE UNLESS YOU ARE ASKED TO ELABORATE OR PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
#TAG, #TAG, #TAG, #TAG, #TAG,
THINK ABOUT THE AUDIENCE YOU’RE AFTER–ARE THEY GOING TO WANT THE WHOLE STORY OR A PREMISE-SIZED SUMMARY?
DO THEY LIKE DOUBLE SPACE OR SINGLE SPACE?
ALTHOUGH YOUR OWN PREFERENCES SHOULD BE PART OF THE EQUATION TOO, IF YOUR ART IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO REACH OTHERS WITH, THINK ABOUT HOW TO BEST PRESENT IT TO OTHERS.
CONTACT LINK BAR COMPACT AS THIS THE BOTTOM OF POSTS:
IF IT FITS LEGIBLY ON A BUSINESS CARD THEN IT’S EFFECTIVE. APPLY THIS RULE AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE TO ALL THINGS YOU SAY OUT LOUD AND TYPE OUT.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER AN ONLINE STORE–SOME PEOPLE LIKE FRAMING ART AND POSTERS THEN MOUNTING THEM ON THE WALL. EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD RATHER HAVE AN ITEM TO SHELF, WEAR, OR A STICKER, OR A MAGNET. THIS WILL MAKE YOUR ART MORE ACCESSIBLE. SCAN YOUR WORK (OR CREATE IT) AT 600DPI WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IF THE PIXEL DIMENSIONS IS IN THE 100s THEN WHATEVER IT IS, IT’S TOO SMALL TO PRINT.
SUPER BASIC RULES OF TAKING COMMISSIONS*
TAKE WORK ONLY FROM CLIENTS WHO HAVE SEEN YOUR PORTFOLIO OR ART EXAMPLES. THE BETTER THEY’RE ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ART THE MORE THEY CAN TRUST YOU, THE MORE YOU CAN TRUST YOURSELF, TO DELIVER THE BEST WORK YOU CAN DO.
TAKE WORK ONLY FROM CLIENTS WILLING TO PAY YOU UP FRONT. IF THEY’RE NOT WILLING TO PAY YOU UP FRONT THEY MIGHT NOT INTEND TO PAY YOU AT ALL. THEY MIGHT NOT REALLY LIKE YOUR ART IF THEY QUESTION YOUR ABILITY. AND IF THAT’S TRUE THEY ALREADY DON’T VALUE YOUR WORK. (SOME PAY HALF NOW AND THE REST AFTER THE WORK IS DONE, I TAKE WORK ONLY FROM CLIENTS LIKE THESE IF THEY’RE REPUTABLE.)
CLOCK YOURSELF. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO GO FROM SKETCH TO FINISH? I HOPE YOU ARE AT A POINT IN YOUR ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE THAT YOU CAN GUARANTEE THE TIME, BECAUSE THERE’S PRINT DEADLINES TO BE MET, HOURS OF SLEEP TO LOSE, AND CLIENTS WHO WANT A REFUND WHEN IT TAKES YOU TWO MONTHS THIS TIME WHEN LAST TIME IT WAS TWO WEEKS. BE DEDICATED!!!
*I COULD WRITE MORE BUT TRUST YOUR GUT AND DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH INTO THE MARKET.
ON “MANAGING” COMMENTS, CRITICISM, LACK THEREOF, AND THE INNER VOICE OF NEGATIVITY
I USED TO TALK TO PEOPLE ONE ON ONE ABOUT THIS AND THIS IS WHY–EVERYONE’S LIFE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND A VARIETY OF OUTSIDE FACTORS CAN AFFECT HOW YOU MAKE YOUR ART. I STRUGGLE… AND I DON’T WISH THESE STRUGGLES ON ANYONE, WHICH IS WHY I’M INTENT ON PROVIDING AS MUCH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES AS I’M CAPABLE OF…
!!!REMEMBER:
SOME SKETCHES WILL STAY UNFINISHED.
SOME DRAWINGS YOU’LL END UP THROWING AWAY.
MISTAKES AND MISSTEPS HAPPEN. THESE THINGS DON’T MEAN YOU’RE A BAD ARTIST.
LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES, LEAVE THEM IN THE PAST, DON’T DWELL, DONT REHASH, MOVE ON, KEEP DRAWING.
NO ONE IS PERFECT. REPEATED MISTAKES HAPPEN TOO. JUST KEEP PUSHING, KEEP DRAWING–EVENTUALLY YOUR ART WILL SMOOTH OUT.
TO COMPARE IS TO DESPAIR.
EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.
EVERYONE LIVES AT THEIR OWN PACE.
DO NOT COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR HUMAN NEEDS (FOR YOUR ART’S SAKE)
YOU NEED A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND YOU NEED TO HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE TO THRIVE.
A NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENT, CONSTANT INTERACTIONS WITH TOXIC PEOPLE, WILL WEAR YOU DOWN AND AFFECT YOUR ABILITIES TO DO THINGS.
(THIS APPLIES TO ANY. IF YOU CAN’T ESCAPE… CARVE A SAFE PLACE OUT, BUILD YOUR SANCTUARY, BURY YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND. ISOLATE, CONTAIN, QUARANTINE, ZONE OUT. PERSONALLY, I LIVE IN MY HEADPHONES AND I DRAW… )
REMEMBER TO EAT. ALWAYS HAVE WATER BOTTLES, CANDY, OR SNACKS WITHIN ARM’S REACH.
ENTERTAINMENT, GAMES, COMICS TO READ, CARTOONS/ANIME TO WATCH.
MUSIC TO LISTEN TO. LIKE FOR THE ABOVE, SOME “WHITE NOISE”. AMBIENT SOUNDS???
IF YOU ARE RATHER HOMEBOUND OR SOLITARY, THEN A COLLECTION OF SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME (DESK). BOOKS, TOYS, PLUSH ANIMALS, FIGURINES???
COMMUNITY, BELONGING SENSE, GROUP ACTIVITIES… MAKE FRIENDS WHO SHARE YOUR INTERESTS, OTHER ARTISTS, ART FRIENDS. THIS IS HARD WHEN YOU’RE DEPRESSED BUT IF YOU’RE NOT OPEN TO ART TRADES AND COLLABS, THEN MAYBE DO REQUESTS OR!! DO ART CHALLENGES!!! FOLLOW ALONG EVEN IF YOU’RE SEPARATE. THE POINT OF THIS IS NOT LEAVING YOURSELF OUT.
OBJECTIVES, GOALS… CLIFFHANGERS TO GET YOU OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUE DOING NEXT DAY.
PEOPLE BREAK DOWN AFTER THEY ARE WORN DOWN.
TO BE WELL AND STAY STRONG, YOU HAVE TO REST OCCASIONALLY TO HEAL.
REPAIR YOURSELF TO PREPARE YOURSELF. DON’T JUST BRACE FOR THE IMPACT.
ya’ll please support
Ibtihaj Muhammad, the Olympic’s very first Muslim-American woman fence while wearing her hijab!! she’s scheudled to play on the 8th and 13th and she needs as much support as possible considering all of the backlash she’s gonna get for making such a brave move
