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Kodansha & Kadokawa Manga Creator
Pattern-Based Manga Storytelling Training
Japanese Manga Debut Guidebook Included

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07. Narrative Direction 01: Controlling Text and Dialogue

- Using novel dialogue, natural speech, speech bubbles, and manga dialogue effectively
- Guiding readers' eye movements through speech bubble placement

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Manga Storytelling with Gangchakwonban, Published in Kodansha’s Morning and by Kadokawa

Master manga storytelling through structured training, not just instinct. Discover Coloso’s first online class by Gangchakwonban, a manga writer published in Kodansha’s Morning and by Kadokawa, whose Dead Meat Paradox raised over KRW 60 million in crowdfunding. Complete your own work with storytelling techniques tailored specifically to manga and webtoons.

The ultimate storytelling package made for manga! Get everything from VOD chapters and a storytelling guidebook to a step-by-step short manga creation guide for debuting in Japan. Overcome creative blocks and keep your narrative on track with a professional storytelling framework that helps you tell your own stories with confidence.

Asset Package

Manga Storytelling VOD & E-book: From Instinct to Structure

Unlimited Access to 14 VOD Chapters

Storytelling exclusively for manga & webtoons
PDF Storytelling Guidebook

Find your own storytelling direction
Short Manga Creation Guidebook

For a print manga debut in Japan
Storyboard Files & PDF Class Materials

Featuring Gangchakwonban’s actual direction techniques

Package Details

VOD Chapters

- Storytelling techniques tailored to manga and webtoons
- Building creative resources
- Analyzing characters and genres
- Building narratives through patterns
- Narrative direction through context
- Story creation exercises using structure and patterns
Storytelling Guidebook (E-book)

- The mindset of a story writer - Understanding manga and storytelling
- Planning and adaptation
- Character creation exercises
- Narrative and storytelling exercises
- Acting exercises
- Direction exercises
- Action and reaction exercises
- Manga story creation exercises
- FAQ
[Bonus] Short Manga Creation Guidebook

- Roadmap to a debut in Japan’s print manga market
- Short manga creation guide (planning and production)
- Understanding page-based manga and visual flow
- Characters and events in short manga
- Creating a fictional story using provided examples
- Story creation through various direction techniques
Storyboard Files (.docx, .clip) & PDF Class Materials

- PDF class materials
- Actual written storyboard files
- Actual visual storyboard files

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Table of Contents

Storytelling Guidebook: Table of Contents

01. Mindset

01-1. What Readers Can Do but Writers Can't
01-2. Why Entertainment Alone Isn't Enough
01-3. Consistency: The Most Important Skill for Manga Artists

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02. Understanding Manga and Storytelling
02-1. The Unique Appeal of Manga: Symbols
02-2. What Makes a Good Story and Good Storytelling?

03. Planning Exercises
03-1. Writing and Discarding Ideas
03-2. Developing Ideas
03-3. Understanding Your Own Genre

04. Adaptation Exercises
04-1. Planning, Worldbuilding, and Adaptation
04-2. From Ideas to Plans to Manga: Asking Questions
04-3. Turning Written Stories into Visual Narratives

05. Character Exercises 01: Creating Characters
05-1. The Importance of Universal Emotions
05-2. Creating a Human Model
05-3. Expressing Characters

06. Character Exercises 02: Characterization
06-1. Characterizing People
06-2. Characterizing Settings
06-3. Characterizing Events

07. Character Exercises 03: Building Character Narratives
07-1. The 5Ws and 1H
07-2. Structure and Patterns

08. Narrative and Storytelling Exercises
08-1. The Difference Between Story and Storytelling
08-2. What Keeps Readers Reading: Narrative Momentum
08-3. Building Narrative Tension

09. Acting Exercises
09-1. The Importance of Character Acting: Characters Aren't Alive
09-2. Input and Output: Watching More Doesn't Mean Learning More
09-3. Creating Different Performances Through Different Situations

10. Direction Exercises 01: Narrative Direction
10-1. Why Story Writers Need to Direct
10-2. The Key to Narrative Direction: The Alleyway Theory
10-3. What Readers Read vs. What They See

11. Direction Exercises 02: Text Direction
11-1. Types of Text Direction
11-2. Directing Text
11-3. Directing Dialogue

12. Direction Exercises 03: Subtext Direction
12-1. Types of Subtext Direction
12-2. Conveying Emotions Through Subtext
12-3. Understanding Rhythm and Tempo Through Subtext

13. Action and Reaction Exercises
13-1. Creating Rhythm and Tempo Through Action and Reaction
13-2. Structuring an Entire Episode Through Action and Reaction

14. Creating a Manga Story Using What You've Learned
14-1. Manga Story Creation Exercises

15. Frequently Asked Questions
15-1. Is a Synopsis Really That Important?
15-2. How to Write a Treatment
15-3. Short Manga vs. Serialized Manga
15-4. An Often-Overlooked Element: Background Direction
15-5. Trends vs. Personal Taste: Which Should You Follow?

Publishing Guidebook: Table of Contents

01. Understanding Page-Based Manga and Visual Flow

01-1. Understanding Visual Flow Through Narrative in Page-Based Manga
01-2. Building Narratives Page by Page

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02. Structuring a Short Manga
02-1. Understanding Story Length in Short Manga
02-2. Stories Suited to Short Manga
02-3. An Easy Way to Structure Short Manga: Creating a "Boring" Manga

03. Creating Short Manga for Serialization
03-1. Understanding Short Manga for Serialization
03-2. Structuring Short Manga for Serialization

04. Characters in Short Manga
04-1. Understanding Characters in Short Manga
04-2. Planning Characters for Short Manga
04-3. Creating Characters for Short Manga

05. Events in Short Manga
05-1. Understanding Events Connected to Characters
05-2. Planning Events Connected to Characters
05-3. Creating Events Connected to Characters

06. Hands-On Story Creation
06-1. Analyzing Real Examples
06-2. Creating a Fictional Story
06-3. Exercises for Creating Your Own Story

Asset Details

This Asset Includes

Storytelling Tailored to Manga and Webtoons

Go beyond conventional film and novel storytelling techniques with a guide designed specifically for manga and webtoons. Systematically learn practical techniques and approaches for creating serialized manga.
Short Manga Creation Guide for a Debut in Japan

Learn the short manga creation workflow of a creator published in Kodansha's Morning. Get a bonus guidebook packed with tips and step-by-step techniques for completing a submission-ready short manga on your own.
Repeatable, Hands-On Storytelling Exercises

Move beyond vague examples with practical exercises you can repeat anytime. Build your manga storytelling skills through structured learning and hands-on practice.

The Logic of Manga Creation Through Patterns and Structure

Go beyond relying on creativity alone. Learn to build manga and webtoon story structures through patterns, structure, and engaging logic puzzles.
Creative Training Through Imitation and Repetition

Build your fundamentals through writing and imitation. Go beyond completing a single project to master the creative process itself, so you can keep improving independently after the class.
Narrative Direction That Moves Readers

Learn practical manga direction techniques that guide readers' eyes and emotions. Bring together dialogue, speech bubbles, panel composition, camera angles, and pacing to create a complete written storyboard.

File Information and Notes

Product Information

- 14 VOD chapters
- PDF storytelling guidebook
- Storyboarding example files (.docx, .clip)
- Short manga creation guidebook
- PDF class materials

PDF Class Material Guide

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