Seeking help for manga series.

[DarkAlmighty]

Since I am currently unable to post flashes onto this site, I decided to start a manga (that's right, manga) series. However, I am currently having trouble thinking of a good enough title to use. I was thinking of having the Japanese words in big bold fonts with their (for lack of a more direct word) pronounciations underneath. If anyone has any questions on this, PM me.

As for a generic story, I already have that mapped out: three characters travel over the land of Isaki on a quest to stop the cruel and twisted reign of the rulers to a tower (currently) called Tower of Oni. (If anyone can give me "tower" in Japanese, that would be great :D)

Other notes:
It is slightly DBZ-ish, with the fact that people have strange powers.
I have the 4 main characters (three protagonists, 1 somewhat-antagonist) drawn up and complete with bios. I will release them to the art portal in the future.
Story may sound kinda dark, but I'd like to keep it light-hearted, for the most part.

And that's about as far as I've gotten so far. So if anyone can help me out, feel free.

[TheFarseer]

Sounds well enough. But I would need a bit more details before thinking up a title.

And if I may, A piece of advice I could offer would be to look at all your favorite manga, really look at them. And say to yourself: "How different can I make this." Too many anime and manga follow a standard plot with too many overused cliches. The more different you can make the series, the better it will be.

[zalecot]

I would deffinetly be willing to write for you, PM me and we could flesh out the ideas.

[DarkAlmighty]

At 1/26/11 07:03 PM, TheFarseer wrote: Sounds well enough. But I would need a bit more details before thinking up a title.

And if I may, A piece of advice I could offer would be to look at all your favorite manga, really look at them. And say to yourself: "How different can I make this." Too many anime and manga follow a standard plot with too many overused cliches. The more different you can make the series, the better it will be.

A good idea to keep in mind, but considering I actually have no manga of my own, it might be difficult.
However, that's not to say I don't know what I'm doing.

[TheFarseer]

At 1/26/11 08:39 PM, DarkAlmighty wrote:

At 1/26/11 07:03 PM, TheFarseer wrote: Sounds well enough. But I would need a bit more details before thinking up a title.

And if I may, A piece of advice I could offer would be to look at all your favorite manga, really look at them. And say to yourself: "How different can I make this." Too many anime and manga follow a standard plot with too many overused cliches. The more different you can make the series, the better it will be.

A good idea to keep in mind, but considering I actually have no manga of my own, it might be difficult.
However, that's not to say I don't know what I'm doing.

Oh I never doubted you. And what exactly are you asking for? Someone to think up a title or full writer? I would love to do either.

And if you don't have any manga of your own, that's what the internet is for. ;)

[WallofYawn]

At 1/26/11 05:33 PM, DarkAlmighty wrote:

As for a generic story

Why? Why a generic story? That means that I will not read it. Generic is bad. Original, unique, and interesting, is good. Try to come up with something that hasn't been done before, in a style that's your own. Unlike the millions of generic naruto/dbz rip-offs. Generic is bad, yo.

[DarkAlmighty]

At 1/27/11 01:31 AM, WallofYawn wrote:

At 1/26/11 05:33 PM, DarkAlmighty wrote:

As for a generic story

Why? Why a generic story? That means that I will not read it. Generic is bad. Original, unique, and interesting, is good. Try to come up with something that hasn't been done before, in a style that's your own. Unlike the millions of generic naruto/dbz rip-offs. Generic is bad, yo.

By "Generic", I meant an overview of the series, not some cliched piece of crap that's already been done before.

[DarkAlmighty]

At 1/26/11 08:51 PM, TheFarseer wrote: Oh I never doubted you. And what exactly are you asking for? Someone to think up a title or full writer? I would love to do either.

And if you don't have any manga of your own, that's what the internet is for. ;)

The title, yes, that's what I'm struggling to think up right now.
As for the story, aside from my overview, I am having trouble with a good launch issue. I've thought of starting off with the usual "peace gets disturbed" type, or just now, starting off with a victim in the tower (which might not be a bad idea, now that I think about it.)
However, I'd like to have a slightly broader selection, so I can do this right. So any input would be appreciated.

[earphonesan]

Sounds cool, I wish you good luck with your endeavor. I've been trying to make a manga for a while now, it's beastly hard to do. (For me at least)

DBZ-ish? I hope you won't have your characters standing for ten pages doing nothing but screaming and glowing. :P

[DarkAlmighty]

At 1/27/11 04:14 PM, earphonesan wrote: Sounds cool, I wish you good luck with your endeavor. I've been trying to make a manga for a while now, it's beastly hard to do. (For me at least)

DBZ-ish? I hope you won't have your characters standing for ten pages doing nothing but screaming and glowing. :P

Haha, no, not any of that stuff. I was mostly referring to DBZ because the characters have odd abilities. That's about it.