Ryan Dave Jimenez

Thank you. Let us know what you come up with. And feel free to share your tips too for how you brainstorm ideas.

Many would say Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. As the relationship between Edward and Alphonse is similar to Gon and Killua's. And heck yeah I loved Hunter x Hunter too. The Chimera Ant arc is one of the best arcs in anime.

Hello! Nice to meet you. I'm glad you came back. I think you'll always be welcome here. One good way to overcome being shy is to actually engage in online communities like forums. If you can talk to people online, you can definitely talk to people offline. At least that's what I've noticed.

Oh wow. That's really amazing. Writing with a pen is almost like a lost art now. If I write with a pen for 3 minutes my hand starts to hurt. I've been so used to typing now instead of writing. My penmanship also degraded. My handwriting isn't legible anymore. haha

Yeah they said the manga was MUCH better. But just the premise in itself is just so bizarre.....

Have you tried Paint Tool Sai? I've seen a lot of artists use it and I was wondering what it can do that others can't.

I'm actually thinking of buying a PS3.... haha I see a lot of people selling it pre-owned on Facebook. And I was thinking, hey it's really cheap now. But I'm usually on my PC anyways. Don't have the time to play console games in front of the TV

Hey it's not easy to design a website. Even if it's just a mockup. So be proud of yourself. Even after years of web development I still get stumped when asked to design a website.

It would have to be Pupa for me. And no I didn't watch it. I don't think anyone should. It's a terrible show and very creepy. I heard about it through a podcast, went to You Tube to check out the infamous scene, and got shivers up my spine. SPOILERS BELOW:

Have any of you heard about Tabata exercise? It was invented by a Japanese individual. And it's ideal for people with no time to go to the gym. It's a type of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). You basically just exercise 4 minutes but everyday. You go hard for 1 minute then 1 minute of light exercise. Then 1 minute of hard exercise then finish with 1 minute of light exercise. That is equal to a 90 minute cardio workout. I've been doing it for 2 months now and I've actually exercised way more than I used to. The problem with 30 minute 3 times a week routines is that you tend to get lazy or too tired to keep doing it. But 4 minutes a day is like nothing. You won't feel lazy thinking about it and it will be over before you know it.

Great suggestions. They will definitely help. I will check them out.

I understand. I did the same when I was younger. Using aliases and a picture of a character from somewhere. I guess it's for online safety too. To protect against identity theft and so on. But now that I'm older, I'm now boring. So no more creativity to come up with clever names. haha

The story structure we came up with in the previous topic is good enough that we can start drawing. However, you might want to expand it more so your story will have polish. Here’s a look at our current story: As previously mentioned, a basic story structure is composed of a beginning, middle, and end. An advanced story structure meanwhile has a Beginning Beginning (that’s not a typo) Middle Beginning End Beginning Beginning Middle Middle Middle End Middle Beginning End Middle End End End Confusing isn’t it? It will start to make sense once you realize what’s going on. We are just taking our 3 main parts (beginning, middle, end) and adding another 3 parts to each one. Beginning gets its own (beginning, middle, end) Middle also gets a (beginning, middle, end) and the same thing happens with End. Let’s see it in action. Beginning Beginning Takeji is a nerdy highschool boy. He’s quite tall and gets bullied for it constantly. This makes him want to quit school. Middle Beginning The bullies who usually give Takeji trouble are 4 boys from the school swimming club. Their leader is a boy named Kaiba. One day during gym class, Kaiba steals Takeji’s shoes without him noticing. He then hides it somewhere leaving Takeji no choice but to walk home on barefoot. End Beginning Because of this latest act of bullying, Tajeki no longer wants to go to school. He cries and begs his parents to let him drop out. He would start looking for work instead. His parents eventually give in and agree that in a week he would be stopping school. Beginning Middle On his last day, Takeji bumps into a transfer student named Hayato who is also tall. Hayato asks if he plays basketball. Takeji says he has never even heard of the sport. Shocked, Hayato shows him an NBA game. Middle Middle Lying in bed that night Takeji couldn’t sleep. He was thinking about the basketball game Hayato showed him. For reasons he didn’t know, he wanted to play basketball. The next day he shocks his parents telling them he wants to continue school. He then finds Hayato who agrees to teach him the game of basketball. End Middle While training, Takeji surprises Hayato by telling him he wants to try out for the school basketball team. When Hayato asks why? Takeji says he wants to make it to the NBA and play against the best players in the world. Beginning End Takeji and Hayato sign up for the upcoming tryout. There they meet 2 players from the school basketball team named Shinzo and Chinatsu. Shinzo is surprised as to why the nerdy Takeji wants to try out for the team. He then warns him that he would soon regret his decision. Middle End The tryout begins. Takeji and Hayato pass the first 3 cuts and are on the final one. The final cut pits aspiring members against the school’s basketball players. It’s an intense game as Shinzo matches up with Takeji. End End Takeji and Hayato make the final cut and are now official members of the team. Takeji also earns Shinzo’s respect. But deep inside Takeji knows he barely made the team and realizes he has a long way to go.

Yeah it's definitely a niche. Thank you. I definitely will be updating here on the forums. As I plan to turn it into a manga or an animated series. (like 2-3 minute episodes)

Same here. No PS4. At least it has a PC version.

For awhile there I thought you were my boss. haha I work from home. I telecommute. My employer is from the US and his name is Jeremy. He's also in his 40's. But welcome! Everyone here is nice and respectful. Hope you make a lot of friends.

What's wrong with using your real name?? haha But welcome! I loved Bleach by the way. I think there was a previous topic on confusion with the Bleach ending. You might want to check that out. And see you around

So I've had this idea in my head for weeks now. And it won't go away. That's usually a sign for me to proceed with it. But I would like to hear what other people think. I want to make a story about a guy who decides to quit his job, quit being an employee, and start a company. Become an entrepreneur. It's similar to Bakuman and Shirobako. But the focus is on launching a tech start-up. You could say an anime version of the TV show Silicon Valley: But unlike Silicon Valley I want to give it progression. The guy will either achieve his dreams or not. (For those who don't watch that TV show, every season the main character doesn't seem to be getting anywhere. ) It would be slice of life, a touch of comedy, and will have romance in it. So what do you think? How does it sound to you? And will you watch it even though you're not interested in entrepreneurship or tech startups?

I think it's shocking once it starts. The physical changes. Lately I've been getting more white hairs. At least no balding yet. (I hope haha). No decline yet in strength or speed and so on. But I've never felt strong or fast anyways so I can't tell. You go through like a stage of denial first. You dye your hair black for example, you use anti age creams (maybe for women only). Basically you try to convince yourself that you're still young. Then it sets in and you just adapt to it. You work with what you've got. And on the bright side, you trade in youth for wisdom. You were young and dumb now you're old and wise. I guess just age gracefully by adapting.

Yeah you basically have to choose: warm hands? or functional hands? haha Like when it gets cold here but I have to type on a keyboard. It's possible but hard.

I think he did mean Space Opera. Sorry I really thought it was soap operas. haha (like Spanish soap operas)

Now that you have a story idea we can start expanding it. For the sake of continuity, let’s say my chosen story idea is: We have an idea. Not a story. In its current form, it’s useless. It doesn’t give us much information. We have to take it from concept to actualization. We can do this by adding structure. Basic Story Structure Every good story has a beginning, middle, and end. Think of your favorite movie, book, or anime. They all have that. It’s what separates a good story from a bad one. Stories that don’t follow this tend to be incomplete and confusing. Beginning Takeji is a nerdy highschool boy. He’s quite tall and gets bullied for it constantly. This makes him want to quit school. Middle One day he meets a transfer student named Hayato who is also tall. Hayato shows him an NBA game. This motivates Takeji to learn the sport of basketball. With Hayato’s help he gets ready to try out for his school’s basketball club. End Takeji makes the cut and is accepted into the club. However, he also realizes how far he is from making it into the NBA. He has a lot to improve on first. This was only the first step of his long journey. Try reading this story again but skip the middle part. Confusing isn’t it? Club? What club? He wants to make it in the NBA? But why? I thought he wanted to quit school? Try reading it without the end part. It feels unfinished right? It makes you want to know what happened next. Was that it? That’s the whole story? Did he make his school’s basketball club? What is the “Beginning” for? This is where you do the introductions. Where does your story take place? Show the time period and setting. Reveal the main character and side characters. Give a taste of what people can expect. What is the “Middle” for? This is where you tell your story. This part will be longer than the beginning and end. The climax (highlight) of the story takes place here. The middle is the part that people find the most exciting. What is the “End” for? This is where you wrap things up. And provide a satisfying ending. You can also setup a sequel here. Like what I did in my example. Your story’s message should have already been delivered at this point. Our story idea has now been transformed into a complete story. Albeit a very short story. Next stop is to flesh it out some more. I think there are other story structures out there. This is just the most basic and commonly used. Do you know of other story structures? Or how do you lay out your stories?

Hi Cypher nice to meet you. Soap Opera? In anime? Can you give some recommendations? I'm just a bit curious. I know people who might watch a soap opera anime.

I like your shading. You're good with a pencil. And yeah start drawing again. The CC is back.

Yeah getting ideas from dreams is also a good way. And it's usually a source of innovative ideas too as it's your subconscious doing the thinking. I usually forget my dreams though when I wake up. Or sometimes my dreams are useless. haha