Monochrome Days - Ch. 10 - Wall

[MangaDex]

 

[Muzilana]

Is using someone's plotline really a handicap? This 'contest' is definitely one-sided. And people can try only so much before their spirit become broken. But well, let's see how she will rise up.

 

[Mangamoz]

Mangaka career in fiction: "FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! WE CAN DO IT!"

Mangaka career in reality: "So we know that your work is loved by many, has raving reviews, and has a great potential future ahead of it; But we have decided to cancel it anyway cause that other new isekai manga about marrying slave lolis makes so much more sweet sweet yen. Now fuck off."

 

[Sionnach91]

Is using someone's plotline really a handicap? This 'contest' is definitely one-sided. And people can try only so much before their spirit become broken. But well, let's see how she will rise up.

It's a handicap in theory because Barazono doesn't have the same clear idea that Wakaba has about the world, characters or plot progression. But yeah, it's completely one-sided because she loses in art, storyboarding, and experience with her only advantage being in how to fill the gaps and Fudo.

She needs to use him as part of the process instead of doing double work in trying to beat Barazono AND make pages worthy of Fudos' art. She's making this a 1 v 1 when it should be a 2 v 1.

 

[Muzilana]

It's a handicap in theory because Barazono doesn't have the same clear idea that Wakaba has about the world, characters or plot progression.

Any sufficiently experienced writers can tackle that rather easily. In the long run, it may stray into what Wakaba envisioned. But if its only for a first chapter hook where you want to pitch the manga idea, it's honestly Wakaba that got handicapped here.

 

[Remixman87]

Is it wrong of me to dislike how Japan tends to make a process I see as fluid & free into structured & mechanical? Don't get me wrong, Pro Mangakas tend to cultivate & use techniques to polish them outmost into writing a concise, interesting story, but at the same time I feel they are constrained into keeping with those techniques until they reach a level where they either perfect their craft (but might get stale) or try something new (but might get backlash bc it isnt the same).

Maybe I felt it too much likewise as to how comedic duos in Japan tend to prepare their material in a way that it is very structured & how the judges scoring at some very mechanical (almost soul-less) process. Instead of seeing a Western country stand-up where their setlist is free-form, semi-structured, and even if there's a heckler (something that its almost unthinkable in Japan) the comedian just shoots him down hilariously for everyone (except the heckler).

Don't know might be something of a different strokes kind of thing.

 

[Thyme.Minister]

atp it seems like the contest is more about "beating Barazono's work" instead of "writing a story on your own terms that you are proud of".

is this not what art is about? freedom of expression and writing/drawing what you want, and not letting third parties tell you how or what to write/draw?

 

[fight2live]

protect her smile, Fudo-kun!

 

[DementisXYZ]

1. How much time is passing? When is she getting this done? She has a full time job. Is she sleeping?

2. Fudo! Step away from that edge; you are WAY too close in that last panel.

 

[Jampolo]

Is Matsumoto taking a jab at Gege or Togashi with the walls of text commentary?

 

[Jampolo]

atp it seems like the contest is more about "beating Barazono's work" instead of "writing a story on your own terms that you are proud of".

is this not what art is about? freedom of expression and writing/drawing what you want, and not letting third parties tell you how or what to write/draw?

Manga as an art form is something that needs to hook up the average reader early on if it wants to be successful
Once you establish a solid fanbase, then you have more leeway for freedom of expression