Forum - View topicINTEREST: Hajime Isayama Reveals His Struggles to Draw the End of Attack on Titan
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Eddy564
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This is just another stark reminder about the grim realities mangakas endure to adhere to tight deadlines and appease fans. It’s very admirable and appreciated by me, at least. But I don’t envy the job at all.
He should trust in himself! The manga has been going in a wonderful direction and I truly believe it’s at its peak right now. |
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mulletZERO
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You could even say it's a grim reminder.... I'll see myself out. It's sad to see that he has been struggling so much lately. It just goes to show that even the most successful creators deal with art block and being too depressed/tired to do anything and how stressful it gets when there's so much on the line. I also wonder how much of this series has been dragged out due to the pressure from meddling editors who no doubt have a huge say in how the work turns out as a whole. He probably wanted to end the manga way earlier and I wonder what his own personal visions are and how closely it will match the final work. Hope he gets to relax after it's all over and he can play Splatoon all day long. Last edited by mulletZERO on Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:15 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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BinBouGami1234
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I can't imagine the stress and pressure he must go through. I know authors get a ton of hate whenever they go on hiatus but it can be really important and beneficial in the long run, and it sounds like he could use one. I hope this isn't his only series because he's an incredible storyteller and it would be a huge loss if he stopped being a mangaka after Attack on Titan.
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bleachj0j
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He sounds burnt out. Which makes sense for such a involving series he's been doing non-stop for more than half a decade. Ishida also said the same thing with Tokyo Ghoul at how he was experiencing fatigue and burnout during Re:. Glad it's being brought up to show how rough these people have and are not machines that can just pump out content.
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Eddy564
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catandmouse
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And his is a monthly series.
I can't imagine how crazier it gets for the ones doing it weekly. Kudos to them. Hopefully Attack on Titan doesn't leave him completely burned out. |
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CliffSaos
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Well, I suppose that his work is generating (and will generate more) enough money, so he won't need to work anymore.
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#MuhBael
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Man poor Isayama sounds completely broken. Alsmot like making Manga is like being in hell. Hope he takes a long break after SNK ends cause he deserves it.
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Kyo Hisagi
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Break like Masashi Kishimoto's break? Man I wish he drew something else. Even Tite Kubo drew new oneshot |
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casenumber00
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AoT is heavily influenced by Muv Luv Alternitive, Isayama even has admitted it himself, so why doesnt he just borrow one of endings from the franchise?
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invalidname
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As one of the notorious Muv-Luv superfans on ANN, it's only fair I point out that Isayama has mentioned several other inspirations over the years, such as Project Arms, Berserk, and others. And an inspiration is just a starting point: Attack on Titan really is a very creative work, and that's something people have responded to. And despite surface-level similarities between Muv-Luv and Attack on Titan -- in con panels, I'll show the two side by side and say "hey look, it's that franchise where humanity is driven to the brink of extinction by giant man-eating monsters, and while the young people fight back with cutting-edge weaponry, they're betrayed by the schemes of military and political elites" -- the truth is that structurally they're very different. Isayama threw out the dude-with-a-harem structure in favor of an ensemble, anchored by the core trio of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin. That gives him the ability to separate his characters, jump between different plotlines, and do things very differently than a VN-based story could. So however he's planning on ending AoT, it's all on him. No pressure! |
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nemuyoake
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Where is his happiness? Does he really want to live like this everyday?
If he's happy like this, good for him, but I see nothing like that in this video... |
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Fred Lougee
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The good news is that he's still young, and there's a saying..."Young horse runs fast, old horse runs well." The difference maker between those authors who wrote one great work at a relatively young age and never graced us with anything of note again (Margaret Mitchell, J.D. Salinger, etc.) and those who produced an extensive body of works for us to enjoy (way too many people to even make a start at naming) is that the latter group all found a way to get past the times of writers block, and many times this involved making a conscious change in their writing habits. I think a break for a little while when he finishes up will do him the world of good, but it won't be long before he's going to have another idea in his head swirling about, and his creativity is going to be connecting the dots on it's own, or so it will seem to him, and he will be forced to start making character designs and world creation and plot outlines and test panels and next thing he's making a submission to his editor. And hopefully it will be as good as Shingeki no Kyojin, and if we are very fortunate he will wind up like Rumiko Takahashi who has had a whopping four of her mangas adapted into long-running animes. |
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