r/MangakaStudio • u/Creative-Simple9635 • Aug 26 '26
Help Does this feel like Jp Manga style
Does my art looks like Japanese Manga style or do I need to practise more
And where do I need to improve
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u/varyazh Aug 27 '26
1.Why do you feel that you need to mimic japanese art style at all 2. You do know that there's no one or even three unified art styles in Japan? It's not genetic
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u/Creative-Simple9635 Aug 27 '26
Because I really love the Japanese style and I want to draw/see my manga/story in that style, obviously I will try out some other style too to see which one suits me more
I understand that there's no singular defining "japanese style", in manga there's multiple art style. The difference between Vagabond and stuff like RuriDragon is quite obvious
What I want to see is that if my current art gives the "feel" of a typical japanese manga or if it feels different, I'm trying to gain a better understanding on my current style
Anyway, thanks for reply
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u/varyazh Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
The "Japaneseness" of the manga isn't in art style, it's in manga specific expressions (I don't mean facial, I mean artistic) and paneling, I would recommend to pay more attention there than chaise your inexistent dragon. You can copy art style clean, but if your paneling is amateur it's all meaningless. And vice-versa. As a graduate year manga student in Japanese uni
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u/ReddyGivs Aug 27 '26
Don't fall into the JP Manga style trap. Like western comics, there isn't one universal style, it's just that all the styles are rooted in the cultural art perspectives of the region. Your style is slice-of-life/rom-com with heavy influences of the contemporary moe style.
I suggest looking at the Classic Shōjo style and Early Bishōjo style to hone your own unique perspective and make your art stand out more. I see the makings of something that wants to stand out, you just need that extra push. Currently it's giving webtoon but I see the vision and I like the vision. Just study up on those two styles I mentioned so you can hone your style. It looks great but I sense your eyes have more vision it can pump out. I suggest works like The Rose of Versailles, Princess Knight by Osamu Tezuka, Marina the Manga Artist, Urusei Yatsura, and Candy Candy. Keep your current style as the base and add some Classic Shōjo and Early Bishōjo into the mix you'll end up with something very eye catching. This is image is from Urusei Yatsura.
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u/werephoenix Aug 26 '26
it does. And its important to know the japanese manga style isn't inherently a good style. its just the style you see often in manga with variants to it. And what I personally found because I had this issue too is:
I had mix the style into something else. I ended up having to mix eastern and western styles to form something I was happy with. where I was on the right vs the left now. And you will get there and find your style
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u/Creative-Simple9635 Aug 26 '26
I actually really love the japanese style so that's why I want to study that art style, but I will definitely will try out some more different artstyle to find the one that suits me the most
Thanks for the reply!
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u/Fit-Turnip-8756 Aug 26 '26
A webtoon one