SilvCrimBlac
A Historical Bastard
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Always wondered, how do people who work on shounen-esque stories create so many different arcs? And then still have the creative capacity to develop filler arcs? I mean, like Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, Fairy Tail, or Gintama....how? Quite often, few of the arcs have any real similarities other than they just having similar characters... (Edit: Have only watched Naruto, Yu Yu Hakusho, Inuyasha, and the first couple of arcs of Fairy Tail....wanted to get into Gintama but just never seemed to find the time to get started with it. Would probably just read the manga if it has one since I prefer to read rather than watch anyway. Naruto anime was crap. Power of friendship bullshit ruined me of shounen and made Fairy Tail intolerable because it was even more blatant with it than Naruto.)
But anyway, how? And I don't want any sarcastic answers please. I mean genuinely....HOW? These stories, often times it's almost like a single separate book series in each arc, or at least they have the potential to be. I mean the arcs themselves usually end up disappointing despite how great they initially looked or started due to most Shounen's ruining everything because they are well.....shounen's. Still, the potential they show with so many unique and individual arcs...
How does one do this? Besides taking cues from my massive library of history books....any other ideas? There has to be some other kinds of techniques involved in developing so many varied story arcs. History isn't exactly a widely loved academic subject and so I doubt many writers immediately leap to find a history book to find inspiration like I tend to do.
So how do you or others do it? How do you think shounen artists or writers do it?
But anyway, how? And I don't want any sarcastic answers please. I mean genuinely....HOW? These stories, often times it's almost like a single separate book series in each arc, or at least they have the potential to be. I mean the arcs themselves usually end up disappointing despite how great they initially looked or started due to most Shounen's ruining everything because they are well.....shounen's. Still, the potential they show with so many unique and individual arcs...
How does one do this? Besides taking cues from my massive library of history books....any other ideas? There has to be some other kinds of techniques involved in developing so many varied story arcs. History isn't exactly a widely loved academic subject and so I doubt many writers immediately leap to find a history book to find inspiration like I tend to do.
So how do you or others do it? How do you think shounen artists or writers do it?