Webcomic - Japanofail

Ushio-kun · 02-04-2009, 12:22 PM

Started this about a week ago so it's not very old or far in, but thought I'd mention that I've started a webcomic if people wanted to see.

I just scribble directly into Manga Studio with only a concept in mind so the artwork's not really terribly advanced or even planned out. (the most-likely misspelled kanji on the first one probably took most time - maybe 15 minutes? lol) I hope it's enough to get the point across though.

So far my busiest day was when the second strip came out one...

I've got a bunch of other ideas that just need doodling out so hopefully I can keep it varied for some time yet. I hope people like and don't find it too obscure!

http://www.drunkduck.com/Japanofail/index.php

DESTRAUDO · 02-04-2009, 12:28 PM

This is really funny stuff hahaha.

Laura · 02-04-2009, 01:46 PM

It's hilarious because we've all been there at some point

Embrace your inner weeaboo! Then shoot it with tranquilizers.

Ushio-kun · 02-04-2009, 02:00 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys, makes me feel STRONGER!

Faye · 02-04-2009, 03:11 PM

I love this. Nearly choked on my gum laughing. XD

Moar please!

Jobandana · 02-04-2009, 04:10 PM

It was good especially the part about the Library and the Japanese lol.

denji · 02-04-2009, 04:21 PM

LOL absolutley fantastic XD so gonna read this~ thanks for writing an honest otaku real life comic!! XD Love it to bits!!

Laura · 02-04-2009, 04:32 PM

...And I *only just* realised that the title is a pun on "Japanophile". (I'm very sleepy this week!)

Yar, moar of this plz plz plz

Faye · 02-04-2009, 04:34 PM

I do believe something of the "Real Japanese!" happened to me before. Some kids at a manga workshop I was conducting ccame up to me with their eyes all a-sparkling and asked me: "So are you REALLY Japanese?"

I think me saying "No, I'm Chinese" was on the same epic disastrous level as telling 3 year olds that Santa Claus is fake.

Jobandana · 02-04-2009, 05:03 PM

Thats not true!!!.....Santa isn`t fake

Mangaka Shogami · 02-04-2009, 05:10 PM

santa is real?

Yay! I Knew it!

Laura · 02-04-2009, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faye

Some kids at a manga workshop I was conducting ccame up to me with their eyes all a-sparkling and asked me: "So are you REALLY Japanese?"

LOL! I wonder if it is harder or easier for manga artists in general if they are Azn. I guess I haven't had the pleasure of crushing young uns' dreams being Caucazn (!) Brit Gal (tm), unless they think "Watton" is a moniker derived from the Far East somewhere.

Quote:

I think me saying "No, I'm Chinese" was on the same epic disastrous level as telling 3 year olds that Santa Claus is fake.

I wish to have seen their crushed faces!

Then again remember when we did that drawing session not so long ago and our customers asked us to write their name in Japanese? YOU R MANGA ARTIZTZ SO U MUST KNO JAPANEZ!

Luckily we all had a big LOL about it, they took our "er, no!" responses with very good humour. (I mean we could have been slaughtered but our crowd were lovely

)... but blimey I really should take my hiragana/katakana dictionary around with me for such requests. I feel a bit of a loser saying "I can read it but I cannot recall or scribe it too well!"

Back OT... but then again these anecdotes may make for funny 4-koma for you, Ushio-kun!

Faye · 02-04-2009, 05:46 PM

Ushio, I think you should take a page from the recent SD misspellings... and rewrite it as "I wanna be a manga arstit!!" (or arsetit if you're feeling very grownup and naughty)

Ushio-kun · 02-04-2009, 10:49 PM

Ah, people like it! Pressure's now on to keep coming up with the goods!

I love the fact that different people seem to prefer different strips.

Yeah the Japanofail/phile thing was deliberate. I'm not normally good at picking names, but it just sort of floated into my head so stuck with it.

Thanks for all the encouragement and positive vibes. I'd start on the next page this very second were I not suffering from epic burnout today. I'll try and get more done soon as I have no intentions of letting this die!

As a side note (mini-pimp alert!) if anyone out there's a member of the UK Anime Club, there should be a couple of strips done by me in the next issue of Anime Connect. Slightly different art style and under the title Otaku Bytes (semi-pending title), but it runs in more or less the same vein.

Needs sleep now... *dies*

Sun Kitten · 02-04-2009, 11:03 PM

Haha, those are funny! Keep at it

Laura · 02-04-2009, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ushio-kun

As a side note (mini-pimp alert!) if anyone out there's a member of the UK Anime Club, there should be a couple of strips done by me in the next issue of Anime Connect. Slightly different art style and under the title Otaku Bytes (semi-pending title), but it runs in more or less the same vein.

Brilliant news! Do post here to let us know of the publication (photos!)

. And of course please do publish your strips here. They are pure LOL.

Ushio-kun · 02-04-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura

Brilliant news! Do post here to let us know of the publication (photos!)

. And of course please do publish your strips here. They are pure LOL.

It's the club magazine for MVM's online shop. I don't want people to join just for that (it's only 1 page!

), but if anyone was already a member anyway it's something to look out for

:
http://www.anime-on-line.com/xcart/p...&cat=37&page=1

I'll keep posting on drunkduck one at a time and upload here in batches if that's cool. I can appreciate the risk of not hitting the mark every time so there's saftey in numbers by uploading in chunks!

Laura · 02-04-2009, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ushio-kun

It's the club magazine for MVM's online shop.

I know, I did the front cover illos for issues 1, 2 and 3

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I think I meant to type "let us know when it gets published". Stupid tired brain of poo.

...But I didn't know it was only 1 page now!! It used to be a mini doujin full of info. I guess the internetz killed that.

But yes, posting is GOOD!

Ushio-kun · 03-04-2009, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laura

I know, I did the front cover illos for issues 1, 2 and 3

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I think I meant to type "let us know when it gets published". Stupid tired brain of poo.

...But I didn't know it was only 1 page now!! It used to be a mini doujin full of info. I guess the internetz killed that.

But yes, posting is GOOD!

Cool, I didn't konw you'd done them! I think tiredness from both ends created these posts.

I've only been a member for a couple years so I don't know how the early days were. It's still a 32-odd page A5 mag, just my bit will be 1 page.

It's mainly editorials and articles these days, so a comic might look out of place. Never mind - they said yes so it's too late for them now!

So sleepy, so why do I find myself holding my tablet!?

Lol.

dwinky · 03-04-2009, 12:02 AM

lol, this is brilliant! Please continue- pun is awesome

02-04-2009, 12:28 PM	#2
DESTRAUDO CAPSLOCK TIME! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: limerick ireland Posts: 3,948 -->	This is really funny stuff hahaha. __________________ megane... megane...

02-04-2009, 01:46 PM	#3
Laura BACK IN THE GAME Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 12,850	It's hilarious because we've all been there at some point Embrace your inner weeaboo! Then shoot it with tranquilizers. __________________ Website :: LJ :: Etsy :: Comicsy :: DA Blog :: Twitter :: Tumblr :: PsychoCandy

02-04-2009, 02:00 PM	#4
Ushio-kun Nocturnal Scribbler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,217	Thanks for the kind words guys, makes me feel STRONGER! __________________ , my comic shop and my manga reading blog.

02-04-2009, 03:11 PM	#5
Faye Bunnies! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,315	I love this. Nearly choked on my gum laughing. XD Moar please! __________________ manga shakespeare: the merchant of venice ~ comic book tattoo

02-04-2009, 04:21 PM	#7
denji Improve or...get eaten! XD Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: swindon :D Posts: 1,472 -->	LOL absolutley fantastic XD so gonna read this~ thanks for writing an honest otaku real life comic!! XD Love it to bits!! __________________ meteorflo.thewebcomic.com <---Love and Disco! enjoy =>

02-04-2009, 04:10 PM	#6
Jobandana Jo Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 14	It was good especially the part about the Library and the Japanese lol.

02-04-2009, 04:32 PM	#8
Laura BACK IN THE GAME Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 12,850	...And I only just realised that the title is a pun on "Japanophile". (I'm very sleepy this week!) Yar, moar of this plz plz plz __________________ Website :: LJ :: Etsy :: Comicsy :: DA Blog :: Twitter :: Tumblr :: PsychoCandy

02-04-2009, 04:34 PM	#9
Faye Bunnies! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,315	I do believe something of the "Real Japanese!" happened to me before. Some kids at a manga workshop I was conducting ccame up to me with their eyes all a-sparkling and asked me: "So are you REALLY Japanese?" I think me saying "No, I'm Chinese" was on the same epic disastrous level as telling 3 year olds that Santa Claus is fake. __________________ manga shakespeare: the merchant of venice ~ comic book tattoo

02-04-2009, 05:03 PM	#10
Jobandana Jo Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 14	Thats not true!!!.....Santa isn`t fake

02-04-2009, 05:10 PM	#11
Mangaka Shogami Mangaka writer Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 269	santa is real? Yay! I Knew it! __________________ Everyone loves a colombian

02-04-2009, 05:46 PM	#13
Faye Bunnies! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 2,315	Ushio, I think you should take a page from the recent SD misspellings... and rewrite it as "I wanna be a manga arstit!!" (or arsetit if you're feeling very grownup and naughty) __________________ manga shakespeare: the merchant of venice ~ comic book tattoo

02-04-2009, 10:49 PM	#14
Ushio-kun Nocturnal Scribbler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Posts: 1,217	Ah, people like it! Pressure's now on to keep coming up with the goods! I love the fact that different people seem to prefer different strips. Yeah the Japanofail/phile thing was deliberate. I'm not normally good at picking names, but it just sort of floated into my head so stuck with it. Thanks for all the encouragement and positive vibes. I'd start on the next page this very second were I not suffering from epic burnout today. I'll try and get more done soon as I have no intentions of letting this die! As a side note (mini-pimp alert!) if anyone out there's a member of the UK Anime Club, there should be a couple of strips done by me in the next issue of Anime Connect. Slightly different art style and under the title Otaku Bytes (semi-pending title), but it runs in more or less the same vein. Needs sleep now... dies __________________ , my comic shop and my manga reading blog.

02-04-2009, 11:03 PM	#15
Sun Kitten A Pocketful of Clouds Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Cambridge Posts: 10,567 Sweatdrop Admin	Haha, those are funny! Keep at it __________________

03-04-2009, 12:02 AM	#20
dwinky You gotta believe! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,435	lol, this is brilliant! Please continue- pun is awesome __________________ Visit my deviantART and I'll hug you! http://whereisnatto.blogspot.com <- BRB, doing watercolours whilst travelling!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
My new Webcomic	Hawth	Manga Creation	15	23-05-2007 03:36 PM
Help needed with webcomic proposal	WillieHewes	Coffee Lounge	4	29-07-2006 08:16 AM
Webcomic	Michelle	Manga Creation	5	25-03-2006 02:47 AM
Question for webcomic artists	mythecaria	Coffee Lounge	26	28-04-2004 11:02 AM
Webcomic compo!! vote for meeeeee!	Azure	Coffee Lounge	1	13-01-2004 08:27 PM