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Possible Story Ideas:

Atsuhito and hideyo in his dream limbo.


For the next step in my project I am going to look into several ideas to what my manga could follow. As it is going to be at comic con mcm, I did some research on the types of groups and fans that will be there, so I can tailor my comic around their favourite genres. These turned out to be Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror and Romance. I doubt I will be able to incorporate Sci-fi, but the others are achievable.  

The first idea up is:
'60 Day Secret' 
Above is my sketchbook page showing my possible directions that the story could take, but also how it links back to my theme of fantasy.
The basic plot goes along the lines of a notebook having magical properties, but unbeknown to the user, the magic has a time limit and cannot be extended. I also looked into the kind of style i might want to move into. Its moving away from my usual style, but I think it would be an interesting change for me. Below shows a mood board that I created to search into the cutesy pastel aesthetic.



'Ishi No Kokoro'
For this idea it all stemmed from the ideas of the terracotta warriors in china, but in a fantasy world, and located in a land that doesn't exist on earth. The sketch book page shows some of the characters backgrounds, and the images beside them are the appearances. But also where my inspiration stemmed from for their powers.
As there are many characters I could follow in terms of plot lines, so I have yet to decide a specific plot synopsis.

'2nd Period: Survival'
 This idea is based around the Horror genre, with the story perspective leaping from group to group after they die. It is basically a story about survival at school after a mad man takes it over trapping all those inside by a magical seal, ensuring their participation with threats that would make the readers blood run cold. 

Next I decided to look into the possible pros and cons of each story, and how I believe it would be received by the entrees at the London con. Personally I believe Ishi no Kokoro will be the best after analysing them, simply because it incorporates a large amount of themes, but also provides a large range of possibilities when it comes to dynamic and exciting panels, and covers which will be the main catch of interest of passers by.

So my final decision is to head into the direction of the idea of Ishi no Kokoro, and the possible plots I could follow with it. I know roughly it will be a side character back story so it isn't to complicated to explain and what not.

Next Blog: Charcters & Possible Plots

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