"Under the sword lifted high, there is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, and you have the land of bliss" - Miyamoto Musashi

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

That's one hell of a quote!

@kyoryuji_artist17

Жыл бұрын

@@kusanagi420 indeed

@bunnyman6442

Жыл бұрын

Is it a quote from the book of ten rings ?by Miyamoto Musashi?

@presidentharris3542

Жыл бұрын

Such world War 2 loser sympathy 🇲🇽 🌮 🌯 🌮 🌯 🌮 🌯 🌮 🌯 🌮

@bunnyman6442

Жыл бұрын

@@presidentharris3542 who tf are you?

This man’s intro grabbed my attention IMMEDIATELY his editing is fantastic i look forward to supporting him

@ravince

Жыл бұрын

Same! 😊

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Awww geez, thanks!! I owe my editing approach to the other successful KZreadrs that inspired me. I just added my own twist

@bryson0206

Жыл бұрын

sameeee!!!

@Setraline

Жыл бұрын

same, his story telling is also great!

@mattredfield7072

Жыл бұрын

@@kusanagi420 can you please tell me the name if the song in intro and outro?

You can only go up from here, failure doesn't mean the end “The difference between a novice and a master is that a master has failed more times than a novice had tried.” I love this quote

@fart676

Жыл бұрын

How does that quote apply to this video? It’s a great quote tho (I love Koro-sensei)

As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety and wants to start their own journey when it comes to art, this was very inspiring. It’s hard for me to even start posting to get up from bed, all the what ifs, and failures in my life blind me and keep me strapped in my bed. You got this bro. Not only am I rooting for you, but I am also rooting for myself. You’re already inspiring people❤️

@ravince

Жыл бұрын

The struggle is real! But it’s also temporary! You can do it!

@ravince

Жыл бұрын

Just to add. Take your own time and your own pace. 👍

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Remember that each day you wake up, you've already survived the struggles of yesterday. Keep fighting the good fight, warrior! :D

@vlonedripp7781

Жыл бұрын

@@kusanagi420 🫂

As a teen who is half japanese, never studied japanese, nor lived in his native country, you give me hope that anyone has a shot of getting published. You just have to go start.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@Real549

Жыл бұрын

Goodluck

This is the most human feeling I've seen from a youtube video, this didn't just feel like a persona but it felt like I was talking to someone who was genuinely driven and passionate and not just a persona online, Great work!

I support your journey. You are not alone brother. 5 screenplays later and 2 pilots submitted every year to Screenwriting competitions in Hollywood. I have nothing to show for it. I can identify with your dreams. Your fears and anxieties. I have asked myself the same questions. Over and over again. I am now turning my scripts into a Webtoon. Also I am turning my cartoon characters into merchandising. I will be with you on your journey. Please make more content about your process as an artist. You have a new sub. Good luck!

@ravince

Жыл бұрын

I believe all our failures are prelude and necessary ingredients for our successes. Keep on it and also see the opportunities around you. ❤

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Yo, best of luck to you!!

@ZhaoxTFT

12 күн бұрын

What's your webtoon?

As a writer who wants to create a manga of my own, I'm inspired by your success story to continue working on my own project Sadly I can't draw too well but I'll find an artist who'd be willing to help one day! :D I hope the best for your success as a mangaka!

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Good luck to you!!

As someone who's 26 and been unemployed for a year and the feeling of being a failure with no future this was inspiring. Because the other thing that happened this year is I've started to become an artist and my dream now, at 26, is to move back to Japan and be an artist.

"It's impossible to beat someone who has an endless amount of hope and an unbreakable will that never gives up" - Naruto. Really love your videos and they are so well made. You deserve alot more than this! Gambate!

EDIT: HAPPY HOLIDAYS, everyone!! I may not get to reply to every single comment, but I'm blown away by the positive reception! Your thoughts and support are well-received and appreciated! I've seen comments about being able to relate to having the goal of being a mangaka or a creator in general. Good luck to all of us!! Thank you for the wonderful comments and new subscribers! Let's all move forward together and realize our dreams! EDIT: For those wondering about the Anime that I show around the final part of the video, it's Xam'd: Lost Memories. EDIT: By the way, for those who want to read all the manga that won: www.manga-audition.com/smaex3-2018award/

@immanuel7925

Жыл бұрын

Hey, watched your video. If it helps, Tatsuki Fujimoto, the author of Chainsaw Man didn't even have art training, and other mangaka were in the same position as you. I've tried to do SMA, but never had the drive or confidence to really put out my non-japanese manga out. So at least you are ahead of me! Anyway, what I mean is that you've got years ahead of you. I hope to read your manga again!

@joetheartbro2859

Жыл бұрын

You’ll probably never read this but seeing this video just made me the happiest person in the world right now cause knowing that if you can get your manga published and maybe there’s a shot for me one day. Thank you thank you so much

@cherishporter5314

Жыл бұрын

That was such a relatable video. I’ve moved to many places as well, obviously only within the United States but still, these places are still very different. it’s aspiring seeing someone try to strive for the dream, so keep dreaming on men keep’ DREAMING ON!

@rollantcrajan2290

Жыл бұрын

I like to say good luck. I am planning to be an animator in Japan. I recently started drawing and i planning to go to art collage to improve my skills. I also like to make manga and light novel too . I yet to start studying Japanese. You see .

@rollantcrajan2290

Жыл бұрын

I liked your art by the way

As a guy who has a ton of ideas for mangas but can't draw even if my life depended on it, its really great to see someone following their dreams! Im rooting for u! I was here since kusanagi sensei's first vlog!

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Aww you got this!!! I believe in you

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Thannnnks!!!

Kusanagi isn't just a good artist but a good editor as well, with hilarious comedic timing too.

I honestly want to read your on-shot manga without text..about the girl that meets a strange creature in forest. The art looks stellar and i would love to see more of your work.

I think it's funny how "succesful" people will often tell you how they reminisce and think fondly of the times of struggle and hardships they had to endure to reach the position of esteem and comfort they eventually found themselves in. Almost wishing they were still right there, living off instant noodles clouded by uncertainty. In other words, don't forget to enjoy yourself along the way and don't sweat the small stuff, these are the days man. Had to take a second look at your subscriber count there, amazingly done mate you had my millenial attention span hooked from beginning to end. I'm rooting for you!

This video came at the right time. I’m lost, so lost to the level of fear of living with no purpose or passion in life consuming my soul not just my body, But i found the end of that tunnel and I’m going to that light at the end, I’m a nursing student and this is my last year until graduation, I’m gonna finish and try everything i can to move to japan, and to start my journey there. I love drawing, good at it to a certain level but still learning more things and imma start drawing digitally to start a channel and make what i love. Your video gave me hope, a lot more than you can imagine, thank you.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Good luck on your journey!!

I think the pain of never trying versus trying and failing is much more soul eroding. After many many years I finally recaptured my passion for art and have finally gotten into making Videogame Characters. I am so much more happy and just full of life then I ever was pursuing anything else. People have even noticed I seem child like in all of the positive ways when before I was like an old scrooge, often referred to by family and friends as a grumpy old man at the age of 21. Im excited to join on this journey with you, I wish the best of luck and am rooting you on!

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on finding your own path!

I don’t ever ever comment on KZread videos! But your video really spoke to me. To explain my current situation, I’m a 20 year old currently in my final year of university studying Concept & Comic Art. In fact, I’m about to start my final major project on a story I’ve always wanted to tell and draw. I was very much in the same mindset as you with “what if I don’t succeed” and “what if people don’t like it.” I decided a couple of months back that if I keep saying this to myself, when will I ever do it? So I’m deciding to so it. I also want to become a professional manga-ka in the future as well. It’s a dream I will still probably always try and chase. I had some success with my manga work back in November when I was one of the finalists for the Artist Talent search for 2000AD. I was surprised to even get to the finals just since my style was obviously manga, not traditional British comic style. But throughout the feedback and people commenting on my work - I think that what gave me the confidence boost I needed to keep going no purse further. I think I was always trying to achieve perfection which, I think as we all know, is impossible to achieve. But I think recently my mind has finally settled to “Let’s do this” rather than “Let’s worry and delay”. I want to tell this story and nobody else will - if it stays a passion project, it will be a passion project. I want success, but I also want achievement myself. And I think the biggest achievement would be telling the story. So I’m hoping to enter it for the CLIP STUDIO School manga competition. Of course I would love to win a prize, but instead of the prize now, the prize for me is telling the story. Let’s both keep working hard! We can do this. 💙✨ Let’s both aim high!

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Wow, congrats on being a finalist for 2000AD's Artist Talent search! I hope you can get into the Clip Studio school competition! Good luck!!

Woah Im from Philippines too~! I'm a pinay creator but right now i'm doing self publish and doing kickstarter to sell my books~ I'm happy that i saw this video recommend by youtube and this gives me a motivation and inspiration to make more comics~

A video like this being your first ever video is crazy... This is a really high quality vid especially for your first ever

I wish you luck man your storytelling is really great.

You got yourself a subscriber my man

Make a manga of your life or semi-autobiographical, because it certainly grabbed my attention, compelling. Also, don't compare yourself to others, don't think how far you have to go, reflect on how far you've come from where you started. My former younger self, circa 18 years old, would have been impressed you managed to: get an education beyond high school; work in another country, twice; learn Japanese; and, above all, pursue a career as a manga-ka! Hey, you're living the dream of many, including my former younger self! Good for you!

Abangan kita sa future episodes ng trash taste, goodluck idol.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Haha, having a chat with the boys would be awesome! I have a lot of things I want to talk about with those guys!

That’s really cool

i have no words man... you will go far!!! for new storytellers your in my top 3! i dream to be like you someday. keep your head up dude and keep up the grind. also in 4 weeks about 10k subs dude your getting there! ^ ^

I'm in the same pag but you got this, you have the skills to become success. you had inspire me to do the same. be seeing you.

A little friendly reminder: skip 11:20 (5 seconds forward) bc there's a little Chainsaw man spoiler. Great video by the way; thanks for being authentic and honest.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah! Thanks for pointing that out! And sorry for the spoiler Chainsaw fans!

Congrats dude, I got recommended this in the algorithm. Hope your journey goes well dude.

You can do it!

"dreams never die" - blackbeard, thank you for sharing your story

I am in, wait for me too

I like how positive the community here is building up to become! May we all inspire each other and not just always showcase just the successes and make people realize we have to go through a pile of crap. Sometimes all we see on youtube are just people reaping what they’ve sown and we forget their humble beginnings. Glad to be witnessing success while it’s still a diamond in the rough 🥰

I loved Boogeyman Blues! It's so refreshing to see stories with math that actually put something real in there. I was not expecting an actual walkthrough solution, lol. The art was great! I'm looking forward to the vlog.

I'm crying 😭 I feel I looked in the mirror. I had stable, but not creative job at USA freelance website, because of political situation (I'm from Russia), all russians accounts worldwide are blocked - I lost my job. I have a dream of being an artist since my childhood. There are only few days a year I do not draw. Drawing is my way of revealing what's on the inside. Manhua is my inspiration, so I started to learn chinese a year and a half ago and draw as much time as I can. And... no failure, no success. I got severe panic attakes. It took me month to get over to the stage of living without "flying floor". It was two monthes of being totally disabled, of laying and thinking what went wrong and how I can help myself. Now I'm glad I got this experience, it taught me to care myself, get rid of "that successful artist draws lines this way, you have to draw it so to become successful" that had been blocking my creativity and the way I feel the rhythm in drawings. I'm exactly at that point of uncertainty, you've mentioned! Well, my story has no end, cause, common I'm still living. The same way I feel your story - it's not an end, it's a begining. Begining of your youtube channel) Thank you so much for this video! I rarely write comments, but I couldn't help to react. Such were emotions, inspiration I got from your video. Even language is not an obstacle to dream bravely and be published in Japan) Thank you again! This video will be forever in my heart, as a good omen to keep going!

Glad this got in my feeds man, I'm already a fan! Actually uploading it near the beginning of the new year kinda makes it even better to me.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!!

As a Filipino who shares a liking to Japanese mangas, I often thought of a Filipino artist making it into the manga industry and somehow shakes the industry with his/her story. I think it would likely be you sir, I recently read your works and it's great! I wish you the best in your journey and I hope you'll reach your dream. I will now count myself as your fan and a supporter as a fellow Filipino and a manga fan. :>

You can make it bro, never stop following your dreams!

This feels like the beginning of a new masterpiece movie.

Amazing storytelling!

I’ve actually read a couple of your manga in the SMA before, you are really talented, don’t give up. The girl at the shrine was my favorite.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

Never stop learning 💪 💯 ✨ 🙏 🙌 👌 💪

Found you today, and I'm excited to see your growth Kusanagi-sensei

I'm inspired by your story, I'm 16 and turning 17 next year I am also from the land of sisig and wanted to become a mangaka, When I become one I will come back to this video and thank you properly, I am on the verge of giving up cause my art sucks, BUt you gave me the motivation to continue, Someday I will become a great mangaka! (Hopefully)

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!!

@onoderashouldvewon8401

Жыл бұрын

@@kusanagi420 thankssss

Go for it dude!

Nice editing KZread algorithm recommended ya 👀

You might consider getting published in America. Publishers like Oni Press are open to artists with Manga styles. Also, be sure to link your website and portfolio in each video. Best of luck!

Ight, I'm rooting for ya! I'll be the first to read you manga.... Well chances are I won't be, but I'll be reading it nonetheless.

Your editing, way of filming, passion and just pure story telling ability is top notch. This being your first video is insane.

I just want to say just because you failed many times doesn't mean you not good. Dude, I think your work looks INSANE!!! I draw myself but never that good. I'm glad I came across your video and I would love to see where you go from here. KEEP PUSHING DUDE! YOU'LL GET THERE!!!!!

Hey, you're already one step ahead of me by making the KZread channel for accountability. I am working a job that I am afraid is causing extreme pain to my wrist, and I don't want regrets in my dream of making manga. I am rooting for you, and wishing you the absolute best!

You can see a huge improvement from manga to manga. I paused to read each one, and the first one to get an award was also the first one I understood. It flowed a lot better and was fun to read. Quite impressive.

@kusanagi420

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!!

Got this in my recommended and watched all the way through thinking it was from a KZreadr with at least 100k subs! Keep up the good work!

Fantastic first video my friend! Looking forward to following and supporting you in future

Awright!!!! Filipino manga-ka in the rising I'm proud to say that you, in this exact moment gave me the inspiration to continue learning how to draw I want to publish my own manga's in the future and shows my fellow Filipino citizens that I'ma break the cycle of comics in the Philippines. By the way I'ma subscribe hope you become successful in the future I'ma spam that like button as much as I can in each and every single one of your videos.

I believe in your mission to become manga artist keep going dude, and don't stop the path.

looking forward to this channel blowing up i believe in you man

Finally i discovered a new KZreadr that will be HUUUUGE in the near future this early, I should thank the KZread algorithm hehe

Have faith in yourself. Never give up bro. You've already come so far.

Wow, I'm really surprised that this is your first Video. It's amazing!

I am so glad I found your channel, your journey really is inspiring, and motivates me on reaching my own goals.

Loved the video!!😀

I’m on the same path as you currently it’s great to see creators like you !real ,and raw everyone of KZread always flexes money ,fame ,but no one ever talks about the road their . It’s like watching like everyone’s favorite anime trope the training arc the road to success 💫

So glad that this found its way into my recommendations. Your art is fantastic. I can say that it’s not very often that you can find a channel with such a good first video. Continue to believe in your self, you’ve got this!

While watching I realised my ambitions to be a mangaka in Japan is scarily similar to yours, my goal to draw my own stories and to get to the land of the rising sun one day is daunting but one I'm working towards nonetheless, that said I enjoyed this video alot and I just want to say I think you can get there, though it might be difficult. if you can get to where you are right now I can rest easy know my ambitions aren't just a dream, for now that's enough, I can get there and that's all I need for now.

Thanks so much for posting this video! It’s really helpful in motivating when I’ve been feeling stuck and feeling anxious in my own goal to have a published manga in the future. You deserve all the support and keep it up because you definitely are motivating young artists like myself to persevere

bro u're awesome, im also a not japanese and when i was younger i had the same dream, im 19 now and im studying daily to improve my art skills and my japanese, ure such an inspiration

Just got this video in my recommended and it was sick! Wish u the best on your manga and yt channel journey. You earned yourself a new subscriber :D

Dammit I’m in! Absolutely loved this video and can’t wait to see where your story goes!

that's a damn fine first video, love the edit, keep the good work !

A very solid start ! Best of luck to you !

YOU GOT THIS 100% so cool to get to see the progress from this angle.

Bro, you are the GOAT and it's only your first video WOW , great art ,editting simply breath taking

You have something special bro, keep grinding you got this

You got this!!!!! Love your art bro!!

Great video, loved it! Waiting for another one

Wow got this in my recommended and great video btw, I was surprised by how amazing your storytelling and your art are. I'm surprised you haven't done any animation storytelling video sooner cuz your video quality is as good as other famous animator. Anyway keep up the work man!!!

Really good video and editing :D Love it !

commenting for Algo boost this video is so good also a fellow filipino HAHAHAH 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 i wish u success in what youll pursue in the future i believe in you 💙💙💙 goodluck kusanagi!!

This video was awesome, you will make it big!!!

I absolutely love the paneling on the manga page with the bird. It's just so gorgeous! Keep up the good work👍

For a first video, this was awesome! great work dude.

This is a really well made and interesting video, wish you all the success man

Really enjoyed this video! The way you animated on paper shooting with a camera was really unique to me.

To be honest i wasn't expecting this when i clicked on this video, but you told this story of your passion i was moved and it was very refreshing i hope you get your series published

I'm glad I found your channel and I cant wait to continue this journey with you! I know for a fact that one day I'll be reading one of your works

I'm here for this. Amazing video ❤️

woaw what an amazing video! I wish and is working towards getting my videos more comprehensive and fun to watch. I think the storytelling aspect and your overall story and editing made me watch the video!

AAAA! Good thing I checked in on discord. Congratulations on being published and making this new series! I'm excited to see more on this and I'm with you on this journey. Wishing you more success ahead, Kusanagi. ;)

You got this, Man! Hope you all the best! You inspired me as well.

This is so inspiring keep it up! 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Best of luck to you man as someone who is also aspiring to become a mangaka too I know how difficult it is to succeed in this industry but keep at it 👍

Keep going we will all be cheering you on!!

It's cool video, great start🔥🔥🔥

Glad this video got recommended to me I'm sure this journey is gonna be fun .

subscribed!! i cant wait to see more content from you what ever it may be!

I'm here for the ride. keep it up!!

keep going and don't give up!

All of this hard work and hardship just shows your resolve. You’ve got this!