Kon's notebook

Practical guides for manga creators: plan your story, choose an art style, and build your pages.

Start with the story. Use the guides and free tools to plan the page.

Courier with short dark hair, green eyes and an eyebrow scar shown with two different outfits.
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AI manga character consistency: lessons from building Konyomi

Practical lessons from building Konyomi: separate character traits from outfits, resolve aliases, review references and plan readable manga panels.

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Art styles, scripts, pages and panels for your next manga.

Courier in a rust jacket on a blue rainy platform, lit by an approaching train.
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Manga art styles: six illustrated approaches for your story

Compare six manga art styles with original illustrations. Learn how linework, shadows, proportions and color change a scene, then write your own art brief.

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How to make a manga without drawing

Four real ways to make a manga when you cannot draw: write for an artist, storyboard with stick figures, pose 3D models, or use an AI tool. What each one costs you.

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How to write a manga script: template and example

Plan a manga page panel by panel. Use a filled example and a downloadable template for action, dialogue, narration and character notes.

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How many pages are in a manga chapter?

A weekly manga chapter has about 18 to 22 pages. Monthly chapters, one-shots and volumes are longer. A table of common page counts, and how to plan your own.

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Manga page size: paper, print and pixel dimensions

Manga manuscript paper is B4, 257 × 364 mm, with a 180 × 270 mm drawing frame. A table of paper, book and pixel sizes for print and digital manga.

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