Can i make a manga like Naruto?
I want to make a manga and i want it to be about Ninja’s and Samurais. I just have to make a manga about that. I wont give my ninja’s modern clothes but i will give them old ninja clothes with different colors and some details. I will give them special powers like elements, that is japanese mythology so i can include it. My storyline and art will be totally different from Naruto, it will be much more serious, It will be more ninja like with Japanese culture and Japanese ninja villages. I will only include basic secret ninja techniques from Japanese mythology like: Cloning, Elements, Self hypnosis, Tai jutsu and Ninja tools like shurikens and kunai knifes.
Uhm i got the idea that since Naruto is so popular you get trolled over if you make a ninja show with folkore about Ninja’s. I think its stupid that people react like this :S
yes and no. first of all, manga , despite common belief, is an art style. second, the characters have to not resemble the naruto ones too much. if your manga becomes popular and its too much alike naruto you can be sued. third, the moves, animations, etc. cannot be to much alike naruto in name or form. don’t call the clone thing the "shadow clone jutsu" and refrain from using the word "jutsu" at all, and don’t have them pop up out of nowhere with white smoke unless there is a good reason for it. fourth, the plot cannot be too similar. this means don’t have a crying baby who gets a demon fox put into him and have him and his "best friends" be enemies for a retarded reason. and finally, you cannot have manga without story and pictures in the manga art style. The reason for this is simply if you have manga, its has to be manga. not a graphic novel, not a comic book, manga. and you need a good writer as well. this is why it is recommended that you have at least one person help you. good luck.
i dunno, can you?
sounds like naruto form your desripction. i wouldnt do it, haters will eventually troll you for copying naruto. For example, bleach copied dbz time chamber, and many fans were complaining. i was also trolling lol no originiality. Now ful bringers is like from rave masters wtf.
I think that maybe you should try to resaerch the history of ninjas and samurai, and also try reading different manga with ninjas in it. To base your story on someone elses would be a bad idea, and it would probably make it harder to write. There are plenty of mangas about ninjas and samurai, so I’d suggest reading them too. A good one that I enjoy is Nabari no Ou.
to be honest i dont see why not although there are some similarities you can your own ideas more then anything else and im quite a fan of naruto and im interested in your manga and how it will turn out
i think what ever you make will be better, cause at this point anything can be better than naruto