people in the west generally have a strong distaste for ai and believe it to be immoral entirely, look down on artists/unfollow and stop showing support once you show support for it. even id it's not ai generated artwork, chatbots are also considered very, very bad. I apologize in advance for the messages you may recieve after your recent post, just wanted to warn you
Hello Masashi-kun. I was going through your recent posts and enjoyed what I saw. Based on the look of your characters I believe Tatsumori is my favorite. Do you mind if I get a link to his comics please? Hope you are doing well :)
Hello, friend!!
Wow, you have read several of my posts? !!Thanks so much!
I'm genuinely happy that you took the time to read mine. Thank you!
And thank you for liking Tatsumori's design!
Here's the link to the comic he appears in:
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This chart is based on the reactions I've received from my Japanese fans.
Note: If I included my international audience as well, I think the chart would probably look a bit different.
Details are as follows
【Tatsumori】
After I released Tatsumori's comics, I gained a lot of Japanese gay followers. I've also had quite a few younger fans tell me that Tatsumori is their favorite character.
Because of that, I see him as a character who has particularly strong appeal among men and younger audiences.
【Rintaro】
Rintaro is actually an interesting case. Surprisingly, he has relatively few male fans, and in my popularity polls he almost always ranked last.
According to my X (Twitter) analytics, about 90% of my followers are male, so I think Rintaro simply isn't a character who appeals strongly to that audience. On the other hand, he has a small but strong following among female readers.
I'm not sure about the average age of his fans, so I placed him roughly halfway between younger and adult audiences.
【Shun】
Shun was especially popular among younger gay readers.
How popular was he? Well, when I ended one of his comics without an intimate scene, I actually received complaints because the comic ended without a more intimate scene.
Normally, nobody complains about how my stories end, but with Shun, there were surprisingly many readers who wanted to see a more romantic moment featuring him.
He also has a fair number of female fans, so I placed him where he is on the chart.
【Ryusei (Real name: Kim Yongbyol / 김영별)】
Ryusei is the only my character with longer hair instead of a short hairstyle.
Although he's Korean, he doesn't have black hair—he dyes it—and I think his appearance, along with the popularity of Korean pop culture, has made him especially popular with Japanese women.
After I started drawing comics featuring him, the number of female readers following my work increased significantly.
Because of that, I'd say Ryusei's fanbase is almost entirely female.
【Masa】
Now for Masa.
Because of his rather old-fashioned, traditional "head of the household" personality, younger readers tend to be less interested in him.
At the same time, that classic personality seems to resonate more with adult readers, so he has fairly strong appeal among that audience.
He's also especially popular with gay men, so I placed him closer to the male side of the chart.
Female readers probably see him as a stubborn or self-centered guy. 😂
Even so, he has a loyal and strong fanbase.
【Jack Johnson】
Jack doesn't lean strongly toward any one demographic. My impression is that his fanbase is spread fairly evenly across all groups.
He's the kind of character who appeals to a very broad audience. Since his personality isn't particularly extreme or polarizing, I think people of all ages and genders find him approachable. He comes across as emotionally mature and well-balanced, which makes him easy to like.
I designed Jack to embody many of the qualities I like about Americans: he's friendly, respects individuality, and has a strong sense of justice. From what I've seen, those are the traits that many readers appreciate most about him.
I saw one of your comics today, and was curious, so I read a couple of them. I think it's very interesting to see how you portray your American OC, Jack.
As an American, I was curious, do you have a specific US state you imagine Jack is from? Or, less specifically, a region of the US?
One of your comics including him was about BBQ, and depending on what state someone is from, the type of meat and type of barbecue sauce can be very different. In North Carolina, my state, pulled pork with a vinegar-based barbecue sauce is very popular. Also, it is often served with hushpuppies.
That is all. I hope you have a nice day :-]
Thank you for reading my comics!
I'm really happy to hear that you found my American OC, Jack, interesting. In Japan, it's actually not that unusual for manga artists to create American characters. I think that's because many Japanese people admire the United States, so it's a country that fascinates us.
As for Jack, he's from Texas, and he's a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. He also likes baseball and soccer, but American football is his favorite sport.
Wait, really!? BBQ is different depending on the state? That's so interesting!
Pulled pork with a vinegar-based barbecue sauce isn't something we have in Japan, but it sounds absolutely delicious. I wish I could try it here someday! 🥹
What state (and city/town) is Jack from? America is huge so regional experiences differ wildly. For example, baseball is much more popular in New York than Alabama, Southern California is warm, dry, breezy and beachy while Northern California is cooler, wetter, and more forested, Colorado has mountain culture while Iowa is known for being very flat and having a lot of fields. For instance, I am from the Sonoran desert and people are always interested and often unfamiliar with the environment and animals where I live, even if they are from the US. Plants like the saguaro, ocotillo, and century plant, as well as animals like the javelina, gila monster, kit fox, coati, and tarantula make my friends think I must be living in a Dr. Seuss book!
Thank you for such a detailed explanation! I love learning about the different regions of the US. It's fascinating how each state has its own culture and environment.
I've never heard of some of those desert animals before, especially the gila monster and the coati. Now I'm curious to learn more about them!
Listening to your stories really makes me realize just how huge the United States is.
If someone broke up with their girlfriend in New York and she moved to Las Vegas, they'd probably never see each other again. And I bet even their Facebook feeds would end up looking completely different because they'd be surrounded by such different cultures and lifestyles.
Thank you all so much for the incredible support on my Jack Johnson comics! I really appreciate every like, reblog, and comment.
I've received around 200 comments, and I truly wish I could reply to every single one. However, English is my second language, so it takes me quite a while to write each reply. Because of that, I probably won't be able to respond to everyone this time.
Even so, I have read every single comment, and they all mean a lot to me. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to leave one!
Since there are over 200 comments this time, it's difficult for me to reply to all of them. But this isn't my usual situation! Normally I don't receive nearly this many comments, so Once things settle down, I'll do my best to reply to new comments whenever possible.
I wish all of you even more happiness, and once again…
ooooh, i love ur artstyle and comics!!
anyways, i was wondering how japanese honorifics are used?
from what I know, ‘-chan’ is for a young girl, and ‘-kun’ is for a young boy?
and then ‘-senpai’ is for a teacher/mentor, ‘-san’ for colleagues?
‘-nii’ is for siblings, right?
do correct me if im wrong!! XD
(i hope im somewhat accurate lol)
Thank you for asking! 😊 You actually know quite a lot already, and most of it is pretty close!
I'm Japanese myself, but honestly, I use a lot of honorifics by my feeling. 😆 So if you want to learn the correct usage, it's probably best to check a Japanese textbook or ask a Japanese teacher!
But you are amazing that already know this much about Japanese honorifics! 😊
Japanese honorifics can be surprisingly complicated, even for Japanese sometimes.
On the other hand, I don't know much about English honorifics. 😅
For example, should I call every man I don't know "sir"? Or if you're talking to your boss, what do you call them if you don't use something like "-san"?
