How To Design Transformations, Powers & Abilities In Your Manga/Comic Or Light Novel

Whether your series is a shounen, shoujo, fantasy, magical girl or other kind of genre, your character will likely have some kind of ability or powers to help them in their journey. However, designing interesting but realisitc powers can be a difficult task. With so many other entertaining powers, abilities and transformations out there, how do you come up with something that stands out from the crowd? In today's video, I talk about all the basics on how to design good transformations and how to create great character abilities (with or without supernatural powers included!) I hope you enjoy this video, and it helps with your manga creations. 😁

0:00 Intro
1:07 Does Your Character Need A Transformation?
2:00 How To Add Transformations To Your Story
2:12 1- Give Them A Good Reason To Transform
2:42 2- Give A Theme Behind The Transformations
3:34 3- Focus On The Main Parts Of The Transformation
4:37 4- Decide On The Origin Of The Power
5:12 5- Think More Of Results Over Actions
5:44 6- Focus On The Feeling Of The Transformation
6:01 7- Does The Transformation Suit The Theme?
6:33 How To Design Good Abilities And Powers
7:10 Part 1- Creating Abilities Without Magic Properties
7:25 1- The Powers Should Be Gained Through Training
8:09 2- Give Them One Main Ability To Focus On
9:47 3- Give Them At Least One Main Weakness
11:14 4- Give Them A Good Reason To Need Their Powers
11:35 5- Give Them Realistic Growth Over The Story
12:02 6- Consider Their Abilities In Relation To Worldbuilding
12:56 Part 2 - Creating Abilities With Magic & Powers
13:08 1- Give Their Powers & Abilities A Theme
13:57 2- Keep Things Simple
14:44 3- Give Their Powers Growth Stages
16:00 4- Decide The Origin Of The Powers
16:22 5- Decide How The Powers Fit Into The Worldbuilding
17:05 6- Limit The Amount Of Possible Powers
17:24 7- Give Them A Realistic Weakness
17:51 8- Consider Cause And Affect With These Powers
18:20 9- Ensure The Outward Appearance Ties In With Purpose
18:56 How To Blend Physical Abilities With Supernatural Powers
19:50 How To Merge Powers & Abilities Into The Story


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