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Three to Five Titles and subtitles for Your Section — Post
Seriously Shounen – A look into the world of Shounen Anime
Death Toll – Shounen Manga and the violence between the pages
Jumping into Shounen – The genre and its influence.
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List of Article Contents — Post
Based on your research, list of potential features in your spreads starting with the Privacy Policy.
You might include:
Whats on the opening Spread?
Featured character pictured large, with text behind and around (Japanese text incorporated). Preferably using foreshortening so it seems like it’s popping out of the page (overlaid on a smaller rectangle for emphasis?) The body text explains shounen as a genre, and what the article will explore.
What specific infographics go where?
Death infographics from previous project located on page called “Why so Much Death?” / “Spoiler Alert! Iconic Deaths” (title in progress). Looking into character deaths and audience reactions.
Main article — Title + Description
“Seriously Shounen” Is the main title. Discussing the genre of shounen and the serious aspects, such as death and the growth of the genre.
Smaller articles — Title + Descriptions
Shounen Jump: The most popular shounen magazine in Japan (weekly publishing)
Worldwide Sensations: How anime became a worldwide phenomenon
Fandom Fights: The big terrible world of fandoms
Protagonists VS Antagonists: A comparison and similarities
Single spread Layouts (i.e. images of non-sustainable foods)
- collages of anime scenes in black and white for backgrounds
- important anime stills
- Character cutouts
Side bars — one sentence description
Side bars of fun facts about what the article is referencing/anime fun facts. Such as “Gege Akutami has a separate online persona that he keeps secret from the public”
Smaller elements — images, stats, textures, shapes
Boxy texture to mimic manga panels, speech bubbles, manga font, onomatopoeia, etc.
Other elements…
