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Kirby Phelps (PK)

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My dream is to move to Japan, learn Japanese, and become a manga artist. But I heard that it's impossible. My dreams are crushed.
 
At least you realised early on Theres plenty of other things you can do fortunatly, anything in particular tickle your fancy?
 
Kirby Phelps (PK) said:
My dream is to move to Japan, learn Japanese, and become a manga artist. But I heard that it's impossible. My dreams are crushed.
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If you're going to have dreams you give up on so easily, there isn't much point in having them to begin with.
 
Who said its impossible? Sure maybe if you are a really terrible artist, it might be a slight disadvantage.
You dont even need to be literate to learn a language.
Im with Mike Cash on his comment.
IF it is your real dream, do something about it. You're definately not too old to start.
 
P.S. to the original poster.....

I hope I didn't sound like a judgmental hardass (I am a judgmental hardass, so it would be understandable if I sounded like one).

I just want to point out that while the job I do in Japan was never my dream, it is one that a great many people assumed it was impossible for a foreigner to do. If I managed to do it without even the ambition of a dream behind it, just imagine what you can accomplish with action backed up by ambition and motivation.
 
To the original poster... Please provide us with some more information, than this 1 sentence... what you expect us to say with only this few information???

Never give up dreaming, you only just have to work hard for it! seeing you are only 14, you still have a whole live infront of you, so why give up now?
 
Kirby Phelps (PK) said:
My dream is to move to Japan, learn Japanese, and become a manga artist.
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You want to do the second part of this sentence first, then work on the first...---

Maybe you wont even like Japan, or you won't find learning the language to be as fullfilling as you thought, but it's no reason not to give up before you start.

From the way you phrase your question it sounds like the biggest part of your dream is the ending, and the Japanese and living in Japan part are just a means to this end... if you're good at your art, you can still enjoy that where you are & where you are at in life, right now.
 
I agree with yukio too. Your one sentence has 3 goals. Go Japan; Learn Japanese; Be a Manga Artist. They seemed to be listed to be achieved in sequence but should they also be listed in terms of priority and importance? At 14 years old, I am sure that you still have many many possibilities in front of you. Wish I were 14 years old now with all the hope and opportunities!
 
Few things in life are truly impossible.

But many are difficult.

If you are serious, you should start two things TODAY:
1) a Japanese class
2) practice drawing

If you are TRULY dedicated to your dream, you WILL be able to achieve it. Just remember that it's a very very steep slope in front of you.
 
Has anyone else noticed the OP's post count?
 
Yes, I have noticed earlier too. That's why I limited further comments myself until he provides more information. No point dragging this post with more replies until there is a clear need.
 
He seems to have been a drive-by poster. I don't think we'll see him again.
 
Dear Kirby Phelps, be aware that this kind of thing isn't impossible.
I have friends who are drawing for japanese anime-related magazines, but they have a very good level. You just have to adapt to their style and maybe as everyone stated start to learn japanese ^^
Remember that talent doesn't know any frontier. If your work is good enough, it'll even break through the language and culture barrier.
Anyway good luck in your futur
 

yes you do come across that way some times. Did you apologize by yourself or were you prompted to do it? you still havn't apologized to me but you made me laugh so i forgive you. Wow a few more posts and you're an emporer or whatever the rank is. How do you feel? How much time do you spend on this thing?

as for the other guy, yeah go achieve your dreams yadayadayada...
i don't really see how it's impossible. It might be difficult but it's not impossible. And like the other person said it does help if you're a good drawer. practise like-forever as well. I've got a mate who is a phenominal drawer and i never see him without a pen in his hand. I have a load of his drawings. Now all i have to do is kill him and get rich! see. always thinking.
 
Hanneesh said:
yes you do come across that way some times. Did you apologize by yourself or were you prompted to do it? you still havn't apologized to me but you made me laugh so i forgive you.
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I didn't apologize to the OP; I clarified. And it was of my own volition.

I wasn't aware that I had said or done anything for which I owed you an apology. Since I have a personal policy of almost never apologizing on the internet, you needn't expect one to be forthcoming regardless. It is, however, very gracious of you to forgive me anyway and I appreciate it.


Wow a few more posts and you're an emporer or whatever the rank is. How do you feel?
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Embarassed.

How much time do you spend on this thing?
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Entirely too much. I have no life, you see.
 
No, I'm being candid.
 
Well, Hanneesh. If you click on the name, you'll see you have more than twice as many posts per day compared to Mike Cash.
 
Gaijinian said:
Well, Hanneesh. If you click on the name, you'll see you have more than twice as many posts per day compared to Mike Cash.
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If you think it through you'll have considered the possibility that i don't post anything for about a week and then blast out about twenty in one day.

Hey! i know you! you speak japanese don't you. I'm learning japanese. Can you test me and stuff?
 
Ohhh, I love how threads go off-topic in no time...Stick to the topic people...Stick to the topic. *big sigh*
 
RockLee said:
Ohhh, I love how threads go off-topic in no time...Stick to the topic people...Stick to the topic. *big sigh*
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Some people just LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE to go off topic, just to make someone else look bad in public who is right and wrong etc. aaaa

funny that there IS posted in this thread, because it has no meaning!
 
What does it matter if we get off topic; the original poster is not comming back, anyway...

Hanneesh, you know me?... If my name is "Gaijinian" to you, then you don't exactly know me. But sure, I can test you.

窶堙?窶堋ｵ窶堋ｩ窶堋ｵ窶堙?、Hanneesh窶堋ｳ窶堙ｱ窶堙俄?佚寂?堋ｵ窶堙?、ﾅｽ窶樞?堙娯?督ｼ窶楼窶堙債「ﾆ狸ﾆ辰ﾆ淡ﾆ男ﾆ但ﾆ停?慊」窶堋ｾ窶堙≫?堋ｽ窶堙ｧﾂ、ﾅｽ窶樞?堙固ｽ窶督、窶冦窶堙≫?堙??堋｢窶堙ｩ窶堙??堋?窶堙懌?堙ｨﾅ陳ｾ窶堋ｦ窶堙遺?堋｢窶堙??堋ｵ窶堙･窶堋､窶堙仰・ﾂ・ﾂ・ﾂ。
 
Dutch Baka said:
Some people just LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE to go off topic, just to make someone else look bad in public who is right and wrong etc. aaaa
funny that there IS posted in this thread, because it has no meaning!
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Hmmm. Just stating the fact that the posts have gone off topic means you yourself have gone off the topic. Sometimes it's quite funny to see a petty argument in the middle of a thread - but i don't see one here - sometimes it's irritating, depending on whether the thread has adressed an interesting issue particularly well from different points of view or not.

This one died ages ago, back when the cash master said the OP would probably never return so i think i can excuse a slight drift. Judge ye not less ye be judged!

Dutch Baka, you need to BE a bit baker- i think you mean LUUUUUUUV and not LOVEEEEEEEEE. i mean that just dont make sense. And THAT is padanticity.
 
Hanneesh said:
Dutch Baka, you need to BE a bit baker- i think you mean LUUUUUUUV and not LOVEEEEEEEEE. i mean that just dont make sense. And THAT is padanticity.
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No, this is being PEDANTIC. One, spell the root word, Pedantic, right. Next, use it in a form, not made up. It should be "That is pedantism". Finally, how well do you know Dutch slang and word forms?
Oh, and BTW, i, is supposed to be capitalised when used ie: I think, not i think

@RockLee: This could be renamed the Pedants thread
 
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