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SFX PART 1 INCLUDE:
Blocking an explosion, Pew Pew, Boom, Squeeze, Swish, Slam, Baaaaam, Raaaargh, Clink, (dramatic) Turn, Ka-chak (like a lock or door or metal sounds) x2, Clink, Glare, Glooooom..., Smile, Shut.


I'm not sure about anyone else but this is gonna be freaking useful for me. i just thoguht if i'm amking these and spending hours doing it i might as well share it with everybody else.

i can find on the itnernet plenty of japanese sfx translations in terms of the wording but not how it is actually presented in manga. so this is taken so far from BAKUMAN and BLEACH chapters.

Especially in Bakuman, if you see a little sfx, the translator always translates it which one may ignore mostly but for me, this is what i want to use for my manga.

i find that english lettering just looks tacky or cheesey. big bold american comic fonts don't look good in manga that is trying o be pure manga. also in Bleach the SFXs are used in such n awesome and dynamic ay that it has a second dimensional use as focus or sped lines. someitmes looking like a calligraphical sword has just ripped the page! So cool!!

i hope you find this useful becaus ethe only other place i found something liek this was in a book that costs a shit load on th einternet lol xD

look out for more parts. or link me to other sheets like this if you know of any. cheers
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Comments: 28

SuminskyArtwork [2014-07-02 16:53:08 +0000 UTC]

I hate that the scanlators on the net dont bother putting a small translation of the sfx..I mean wtf, they dont realize the importance of it? teres panels w/ only sfx in then

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Pchoberry [2012-12-27 03:43:48 +0000 UTC]

I agree..I don't like the american big bold fonts either..
DX
It's just better this way! (It helps to put both)
So, thanks! I appreciate this!

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Rivalhopeso In reply to Pchoberry [2012-12-28 19:47:54 +0000 UTC]

no problem glad you like xDD

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RachelFrasier [2012-08-16 05:01:04 +0000 UTC]

If you don't speak or cannot write the Japanese language, then you shouldn't be using the sound effects. Use English sound effects, no it doesn't look cool, but unless you know exactly what and why the characters are what they are, don't use them. It doesn't make you look professional.

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Rivalhopeso In reply to RachelFrasier [2012-08-16 08:55:44 +0000 UTC]

... I know what they mean and accompanied by the visual you can work out what it means. I think Japanese sfx can be used more creatively and I prefer them to English ones. I can have little translation underneath the sfx but in terms of the aesthetics of my comic/manga pages I prefer the Japanese ones. Thanks for the comment though

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RachelFrasier In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-08-17 05:23:43 +0000 UTC]

Just as long as you understand, It's just a pet peeve of mine when people only do it cuz it looks cool but they have no understanding of the language.

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Rivalhopeso In reply to RachelFrasier [2012-08-17 19:38:24 +0000 UTC]

oh right. well i don't use it just coz it looks cool. also i always consult my japanese friend to make sure what i am doing is correct as well as for all the reason i like using them xD and i also like learning them so i don't have to use this reference in order to create my pages

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RachelFrasier In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-08-18 04:42:17 +0000 UTC]

*thumbs up*

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Obaba [2012-03-25 02:23:37 +0000 UTC]

Some things that have effects have sometimes been a bit confusing.
I would think a slam or smile would be visible thing, not producing a sound.

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Rivalhopeso In reply to Obaba [2012-03-25 02:59:38 +0000 UTC]

slam is onomatoepaeic so i can understand that but the use of the sfx 'smile' is more to indicate a movement or change rather than drawing two panel showing someone smiling for example.

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dayianimeaangel [2012-03-06 01:34:57 +0000 UTC]

well thats good to know XD

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Rivalhopeso In reply to dayianimeaangel [2012-03-06 01:44:33 +0000 UTC]

glad it will help xD

check my manga out too just uploaded two more pages woot!

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dayianimeaangel In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-03-06 01:46:30 +0000 UTC]

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Ark-illustrates [2012-03-05 15:52:59 +0000 UTC]

Cool these can come in handy!!

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Rivalhopeso In reply to Ark-illustrates [2012-03-05 15:58:24 +0000 UTC]

xD

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Ark-illustrates In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-03-14 01:02:35 +0000 UTC]

lol

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Moonycat [2012-03-04 20:51:47 +0000 UTC]

wow thanks i think they'll come in handy for me too xD
and you can really see that some of them are from bleach x3
but mangas are the best references you can get for sfx xD

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Rivalhopeso In reply to Moonycat [2012-03-04 23:18:56 +0000 UTC]

definitely xD i gotta make many many more. omfg bakuman has so many. so many SFX i didn't even know existed but i think it'll be really cool having a big collection jsut liek that it makes the pages look better. coz before and after my page 12 with and without the sfx, it's a much different page. yeah that grammar was horrible but nvm xD i'm only human. :/

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Moonycat In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-03-05 19:04:21 +0000 UTC]

heh... don't worry, if someone understands that grammar than a German ;D
And it wasn't even that bad (never knew you were human ;D)
you make me wann draw sooooo much right now >_< damn homework D:

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Rivalhopeso In reply to Moonycat [2012-03-05 19:35:21 +0000 UTC]

looool yeah i often have that problem. though without the homeowrk now xD i'm so mean. anyways i should be doing more! Taresh manages to draw 20 pages in two weeks! Dx don't understand :/

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Moonycat In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-03-05 19:53:17 +0000 UTC]

xD yeah, you have that luck of no homework xD
i wonder how Taresh does that Γ–_ΓΆ seems so impossible to me :/

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Eljiasan [2012-03-03 23:27:23 +0000 UTC]

ooo this is a good ref! thanks! ^^!!

now my doujins will increase in awesomeness! 8D

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Rivalhopeso In reply to Eljiasan [2012-03-04 00:13:14 +0000 UTC]

Haha thanks a lot xD I'll be using them plenty too

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5piritGun [2012-03-02 23:09:53 +0000 UTC]

I can read them but I could never understand the translation, this is very helpful. I can recognize some of these are from bleach woohoo

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Rivalhopeso In reply to 5piritGun [2012-03-02 23:52:25 +0000 UTC]

xD they're so awesome. i can't wait to start using them! and they look especially good for the traditional artist with the calligraphy look.

thanks for the comment and keep and eye out for more. i'm on a complete roll. i'm in drawing and submitting rampage mode. a lot thanks to you tbh. after commenting on all my pages and after i sketched all my pages out i am totally pumped!

yeah i'm gonna sumit a WIP for page 13 now

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5piritGun In reply to Rivalhopeso [2012-03-03 00:31:23 +0000 UTC]

I will! I'm glad I could be of service, can't wait to see more

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digidestined4eva [2012-03-02 22:55:51 +0000 UTC]

This is lovely C: I haven't seen one of these for a while C: (though I lost the first one.. sorry ><) Yes, so thank you for taking the time to make this <3

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Rivalhopeso In reply to digidestined4eva [2012-03-02 23:50:33 +0000 UTC]

no problem xD i know for a fact i'm gonna be using it loads an making many many many more keep an eye out

thans for the comment

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