As a child I was always fascinated by the many story elements belonging to Japanese animation or the most common name “Anime.” Anime taught me that unlike superheroes, the main character had to go through daunting experiences and challenges to reach their wins. In the second episode of Dragonball Z the main character Goku dies. Yes, common fans all know he gets revived later on but to see the main character die in the beginning of the show left an impression. Later in Dragonball Z we see time and time again Goku struggling to pull out a win. That hardship is one of the many concepts I wanted to put in Black Shonen, the struggle to win. I had to make characters that were full of ambition, will power, and to never give up. What better group than teenagers to represent such challenging concepts?
