5:39 Thank you so much for acknowledging that kids are still starting out on writing. That in order to be a good writer, you have to start somewhere. I remember an writer at a panel said that "you're first story is always gonna be bad". People need to acknowledge that kids are kids with growing premature brains. Their first story is not gonna be an master piece. No one is an born Einstein straight out of the womb. (Just searched for videos like this to hear how to write a proper self insert)
The way i have seen self inserts be treated is as follows If the art is considered 'good', most are more likely to enjoy the self insert. If the art is considered 'bad', people are more likely to consider the self insert 'cringe'
I love the points you made in this! Self inserts have honestly helped me a lot when I came to writing and building characters. It’s fun and helps a lot of young writers, artists, and creators. I think at this point, self inserts should be normalized in internet culture since it’s been done way before the age of the internet. I love your art and voice Chizuuuu this video is so well done especially when you said this wasn’t scripted. You conveyed your points very clearly and had wonderful examples to follow.🤍🤍
THANK YOU SM FOR WATCHING THE WHOLE THING!! and i totally agree, self inserts are such a great introduction to writing and character design it's a shame they have such a bad rep :') I'm so happy you liked it!!! ur so kind!!!!
Love the art and love the commentary of self insert oc's. It's an awkward time in a writer's journey but one where the writer can start until they can write characters that aren't them and explore other traits of a person
ahh thank you so much!! 💖💖💖 and i totally agree , self inserts are one of the best places to start! what better place inspirations to draw from than your own self
Sometimes writers write self inserts to have fun, not because they aren't skilled enough, this mentality is why people think SIs are cringe and hate on them.
AM I STUPID (i am not) OR IS YOUR BLACK BUTLER OC NOT EVEN THAT BAD.. ITS NOT EVEN THAT BAD 😭😭😭YOU KINDA ATE THAT. LIKE... YOU KINDA ATE THAT???? YOU ATE THAT.... DON'T EV... YOU KINDA ATE THAT....
AGJHGASJDGASGD I AGREE Like- holy moly, for her to write that at 12?! DUDE, 12 YEAR OLD ME COULD NEVER. She already has such skill in writing at that age. (That, or I was a god awful writer when I was a kid LMAO)
Self-inserts are awesome, I've been making them since I was very little! But also… its none of another person's business what someone does with their time :D
I feel so heard with self inserts! Thank you 😭 I’ve done this for years with my own work and I still get called out for my own original work!! The only fandom I ship was Soulcalibur
? Karl May has written a whole series of 53 books where his hero is an open self insert (an he basically cosplayed as his hero for the fans) and he was one of the most successful writers of 19th century.
Amazing video bro!!! I definitely fall in the same boat, especially as a fellow Black Butler self-insert creator (couldn't forget about My Fair Bocchan...)
I think a lot of this hate towards self-inserts, Mary Sues and bad writing stems from some very ignorant people wanting all entertainment they find to be "perfect" and "professional". Of course, we all want to have the things we watch and read to be good, but that's not always the case. We're all shit when we start out, and we all make cringey things when we're young. But we should be encouraging each other to be better, not just labelling it as cringey and hating whatever the artist or author has created. I'm not sure how true this is but I think the people who hate self-inserts especially, are the same people who've never written or drawn anything before. Yet they tend to also be the same people who fantasize about being together with anime girls so idk.
sorry for the late reply ! i totally agree with you about encouraging people, it makes a huge difference in terms of motivating people! everyone is bound to make something imperfect or hell, even objectively bad, especially when you're starting out. it's really disheartening for young artists/writers when they're constantly shot down because their creations are ""cringe"".
Self-inserts aren't a bad thing at all, it's the people who hate them. Most of the time, they're just envious because most authors and artists have the confidence to even reveal their proud work! Definitely, cringe culture does not exist and instead of making it a real thing, keep encouraging the kids/people who do what they love!
The real bad thing is the fact people feel obligated to do what others want when it comes to things like these. Just because people hate it doesn't mean it stops you from doing it y'know?
YOUR VIDEO WAS SO GOOD CHIZU I WAS SO SURPRISED YOU DID THIS UNSCRIPTED?? YOURE ALWAYS SO GOOD WITH YOUR WORDS I LOVED IT also i liked your fanfiction???
hehe actually the only unscripted parts of the video was actually just the outro (i dream of being this eloquent ) 😋 BUT ALSO THANK YOU!!! IM SO SURPRISED U LIKED THE FANFIC DUDKEKDFUDJ
I follow u on Instagram I had no idea you had a youtube channel as well! You've changed my mind about self inserts (your English teacher will be proud)
My self-insert is basically just me. I really don't see how they're "cringe". I'm not 13. She's not a mary sue. I just like drawing myself. Dunno how else to say it.
Thank you for defending self inserts.I am a self insert miself but at first didn't intend to be one at first but I don't think it's bad to have a self insert side character or main character in a story.If it's fun to make those kind of characters,then leave them be,you know what I mean?Either way you gained a sub from me!
ahh thank you so much!! and yeah as long as you're having fun, there's no reason to stop yourself ... i always found it pretty cool seeing self inserts popular media hehe
@@shinpoochy tbh I also found out what a Mary sue character actually was from your video and reflected that on my characters to see if I made them seem flawless,but if I remember what you said,a Mary sue is a character who has no flaws or balance and is just perfectly perfect..Oh lordy I have a whole load of those characters...A shame I can't draw them doe...
(Sorry for the late comment) Thank you so much for this video ! I really felt cringe about my self inserts so this make me feel better about it ❤ I only imagine the scenarios in my head (cuz unfortunately I'm not really good at drawing lol) but I hope one day I will be able to draw them and share them ! ❤
It's so weird that people look down on self-inserts since they've been around long before fanfiction and fandom culture as we know it came to be. It's nothing new. Many widely regarded works have self-inserted characters in them. Also, more people need to realize we could do this just for one. Not everyone is doing this with the intention of bettering their skills or anything.
SDJKSDSDJH I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT IM SO THANKFUL I FOUND YOU! i've only written a self-insert once and I never did it again after I was ruthlessly eviscerated by my friends JKSDJKLSD. This makes me feel a bit better about my cringey days. Anyway, how do you make the speedpaint? Like i've been trying to learn how to do make a video of me drawing but it never seems to work, btw new subscriber!
AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!! i'm glad i could help you feel at least a little bit better!! the hate for self-inserts inserts is really discouraging for a lot of young artists I'm sorry about your friends ;_; and i make speedpaints using procreate's time lapse feature! however, if you don't have procreate you can use game capture on windows to record your drawing process :D
yes exactly :)! self-inserts are definitely not for everyone, but i just always found the hate for them to be a bit excessive. if you don't jive with something, that's totally fine too! at the end of the day everyone's entitled to like and dislike whatever they please
So I have examples of some self inserts. What’s examples of non self inserts? Couldn’t one argue that every character is somewhat self inserted since you gotta make them in the first place? I have a poor understanding of the term self insert, especially when I see it get flung around willy nilly when someone simply thinks an anime is bad or to insult some anime watcher.
Let's see if you guys would buy my book that's currently in the works by reading what I'm gonna put on the blurb . Madeline gets chosen to marry the Prince of valencia (the most powerful of the four kingdoms) who turns out to be the most unlikeable person . Can she learn to love him or will things take a different turn?
MY BABY CWUZZIN DEBUTED IM SOOO EXCISED OMGGG SLAYYY COUWIN YOU ARE SOOO ELOQUENT AND ADORBZZZ!!!! YOU ARE SOOO CUTEE!!!
YAAAZZ CUZZIN YOU R LITERALLY MY #1 FAN!!!!!!!!!!! THANK U COZZIN !!!!!!!!!
5:39 Thank you so much for acknowledging that kids are still starting out on writing. That in order to be a good writer, you have to start somewhere. I remember an writer at a panel said that "you're first story is always gonna be bad". People need to acknowledge that kids are kids with growing premature brains. Their first story is not gonna be an master piece. No one is an born Einstein straight out of the womb.
(Just searched for videos like this to hear how to write a proper self insert)
The way i have seen self inserts be treated is as follows
If the art is considered 'good', most are more likely to enjoy the self insert.
If the art is considered 'bad', people are more likely to consider the self insert 'cringe'
I love the points you made in this! Self inserts have honestly helped me a lot when I came to writing and building characters. It’s fun and helps a lot of young writers, artists, and creators. I think at this point, self inserts should be normalized in internet culture since it’s been done way before the age of the internet. I love your art and voice Chizuuuu this video is so well done especially when you said this wasn’t scripted. You conveyed your points very clearly and had wonderful examples to follow.🤍🤍
THANK YOU SM FOR WATCHING THE WHOLE THING!! and i totally agree, self inserts are such a great introduction to writing and character design it's a shame they have such a bad rep :') I'm so happy you liked it!!! ur so kind!!!!
honestly i have been self-inserting for a long time, but i never started to draw them until last year. thank you for this!!
ahh i'm so glad!! i love drawing my self inserts you'll have so much much fun!!! 💖
i am having fun!! thanks again!
Your commentary is great! A lot of things you pointed out are in fact super true. Plus your art is gorgeous. Keep going!
ahh that you so much 💖 happy you liked it !!!
when I see artist draw their self in a story it made me so happy about it because it's relatable because I'm an artist myself 😭
Love the art and love the commentary of self insert oc's. It's an awkward time in a writer's journey but one where the writer can start until they can write characters that aren't them and explore other traits of a person
ahh thank you so much!! 💖💖💖 and i totally agree , self inserts are one of the best places to start! what better place inspirations to draw from than your own self
Sometimes writers write self inserts to have fun, not because they aren't skilled enough, this mentality is why people think SIs are cringe and hate on them.
AM I STUPID (i am not) OR IS YOUR BLACK BUTLER OC NOT EVEN THAT BAD.. ITS NOT EVEN THAT BAD 😭😭😭YOU KINDA ATE THAT. LIKE... YOU KINDA ATE THAT???? YOU ATE THAT.... DON'T EV... YOU KINDA ATE THAT....
THAT WASNT EVEN THE WORST OF IT !!!!!! I COULDNT EVEN STOMACH READING THE WHOLE DOCUMENT !!!!!
AGJHGASJDGASGD I AGREE Like- holy moly, for her to write that at 12?!
DUDE, 12 YEAR OLD ME COULD NEVER. She already has such skill in writing at that age.
(That, or I was a god awful writer when I was a kid LMAO)
Self-inserts are awesome, I've been making them since I was very little! But also… its none of another person's business what someone does with their time :D
I feel so heard with self inserts! Thank you 😭
I’ve done this for years with my own work and I still get called out for my own original work!!
The only fandom I ship was Soulcalibur
ABSOLUTELY ATE THIS BESTIE
YOUR LITERALLY SOS WAG BESTIE THANK YOU 😋
? Karl May has written a whole series of 53 books where his hero is an open self insert (an he basically cosplayed as his hero for the fans) and he was one of the most successful writers of 19th century.
YOUR ART! YOUR LÚCIFER IS JUST 😍😍❤️❤️🥺🥺✨😭😭✨🥺😍😍❤️✨
Aaaah Lucifer from obey me 😩😳
yessss heheh 😈😈😈
Amazing video bro!!! I definitely fall in the same boat, especially as a fellow Black Butler self-insert creator (couldn't forget about My Fair Bocchan...)
THANK YOU SO MUCHHH 💖💖💖 and black butler was literally our origin story... truly the fuel that drove both of our creative careers !!!
I think a lot of this hate towards self-inserts, Mary Sues and bad writing stems from some very ignorant people wanting all entertainment they find to be "perfect" and "professional". Of course, we all want to have the things we watch and read to be good, but that's not always the case. We're all shit when we start out, and we all make cringey things when we're young. But we should be encouraging each other to be better, not just labelling it as cringey and hating whatever the artist or author has created.
I'm not sure how true this is but I think the people who hate self-inserts especially, are the same people who've never written or drawn anything before. Yet they tend to also be the same people who fantasize about being together with anime girls so idk.
sorry for the late reply ! i totally agree with you about encouraging people, it makes a huge difference in terms of motivating people! everyone is bound to make something imperfect or hell, even objectively bad, especially when you're starting out. it's really disheartening for young artists/writers when they're constantly shot down because their creations are ""cringe"".
Self-inserts aren't a bad thing at all, it's the people who hate them. Most of the time, they're just envious because most authors and artists have the confidence to even reveal their proud work! Definitely, cringe culture does not exist and instead of making it a real thing, keep encouraging the kids/people who do what they love!
totally agree !! self inserts alone are totally harmless people just enjoy poking fun at things they're not used to seeing
The real bad thing is the fact people feel obligated to do what others want when it comes to things like these. Just because people hate it doesn't mean it stops you from doing it y'know?
I take it you haven't seen a self inserts where all of characters are basic the same character with different names.
YOUR VIDEO WAS SO GOOD CHIZU I WAS SO SURPRISED YOU DID THIS UNSCRIPTED?? YOURE ALWAYS SO GOOD WITH YOUR WORDS I LOVED IT also i liked your fanfiction???
hehe actually the only unscripted parts of the video was actually just the outro (i dream of being this eloquent ) 😋 BUT ALSO THANK YOU!!! IM SO SURPRISED U LIKED THE FANFIC DUDKEKDFUDJ
im crying i replied to you on the wrong account
I follow u on Instagram I had no idea you had a youtube channel as well! You've changed my mind about self inserts (your English teacher will be proud)
ooh welcome to the channel !! and i'm glad my persuasion skills could be of service ehe 😈💖
My self-insert is basically just me. I really don't see how they're "cringe". I'm not 13. She's not a mary sue. I just like drawing myself. Dunno how else to say it.
Thank you for defending self inserts.I am a self insert miself but at first didn't intend to be one at first but I don't think it's bad to have a self insert side character or main character in a story.If it's fun to make those kind of characters,then leave them be,you know what I mean?Either way you gained a sub from me!
ahh thank you so much!! and yeah as long as you're having fun, there's no reason to stop yourself ... i always found it pretty cool seeing self inserts popular media hehe
@@shinpoochy tbh I also found out what a Mary sue character actually was from your video and reflected that on my characters to see if I made them seem flawless,but if I remember what you said,a Mary sue is a character who has no flaws or balance and is just perfectly perfect..Oh lordy I have a whole load of those characters...A shame I can't draw them doe...
(Sorry for the late comment)
Thank you so much for this video ! I really felt cringe about my self inserts so this make me feel better about it ❤ I only imagine the scenarios in my head (cuz unfortunately I'm not really good at drawing lol) but I hope one day I will be able to draw them and share them ! ❤
It's so weird that people look down on self-inserts since they've been around long before fanfiction and fandom culture as we know it came to be. It's nothing new. Many widely regarded works have self-inserted characters in them. Also, more people need to realize we could do this just for one. Not everyone is doing this with the intention of bettering their skills or anything.
Great video btw!!!
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 💖💖
SDJKSDSDJH I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT IM SO THANKFUL I FOUND YOU! i've only written a self-insert once and I never did it again after I was ruthlessly eviscerated by my friends JKSDJKLSD. This makes me feel a bit better about my cringey days. Anyway, how do you make the speedpaint? Like i've been trying to learn how to do make a video of me drawing but it never seems to work, btw new subscriber!
AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!! i'm glad i could help you feel at least a little bit better!! the hate for self-inserts inserts is really discouraging for a lot of young artists I'm sorry about your friends ;_;
and i make speedpaints using procreate's time lapse feature! however, if you don't have procreate you can use game capture on windows to record your drawing process :D
@@shinpoochy SDKSDH TYSMMM
I'm gonna make an op self insert oc and who will stop me? God?
not even god will stand in the way !!!! be free go crazy !!!!
*immediately subs*
ur literally a god thank u .......
If it's something only meant to please you alone then sure I guess. However, don't force anyone to like your decision.
yes exactly :)! self-inserts are definitely not for everyone, but i just always found the hate for them to be a bit excessive. if you don't jive with something, that's totally fine too! at the end of the day everyone's entitled to like and dislike whatever they please
i will insert myself into the sun and become a god
THATS THE SPIRIT !!!!!!
So I have examples of some self inserts. What’s examples of non self inserts? Couldn’t one argue that every character is somewhat self inserted since you gotta make them in the first place? I have a poor understanding of the term self insert, especially when I see it get flung around willy nilly when someone simply thinks an anime is bad or to insult some anime watcher.
Wow😍😍😍
💖💖💖 thank u !!
@@shinpoochy love to see more!❤
Let's see if you guys would buy my book that's currently in the works by reading what I'm gonna put on the blurb .
Madeline gets chosen to marry the Prince of valencia (the most powerful of the four kingdoms) who turns out to be the most unlikeable person . Can she learn to love him or will things take a different turn?
My insert is the opposite lol, my insert is scared and gets his butt kicked like Mark Grayson Invincible
I am beginner, so I got nothing to think of so I just need to get it out of my chest
you could read the back of a shampoo bottle and id still listen
literally the sweetest compliment ever thank you so muchhh 😭💖
Meh. Make them good. Put effort youll be fine
Its not bad. People have reasons why they do what they do. No big deal