Thread:Arima no megane/@comment-25787298-20160513113337/@comment-27247962-20160604133650

Well that makes me even more curious to what your story will be. :)

I'll try to elaborate as concise as possible, because it's so dependent on the context.

My humor standards aren't that high, I can laugh with the most silly things, as well as more complicated jokes. Unpredictability would be a major factor to decide wether it's funny. This can be split into timing, context and character. Knowing when to switch over to a more lighter mood in a serious situation or know how long to stretch it to fool the watcher/reader, because a joke is partially trying to fool your watchers/readers, since they tend to know it better and predict everything you want to show them. You've got to be a step ahead on them every time. Context works together with timing ofcourse, but even in a pretty dark setting you can create the perfect opportunity for a joke or humoristic sketch. (Making fun of certain characters their fears in a dark area, is a go-to). And to top it off the character that starts the sketch. A mangaka or producer needs to show the watcher/reader what kind of humor we can expect from the different characters and if you can make that clear throught the story and attach the different characters to the right comedic set-up for their humor, you can create a lighthearted moment in every tragic situation. Knowing your audience or rather which emotions and feelings certain settings will cause in watchers/readers and play on that. Creativity: The way you present a joke. There are lots of cliché jokes, but you can approach them in an insane amount of ways. Break the most common patterns and make it stand out. But not at the cost of breaking the atmosphere you've created throughout your story.

That are the points I could come up with now, but there is so much more to it and I should use examples, but I can't immediately give a good example.

What I can do is recommend Re:Zero. It's a perfect example. A silly main character thrown into a story of hardship. His unrealistic way of behaving in those serious situations is what makes it funny and so addicting. It succeeds to the point where you even have respect for the main characters lighthearted nature. If you're able to make such a simple character be respected for his jokes in a world that is leaning towards horror/thriller, then you know you're doing a good job.

This explanation is awful. >.<