Kichijoji, Tokyo, Japan 6th of October 2017 – Manga creator Tetsuo Hara, along with other legendary manga creators, seeks for new talents of MANGA (Japanese style comics) through SILENT MANGA AUDITION®, the global manga award with participants from 106 countries. The ninth round (SMA9) begins on October 2017, with three themes : “Fairness / Respect / Teamwork” . The themes are chosen to encourage creation of works that will help promote the spirit of 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Details TBC). The deadline is 31st of March 2018.
The committee wishes all aspiring comic/manga creators to take part, in grabbing their fast-ticket to enter the manga industry. Organised by a Tokyo-based publisher specialising in manga production, with their own manga magazine circulating in Japan. (See addendum for details).
SMA has attracted over 4000 works from around the globe, with entries expected to increase in the coming years. SMA7 result announcements received over 300,000 page views in 3 days.
For more information and inquiries, please visit the event’s official website “SMAC! – Silent Manga Audition Community Web Magazine” :
http://www.manga-audition.com
email: [email protected]
(Contact Taiyo Nakashima or Mayuna Mizutani)
SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Nine
Press Release Addendum: Event Stats
SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Nine Judges :
TETSUO HARA – Coamix Corp. Board of Directors
Co-Creator: Ikusa no Ko: Oda Nobunaga (Coamix)
Co-Creator: Fist of the Blue Sky (Coamix)
Co-Creator: Fist of the North Star (Shueisha)
TSUKASA HOJO – Coamix Corp. Board of Directors
Creator: ANGEL HEART/ANGEL HEART 2nd Season (Coamix)
Creator: CITYHUNTER (Shueisha)
Creator: CAT’S EYE (Shueisha )
RYUJI TSUGIHARA – Coamix Corp. Board of Directors
Creator: Commander-in-Chief Sakuraba Kouichirou (Coamix)
Creator: Restore Garage 251: Kurumaya Yumejirou (Coamix)
Creator: Yoroshiku Mechadoc (Shueisha)
NOBUHIKO HORIE – CEO, Coamix Corp.
Chief Editor of Monthly Comic ZENON (Coamix)
Former Chief Editor of Weekly Shonen JUMP (Shueisha)
TADASHI NEGISHI – Coamix Corp. Managing Director
Former Chief Editor of RAIJIN Comics (Coamix)
Former Chief Editor of Monthly Shonen JUMP (Shueisha)
COMIC-ZENON EDITORIAL TEAM SMAC!
THE WEB MAGAZINE EDITORIAL TEAM
SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Nine Awards and Prizes :
GRAND PRIX ¥500,000 JPY (Approx. $5,000 USD)
GRAND PRIX RUNNER-UP ¥300,000 JPY (Approx. $3,000 USD)
EXCELLENCE ¥100,000 JPY (Approx. $1,000 USD)
EXCELLENCE RUNNER-UP ¥30,000 JPY (Approx. $300 USD)
HONOURABLE MENTION ¥10,000 JPY (Approx. $100 USD)
Previous Rounds 2013-2017 (All entries are displayed on our website) :
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round One (2013):
July 2012-March 2013
Theme : Love Letter
Entries : 514
Awards : 26
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Two (2014):
September 2013-March 2014
Theme : The Finest Smile
Entries : 604
Awards : 28
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Three (2015 MARCH):
October 2014-March 2015
Theme : Mother
Entries : 803
Awards : 44
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Four (2015 SEPTEMBER):
April 2013-September 2015
Theme : A Charming Gift
Entries : 448
Awards : 20
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Five (2016 MARCH):
October 2015-March 2016
Theme : Friendship and Communication Tools
Entries : 602
Awards : 25
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Six (2016 SEPTEMBER):
April 2016-September 2016
Theme : Childhood
Entries : 531
Awards : 26
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Seven (2017 MARCH):
October 2016-March 2017
Theme : Unforgettable Taste
Entries : 608
Awards : 26
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Round Eight (2016 SEPTEMBER):
April 2017-September 2017
Theme : Fair Play
Entries : TBA
Awards : Announcement Winter 2017
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
EXTRA-Round – In support of FUKUSHIMA-SAKURAMORI Project:
December 2015-March 2016
Theme : “Sakura” & Keep on Smiling or Returning a
Favor
Entries : 216
Awards : 28
SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
EXTRA ROUND 2:
November 2016-February 2016
Theme : Smiles and Laughter
Entries : 209
Awards : 39
FUTURE EVENTS:
2017/10/1~ – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Nine (SMA9)
Mid-December – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Eight (SMA8) Result Announcement
2017/3/31~ – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Nine (SMA9) Deadline
2018/4/1~ – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Ten (SMA10) (TBC)
Mid-July – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round Nine (SMA9) Result Announcement
TBC – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® EXTRA-Round 3(TBC) – Wakako The World
TBC – SILENT MANGA AUDITION® EXTRA-Round 4 (TBC)
– Kumamoto International Manga Festival
Please see our website for more information and latest updates : www.manga-audition.com
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