Grand Prize Award
100,000 yen + invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair(Announcement at the award ceremony)
※The grand prize winner has been selected from the CG Anime Contest (Held at DoGA)
Excellence Award 50,000 yen + Invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
Author
貳號
Title
異人 Harmony
Comments from Rin
The introduction and the way the setting is presented are very good. The way the character points the camera from a girl to Tupon, made me feel that the story suddenly changed course in narrative. The final scene where the people in the city riots gave me the impression that the story was progressing a little too fast. It was hard to pick up the meaning of the last scene. The author has a high level of directing ability and could draw pictures that would draw you in.
Comments from Fujita
The idea of alien skins being useful to humans is new and adds reality to this world. The emotions of the characters, such as the suffering of the main character and the warmth the store manager felt for humans, were well conveyed. Since you spent so many pages on this story, I would like you to focus more than just the story's unreasonable tragedy to convey to the readers at the end.
Comments from Goto
The drawing, composition, and characters were all drawn to a high standard, and the quality is outstanding. The ending of the story was unexpected, and I was absorbed while reading it. It would be better if the disadvantages of the alien skin had been foreshadowed from the first half of the story, so that the reader's emotions and predictions can run wild.
Runner-up Award 30,000 yen + Invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
Author
monotone_ink
Title
Iron Lungs
Comments from Rin
The lines are rough, but the drawing is attractive. The introduction of scouting a robot pilot in a SF setting is cliche but the carefully structured drama structure with the protagonist's emotions fleshed out is good.
Comments from Fujita
You are very good at creating memorable scenes and targeting the readers' emotions. I was a little disappointed that the protagonist's short life of two years left to live was not fully used. There were many illustrations that overlapped with famous works, so I would like to read a work with more originality. It may take some time, but I believe that if you become more focused on finishing your manuscripts, you will be able to attract a lot of readers.
Comments from Goto
This is a work that shows the author's high potential. The tempo of the story is good and the pauses are skillful. The story is well-paced and the pauses are skillful, and the screen direction is well-designed. The climax in particular took my breath away. The main
problem is the roughness of the drawings. In order to convey the appeal of the content, I would have liked to see a more sincere approach to line drawing and finishing.
problem is the roughness of the drawings. In order to convey the appeal of the content, I would have liked to see a more sincere approach to line drawing and finishing.
Finalist 10,000 yen
Author
BrandonChen
Title
Icarus Rising
Comments from Rin
The action and the well-paced camera work shows good taste. However, I found it difficult to find the story interesting because it was developed by only "explaining" the setting and situation. I hope that in your next work, you will be more conscious of the scenes and dramas that will move the readers' emotions.
Comments from Fujita
The quality of the drawings is superb, with careful attention to detail! The dialogues were pleasant to read because the characters in their respective positions had firm ideologies and will. But I found it difficult to immerse myself in the story because the settings of the enemies of humanity, such as "Terra" and "Angels," were vague, and there were many forced developments. Please make sure you have enough detailed settings to explain the story.
Comments from Goto
The art is carefully drawn with a lot of feeling put into every detail. The magnificent worldview setting is also ambitious and appealing. However, this work has a tendency to overload the reader with too much information, which is a shame because it leaves the reader with the impression that it is difficult to understand the environment and drama surrounding the main character.
Author
mzhiro
Title
GENDER X BORDER
Comments from Rin
This is a cliche romantic comedy set up with science fiction elements that sets up a male-female conflict as their room becomes closer to each other. It's a nice idea, but I felt that it didn't mesh well and the development was too forced. The world setting is tensely interesting, but the relationship progression is too fast and comedic.
Comments from Fujita
The story progression and ending is predictable from the beginning, but the close-ups of the characters were so appealing and eye-catching that I couldn't help but hope for them a happy ending. As I saw in the proposal scene, the author already has the ability to draw his/her imagination, so he/she can develop a proper picture of the character's personality and individuality, I think he/she can create unique episodes.
Comments from Goto
The way the leaders of two countries who are both at odds with one another as well as clumsily attracted to each other, made me smile. I also felt the author's cleverness in overlapping the statue of the holy prophecy with their marriage proposal. While the story
is light-hearted and easy to read, it is a shame that the details of the world setting is a little underdeveloped.
is light-hearted and easy to read, it is a shame that the details of the world setting is a little underdeveloped.
Comments from Rin
It is difficult to make an original game in a manga look appealing, but I like the effort put into creating it. However the explanations were a little difficult to understand because of the game's complexity.I am concerned by the fact that many of the explanations were a bit complicated before the reader could feel the appeal of the game.
Comments from Fujita
The new game genre of VR sports is introduced in a way that is easy to understand, and the story is well structured in terms of beginning, middle, and end, showing high level of basic skills. I also liked the storyline that encourages people who are not good at sports, and the climax combined with visuals and abilities surpassed my imagination and is exhilarating. The only thing that I felt was lacking was the gradual excitement and thrill that readers look for in manga. Please challenge yourself making a story that attracts your readers.
Special Jury Award
10,000 yen + Invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
※The Special Jury Award winner has been selected from the Manga Contest
Comments from Rin
The art design shows good taste. Chapter 1 has a fantastical analogue feel and the world is carefully crafted, but I got the impression there was too much of the characters' work environment described than the story.
The drawings are appealing so I'd like to read a work that is more conscious of depicting the characters' emotion and the drama structure.
The drawings are appealing so I'd like to read a work that is more conscious of depicting the characters' emotion and the drama structure.
Comments from Fujita
I was shocked by the unexpected submission of a fully watercolored analog manuscript. I would first like to commend you for completing such a large number of pages. It's hard to give grade the first chapter since it's mainly an introduction of the characters, but the second chapter was nicely organized and was pleasant to read. It would be good if you could continue to draw heartwarming stories that make people want to live in this town, but if you could also draw how demons are dangerous, which would add depth to the worldview and make it even more interesting.
The video and the content are perfect.
I would like to introduce this terrific talent to everyone in Kyoto.