In the Land of manga and anime, you would be forgiven for thinking American comic books struggle to find an audience in Japan. But with the explosion of live action super heroics, not least the astronomically successful...
Author - Christopher Tordoff
Christopher Tordoff
CELEBRATING MANGA IN… ?
Hello Silent Manga Audition Community! We are overjoyed to announce the “Celebrating Manga in…” campaign! But what is this exciting new event you may ask? Well, it’s a chance for us to look back at the wonderfully...
SOME WORDS FROM THE NEWEST JUDGE OF SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
Dear SMA Community! We are delighted to officially announce the appointment of manga legend, not to mention indispensable SMAC! manga consultant, Jun Tomizawa sensei to the position of SILENT MANGA AUDITION® judge! From...
MASTERCLASS TO COMPETE IN SMA EXTRA ROUNDS
From SMA-EX3 onwards, entries made by SMA Masterclass members will be entered into all Extra Round competitions, alongside all other entries. This radical new change offers members of the SMACommunity, new and old, the...
COUNTDOWN TO THE SMA-10 DEADLINE BEGINS!
With 2 weeks left until the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Round 10 deadline, you still have time to create an amazing Silent Manga that will astound the judges! The themes for SMA-10 are “Friendship”, “Effort” and...
EX4 CRAM SCHOOL – LESSON #2: Kit Kat… A Taste of Home
Exam and Trial, two words that strike equal measures of fear and determination in any school student! With the encouraging Japanese phrase キットカット (kitto katto), meaning “sure to win”, friends and family can rally around...
Making a Mangaka: #14 Asano Inio
“The voice of his generation”, Inio Asano has built a career to rival the greatest poets and musicians of our age. By transforming the personal struggles of his youth into beautifully melancholic manga, Asano has gifted...
Making a Mangaka: #13 Tite Kubo
From battling the Weekly Shonen Jump deadline to defending humanity from evil spirits, this week’s #MakingAMangaka knows well the struggle for success. This week, I plunge into the spiritual mind of Bleach author, Tite...
Making a Mangaka: #12 Hiromu Arakawa
From honest toil in the fields to creating one manga’s biggest titles, this week’s #MakingaMangaka is no stranger to hard work. With over 70 million volumes sold worldwide, the author of Fullmetal Alchemist has used her...
Making a Mangaka: #11 Yoshitoki Oima
This week’s #MakingAMangaka shines a light on a young creator that has turned past trauma into instantly identifiable stories that are as poignant as they are beautifully crafted. This week, I deconstruct the themes and...