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SILENT MANGA AUDITION – Event INFORMATION

Taiyo Nakashima Taiyo Nakashima 18/09/2015 9 min read

WHAT IS SILENT MANGA AUDITION®?

This is your best chance to prove yourself!” – Rocket-start your MANGA career, with generous prizes and the chance to work with manga pros from Tokyo, who will help you create no matter where on Earth you may be. This is one opportunity that any aspiring manga artist can’t afford to miss. Current events accepting entries : SMA8 – 2017 “AUTUMN”, the 8th Round of SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is now closed. Thank you for all your entries!  Results expected around DECEMBER 2017.   SMA7 – 2017 “SPRING”, the 7th Round of SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is closed. RESULTS ANNOUNCED! http://ma-dev-main.coamix.net/sma7-2017award/ SMA-EXTRA ROUND in KUMAMOTO is closed. RESULTS ANNOUNCED!  https://s3-ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com/data.smacmag.net/sma/smaex2-2017award/


ON-GOING ROUNDS:

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SILENT MANGA AUDITION NINE 2018 “THEME TBA” Deadline: 31st March 2018 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Coming SOON!    
     
Guides to SMA :
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Latest FAQs, as well as tips and advices, all in this page!

http://ma-dev-main.coamix.net/a-z-guide-of-silent-manga-audition/ A starting point for everyone new to SMA! Also a great source of info for those have been with us for sometime.  
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JAPANESE MANGA 101 with MOCCHI & TAIYO

Okay that was enough two middle aged men talking. but some of the best skills are taught in those videos. (Seriously? Seriously!)   mov_list005 mov_list004 mov_list003 mov_list002 There are over 200+ Award Winners manga to READ! Submerge yourself with those blight hopefuls, many of them became a pro, or working to become one right now. They’ll be a good lead to follow then 😉   NEED SOME ENCOURAGEMENT, a little push or source of inspiration? How about wise words from those legendary names in Manga creation, who have endorsed, encouraged and some actually serve the duty as judges of SMA. Their names really need no introduction. So without further ado, please do enjoy interviews with them on SMA. Exclusive here on “SMAC! MAG”!
Tsugihara Ryuji sensei Interview "Draw your own real feelings"
Hojo Tsukasa sensei Interview – "Until the very last moment"
 
Go Nagai sensei Interview – “Manga is the artist's own ‘journey of the mind’.”
 
"We don't read, We FEEL it." – Tetsuya Chiba Interview
It's okay to fail as long as… – Tetsuo Hara Interview
Tsukasa Hojo Interview : "Music to my Eyes"
The manga masters shared us some rare exclusives into their creative minds, we hope you find something inspiring for your next creation.     Now, forward looking ones may be wondering,

“WHAT HAPPENS IF I WIN?”

There are generous prizes to start with, but they are exactly that – JUST a start. High-achivers who prove to us their skills more than once, may be chosen to join our “SMA MASTER CLASS” program. In addition to the prize, you’ll be assigned your editor-in-charge ( the real ones behind some of the biggest hits in manga history! not just translators ), as well as unlimited support for manga creation – to create your pro debut one-shot, then a series. We held a ceremony in January, here is the video and photo report from the event:
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“Message 2015” – A live musical performance, synced to clips of Silent Manga from the last 2 years of SILENT MANGA AUDITION®

 
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THE AWARD 2015 – Photo and Video Report

  The event was such a wonderful opportunity for us all to get together, not to be forgotten in a life time. However, the Grand Prix winner couldn’t make it due to personal reasons. So we started inviting each person to Japan too. That way we can start to work on the next creation, meeting face to face!
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REPORT 1/2

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REPORT 2/2

     

WHAT WILL HAPPEN FROM NOW ON?

Well that is a question we can’t answer, BUT YOU CAN.

We are overwhelmed by the fantastic reaction from all over the world, and became what we are, all because a contestant like you, gathered and sent us wonderful works that made us realize how fortunate we are to have started this event.

None of us imagined it would turn out like this, and still don’t know how big this will be, but our guts say there is so much more to come, from us and from all of you.

We are determined, to keep on responding in a way,

YOU TOMORROW’S MANGA STARS DESERVE.

There will be  more tutorials, events, and all we can provide, so together we can create more manga, for more people to enjoy all around the world, silent or otherwise.

Remember, with just a pen and paper, you can really move the world. We know because we did 😉

JOIN US IN MANGA REVOLUTION!

Looking forward to reading more pieces from you soon 🙂 Keep’em coming please!

SMAC! The web MAGAZINE Editorials team

 
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