“Being part of the MasterClass helps me to grow as an artist and towards my dream to be professional.” - MAGE (Indonesia)
The top winners of each SMA round are invited to join the MasterClass, a community of international creators aspiring to become professional manga creators.
MasterClass members are assigned editors, who they work with to create their next manga works. Together with their editors, MasterClass creators aim for serialization in Japan. Several MasterClass members have already been serialized!
With support from the SMA Editorial Dept., MasterClass members enter additional contests held by COAMIX and Comic ZENON. After winning multiple awards, creators debut with their original one-shots in Comic ZENON, and eventually work toward serialization!
Comic ZENON’s oldest contest where creators can prove themselves directly to their future fans with an up to 39 page entry. Entries are judged by manga legends, booksellers, and the general public.
Itten Toppa works are short and sweet! These 5-17 page entries are judged based on their strong points (i.e., paneling, design, dialogue, etc.) by special guest judges, famous Japanese manga creators, and the ZENON Editorial Department.
Creators from the Southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu and any country outside of Japan are eligible to participate! Entries of up to 39 pages are judged by the SMA and ZENON Editorial Departments. Entries should be in Japanese, but machine translations are welcome!
Top Comic ZENON manga artists contributed their expert story telling skills which, combined with the raw talent of the MasterClass, resulted in these exclusive one-shots!
Several events, such as manga labs and manga camps, were held in Kumamoto, culminating in Artists Village Aso 096k.
Four volumes of stand-alone stories (one-shots) were created by MasterClass members to show their skills and original ideas to readers worldwide!
Take the first step and enter the SILENT MANGA AUDITION®
