Tsukasa Hojo:

“The old man protagonist left a strong impression on me. The piece holds strong atmosphere throughout the piece. If the readers are felt more in sympathy with the final aim of the protagonist, it may have left an even stronger impact. Another strong work from Zevania and Nattorin. Congratulations guys.”

Ryuji Tsugihara:

“I’m amazed the artist Zevania has many drawing styles. It to me feels like the artist is in the process of finding his own unified style. Looking forward to seeing him drawing more works!”

Nobuhiko Horie:

“That fruit seems to cure the thirst! Illustrating ‘Taste’ is never easy but Zevania did it brilliantly, expressing it via the action of characters. Well done!”

Nobuhiko Horie:

“BRAZIL is certainly coming on strong!!! This was my favorite piece of SMA7. Great job Eudetenis!”

Tsukasa Hojo:

“We do not recommend drawing long pieces, but I am amazed EUDETENIS managed to make this long piece work. This is top-level stuff in art, story, and being sympathizable. I am massively impressed. Keep on trying shorter works in future, to improve your skills.”

Tadashi Negishi:

“It doesn’t feel like a long story, because the creator utilized good dynamism, in showing important moments big and clear. Amazing construction skills.”

Tetsuo Hara:

“My judge’s award goes to DZI. Story is felt as a whole, that is felt through drawings only – that alone is a great achievement. However its the beauty of the finished pages that caught my attention. Without the speech balloons, each and every page not only makes good sense, but they all have aesthetics that would rival any non-story telling artwork. The beautiful contrast of black and white, and great “use of white” creates beautiful world that leaves strong impression. Well done DZI. Hope to see more from you.”

Tsukasa Hojo:

“Graphic wise, this is my favorite from SMA7. Creator Hagane presented it with rough-looking effects but his artistic excellence shines though the lines. This is art of great quality. Story feels it may need a little more explanations, but the atmosphere of the protagonist made me enjoy the piece so much. I hope to see Hagane continue to improve on story telling, and that is one sci-fi I want to read. Thank you Hagane Ishi, for this beautiful work.”

Ryuji Tsugihara:

“ ‘Forbidden Fruit’ entertains us so much, maybe because of the very simple message, ‘Stolen food is sweet’! It reminded of me the taste from my childhood days, stealing a cookie from the cookie jar while my mother was not watching. Judges of SMA believe the creator may have a brilliant ‘manga-mind’. that allows possibly turning every moment into an entertaining manga. Thank you NAO & Navinkin!”

Nobuhiko Horie:

“The overall story is very well put together, it shows the great ability of the creator to weave a very strong manga piece. Story loses the focus a little towards the end, if the story kept on progressing with strong focus on the boy and the dog, This piece would have received a higher award. Overall a very entertaining piece, Hope to read more from you, Spillman.”

Tadashi Negishi:

“This is a very simple story, excecuted very well as interection between the two characters. Showing clear mission for the characters is the basics of good manga creation, and Amatsu did it cheerfully well. The ending felt a little too sudden, if Amatsu worked a little more on the rhythm this may have received a higher award.”