If you intentionally want to mislead the reader, though, you need to put a bit more effort into the staging to pull it off more convincingly.įirst of all, I would like to sincerely thank all of the judges for selecting my entry as the winner of the Comic Category. (This might be just my sense as a Japanese person, but) if characters are drawn in grey or purple, they look like ghosts or something non-human, so unless you are intentionally trying to mislead the reader it would have been better to color the characters with a more lifelike palette. If the man had strongly rejected the idea of there being a meaning to life from the beginning, with the reason revealed for his beliefs as the death of his wife during the story, it may have been a more effective way to present his change of mind moving towards the climax of the story. The main character has an exchange with the ghost girl where he seems to accept her, before the scene where he tells her that “Life has no meaning” - this felt strange to us, as if he had suddenly shunned her. The strengths of this entry lie in the engaging setting and the characters' charm. I wholeheartedly look forward to encountering more brave challengers like yourselves, to work together and create epic pieces of work to inspire the world. Rather than focusing on perfection in your entries, it would have been nice to see more works that had the courage to boldly show their handiwork. I would like you students to express yourselves in new, bold ways and push the boundaries of the manga form. Students, on the other hand, are free from these restraints. So sometimes they can be hesitant to express what they truly want to. Pro artists are already known to the public, and have somewhat of a responsibility to respond to their audience's expectations for their work. The greatest right and privilege that students have before starting their careers is "Freedom". I am very honored to be able to meet such promising up-and-coming artists through their short stories. There was Comic Category entry that showed sparks of young talent in its artwork and the story's message, but there were others that already felt of a professional quality. I was so happy to have this opportunity to see so many ambitious pieces of work.
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