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RSOM 8
"Want to be a manga artist? No one makes it easier than TOKYOPOP."
--WIZARD
The competition for Rising Stars of Manga 8 has started! What is Rising Stars? Only the coolest and best way to get your foot in the door and take part in the Manga Revolution!
If you have no or little prior publication experience, entering the Rising Stars of Manga (RSoM) competition is the best way to introduce yourself to TOKYOPOP. Your entry will consist of a complete manga short story that is ready for publication. That means you and your team must be able to handle every aspect of manga creation: script, layout, pencils, inks, tones, and lettering.
Many people already know that finalists have the chance to pitch a full-length graphic novel series to the TOKYOPOP editors—we've signed up dozens of previous winners already. What you may not know is that even some of the manga-ka who did not win are currently working on TOKYOPOP projects that will see publication soon. Don't be discouraged if you don't win—enter again and again. Right now, RSoM is a great source for TOKYOPOP to find and hire promising new talent.
Many people already know that finalists have the chance to pitch a full-length graphic novel series to the TOKYOPOP editors—we've signed up dozens of previous winners already. What you may not know is that even some of the manga-ka who did not win are currently working on TOKYOPOP projects that will see publication soon. Don't be discouraged if you don't win—enter again and again. Right now, RSoM is a great source for TOKYOPOP to find and hire promising new talent.
Here's a final list of everything you'll need, just so you don't miss any important information.
Rising Stars of Manga 8 (US)
Submission Details
Entry Form
Official Rules
Mechanical Specifications
Good luck!
Click HERE to see the information about RSOM 3 UK.
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I want to do it to. my stories should be good enough.
is there gonna be an '08? PLEASE tell me there's an "08!!! LAST year my skill wasn't good enough to even run a webcomic, but this year, my luck hyas changed! I'M PRAYING FOR AN 08 AND IF THERE IS, I'M GONNA WIN IT TOO!
I'm i too late for this.
Busy...busy...busy! Practice, study, draw...rinse and repeat...oh well, its' better than griping about how the boss killed the secretary(random thinking...so don't take it literally).
jesus, im a good artist and all but fer god sake, THIS IS FRIGGIN TORTURE!!!!! I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN A WEEK TRYING TO FINISH IT! -.-
I live for this stuff
You just have to practice...A LOT! Study the things and the people around you; if you can, take art classes (especially in anatomy, because so many artists have trouble with that...I even thought about taking a drafting class to help me learn perspective better--since people who have studied architecture draw the most amazing backgrounds, which are super-important in comics!) There are also lots of helpful websites with tutorials on things like layouts, lettering, and tones (best to go digital when it comes to tones...way cheaper and easier to use) and you can check out drawing books from your library, too. Also, look at the work of your favorite manga authors closely to study their techniques. Never copy them, of course, but study how they used tones, sound effects, backgrounds, and their characters body language and facial expressions to tell the story to get an idea of the best way to go about it. It takes a lot of practice and trial and error, and you can't be afraid of criticism (because it will help you!), but do your best and have fun and you'll do great!
Script? Layout? pencils? inks? tones? and.......LETTERING?! OMG! Script writing I dunno how to do, tones either! Where do I learn to do all that? Omg panic attack.....Oh jeez! XO Do you also have to be good in perspective drawing too?! Ah-and also in drawing in general! I've seen some awesome drawings from past RSOM winners! Oh man!! Someone help me pleeeaaaaassse!!! :O
Good luck to evetyone who enters
Aww man I wanted to enter it I didn't even known they already started! >.< I wish they put up these things. @.@ wow 15 to 20 pgs well start better getting a team and drawing!
i agree, i can never find anything on this site @_@ i dont think i'll ever get a rejection email either, cause they cant seem to send emails to my computer...so i guess i'll never know what happens....
does anyone know when the peoples choice are gonnna be posted? or where the RSOM home page is? T___T this site confuses me so much !
It sounds like lotsa people took a few weeks on theirs. u,u; I worked on mine since July. I dunno how people can put things together so fast.
I'm kind of a long story writer too but there are times that the things that you do has do be gotten rid of. It was REALLY HARD working on mine. I took me two weeks before the deadline.
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ive got awsome art skills but the rules they have set for this contest are way to strict no offense to tokyo pop but any bodey who has talent has a better chance being represented by viz and shonen jump wich is becoming more mainstream now than tokyo pop i would enter my horror manga but i truelly dont want to be critisised on my page layout id rather know if my story and art were good enough and truely tokyo pop only critiqeus you on your layout wich is a bunch of bs my best freind from kyoto japan gave me dirt on this if anyone wants to know of an easier way to get published leave me a message and nobody take this into offence this was just what i heard from my freind
JMM121
05.03.2008 04:12 PM