Kumamoto International Cartoon Festival Event Additional Information

Kumamoto International Manga Festival to be held on 4/15 (Sat) and 16 (Sun)Detailed event details have been announced.

　

On the day of the event, nearly 100 silent manga such as the prize-winning works of the Kumamoto International Manga Festival and the large mosaic art of Kumamoto Castle created with 551 illustrations were exhibited extensively, and our representatives Nobuhiko Horie and Tsukasa Hojo We will hold a talk event and an award ceremony for the winners invited from overseas.

≪Event schedule≫

■ Kumamoto International Manga Festival Winners Exhibition of Silent Manga Successive Winners
■ Exhibition of colored paper drawn by famous cartoonists from Japan and abroad
XNUM X Month X NUM X Day (Sat), X NUM X Day (Day)
From 10 am to closing time
Tsuruya Department Store East Building XNUMXF Tsuruya Hall

■ Opening event
October １２,２０２４ (Sat)
15:00 Opening act
15:30 Tsukasa Hojo, Ryuji Tsugihara, Nobuhiko Horie Talk Show
16:00 Workshop of "smile" drawn by parents and children
★ Shikishi gifts drawn by Tsukasa Hojo and Ryuji Tsugihara!
Tsuruya Department Store Main Building 1F Satellite Studio

■ Tsukasa Hojo x Nobuhiko Horie Talk Event
April 4th (Sun) 16: 13-
"City Hunter Final" Motion Comics Screening
Tsukasa Hojo "Kumamoto International Manga Festival" Key Visual Making Video Screening
Tsuruya Department Store East Building XNUMXF Tsuruya Hall

■ Kumamoto International Manga Festival Award Ceremony
April 4th (Sun) 16: 14-
"Grand Prix" "Semi-Grand Prix" "Sojo University Award" Winning Works Motion Comics Screening
Award Ceremony for Winners
Tsuruya Department Store East Building XNUMXF Tsuruya Hall

 

In addition, at the Kumamoto International Manga Festival, in order to show the possibility of video content based on silent manga, two live-action short movies will be specially shot and screened at the venue.
The gorgeous cast staff who agreed with the purpose of the event and the theme of the work created a wonderful video work for everyone in Kumamoto.

 

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The 4th World Silent Manga Audition
Theme "Okurimono" Grand Prix Winner
Title "30 minutes 30 seconds gift"
(Production Snippy MJ / Vietnam)

Click here for silent manga works

 

"30 minutes 30 seconds gift"
Cast: Hirofumi Arai, Yuki Sakurai, Tsutomu Takahashi
Music: Taro Iwashiro Special Makeup: Tomo Hyakutake
Director: Yuto Uchiyama
　

 

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The 2th World Silent Manga Audition
Theme "Best Smile" Excellence Award Winning Work
Title "Let's make a smile"
(Written by Dee Jusan / Jordan)

Click here for silent manga works

 

"Let's make a smile"
Cast: Seishiro Kato Seishiro Kato
Music: Takaharu Arii
Director: Hiroshi Mashima

Seishiro Kato & Kenshiro brothers will co-star for the first time in this work!
It is a valuable video that was realized by having people sympathize with the theme of the original.

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In addition, the judges and manga artists Tsukasa Hojo, Tetsuo Hara, and Ryuji Tsugihara have drawn key visuals to cheer up the people of Kumamoto and make them smile.

Tetsuo Hara is "Kumamoto's symbol, Kiyomasa Kato", Tsukasa Hojo is "Ryo Saeba with a 100% reconstruction hammer and his friends", and Ryuji Tsugihara is "Running on the Aso Highway. Regards, the members of the Mecha Dock. "

　

This illustration is a key visual for the Kumamoto International Manga Festival, and this time, the sponsoring companies will be able to use this key visual for promotional materials and product wrapping free of charge for one year.
For further information, please read To the official website of "Kumamoto International Manga Festival-The day when" smiles "gather most from all over the world-"