| Period |
January 8 - March 13, 2011 *Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during above period, except for February 19 and 20. |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1st Floor, Atrium Hall |
| Time |
11:30am~ |
| Length | One hour |
| Fee |
Free *However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Capacity |
Eight people per workshop. |
In co-operation with ComiPo LLP (Web Technology Corporation)
You can receive guidance and instructions in English; however, the software only runs in Japanese.
The ComiPo! Official Website (Japanese only)
http://www.comipo.com/index.html
With the advent of word processing technology, it became possible for anyone to create printed text. Then, with the invention of karaoke, it became possible for anyone to sing with a back-up band. However, when it comes to manga production, only people who are good at drawing can create it; there is a sharp divide between people who can draw and those who can't. ComiPo! is a bridge that lets you cross that divide. Even if you can't draw at all, using this program you can create your own manga. Now, with the development of this new software, it has become possible for anyone to make their own manga, even in just a short period of time!
Sample work by Karasawa Naoki (a manga artist)
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Sample work by Kashiwagi Haruko (a manga aritist)
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You can enter your manga from the workshop in a contest!
Each month, entries in the contest will be posted on the Museum's website. Five winners will be selected by popular vote for each month, and, after three months, one will receive the Grand Prize!
Grand Prize (one recipient):
"ComiPo!" - Package version (one license) -
Monthly Prize (five recipients each month, for fifteen total):
two free tickets to the Kyoto International Manga Museum
Application Details |
・Work must be completed during the period of one of the workshops at the Museum. ・Work must be submitted the day of the workshop, after filling out the appropriate application form. ・Entries are limited to one page in length. However, you may enter more than one work. ・Entries may be in color or in black and white |
| Contest Judge | ComiPo! LLP chairman Tanaka Keiichi |
| Contest Schedule |
January Contest Schedule
Entries posted online: January 30 February Contest Schedule
Entries posted online: February 20
March Contest Schedule
Entries posted online: March 20 |
| Final Judging | In mid-May, we will announce the Grand Prize winner! |
Profile of Tanaka Keiichi (producer of the ComiPo! software)
Born in Osaka in 1962. While he was still a university student, he became one of the first members in the Koike Kazuo Gekiga Sonjuku. He debuted in 1984 with his manga "Mr. Kawado" in the magazine "Comic Gekiga Sonjuku." After graduating from college, he was employed at Takara (now Takara Tomy) and did not work on his manga for a time. However, after leaving Takara, he became able to devote more energy to his own manga. After working for Celsys, Inc., he was hired in 2002 at Web Technology Corporation, where he now serves as a chairman and is in charge of sales of tools for developing video game software. In addition, he draws the illustrations for manuals for the company's software. He planned and produced ComiPo!, a manga creation program that was released on December 15, 2010.
