• The Silent Manga Audition
• Deadline: February 2nd, 2025
• Prize: ¥500,000 + Exhibition in Japan
• Theme: Illustration
• Entry Fees: Free
• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE
The Silent Manga Audition is an exciting and prestigious international manga competition, founded by the Japanese publisher COAMIX Inc. This unique contest invites participants from across the globe to submit manga stories that communicate their narrative entirely through pictures—without the use of written dialogue. The challenge emphasizes the ability to craft compelling stories, rich with emotion and detail, using only the visual elements that manga offers.
By removing the need for text or dialogue, the Silent Manga Audition makes manga more universally accessible, inviting artists from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to take part. Without relying on words, creators must find innovative ways to convey their characters' emotions, actions, and story arcs purely through art. This allows for a wide range of creative freedom, as artists explore how best to tell a story using visual language alone.
The theme for the 2025 competition is "Seized with Rage," calling on participants to explore emotions like anger, frustration, and passion, all through their illustrations. The goal is for artists to tap into the power of their artwork to express these raw emotions in a way that transcends cultural and linguistic differences. From dramatic facial expressions to dynamic action sequences, artists will use visual storytelling techniques like onomatopoeia and symbolic imagery to draw readers into the emotional intensity of their narrative, allowing them to experience the story purely through its art.
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