When most writers and artists are starting out , they do n’t have a prospect to work with some of the greatest stars of gum anime and manga . Wikia can — and will — change that with Masters of Animanga , a collaborative project that allows Wikia members to write stories base on characters and fine art create by Lone Wolf and Cub ’s Kazuo Koike , Final Fantasy ’s Yoshitaka Amano , and more — and we have the first look !
The project , start on September 3rd on Wikia’sAnimanga Wiki , will focus on three topic : Vampire , Samurai and Girls . Each idea will receive character bios and inspirational art from Koike and Amano , as well as Afro Samurai ’s Takashi Okazaki and Return of the Jedi manga artist Shin - ichi Hiromoto , at which point exploiter will generate a taradiddle base on them , one paragraph at a time . The stories , and the project itself , will be overseen by fabled anime producer Masao Maruyama ( seriously , he ’s produced everything ) and Space Battleship Yamato 2199 promotional material producer Hiroaki Ikegami .
io9 is proud to debut the first art from all three Masters of Animanga themes ! We also talked to Eric Moro , Wikia ’s Director of Entertainment Programming , about how the task get together , how it works , and what happen when the stories end .
Samurai image by Yoshitaka Amano .
Io9 : Who first had the idea for Masters of Animanga ?
Moro : “ The Collaborative Writing Project ” is an initiative that Wikia residential district have take part in for month now . Our superintendent - fans have make out together to write original stories ( one paragraph at - a - time ) in the fantasy , sci - fi and kaiju musical style . But never have we host a project involving professional Jehovah ( i.e. , writers , artists , filmmaker , etc . ) and their whole kit and caboodle .
On a job misstep to Japan , we had arranged a meeting with Masao Maruyama , Kazuo Koike , and Hiroaki Ikegami to hash out exciting newfangled way for them to wiretap into that fanatic fan base on Wikia . During that discourse , we originally [ conceptualise of ] the project with only these three creators involved . But they loved the idea so much , they took the initiative to extend its scope and invited Yoshitaka Amano , Shin - ichi Hiromoto and Takashi Okazaki to also participate .
Vampire chief operating officer image by Takashi Okazaki .
Which creative person is work on which melodic theme ?
The project pause down as surveil : Koike / Amano are attached to the Samurai genre ; Hiromoto to girl ; and Okazaki to the Vampire genre . Each creative person will be providing original character illustrations for their narration , as well as brief write character bios / backgrounds . In the case of the Samurai musical genre , however , Amano will be providing the illustration and Koike will be writing the bios / backgrounds .
How does a collaborative on-line writing projection like work ?
The participating artists will be provide exclusive , never - before - seen representative specifically for this undertaking . That artistic creation , in connective with the written bios , will serve to inspire our player and their storytelling . apart from that , there will be no interference from the creative person . They are allowing our community of interests of writer to take the stories in whatever focussing they ’d like .
[ During August ] , a couple of the artists will be provide peak and messages in the soma of curt videos to help mentor the fan biotic community . you could delay out Koike ’s “ words of soundness ” here .
What exactly will Masao Maruyama and Hiroaki Ikegami be doing as superintendent of the project ?
As “ executive producers ” of this labor , Masao Maruyama and Hiroaki Ikegami work to meet this awesome mathematical group of anime / manga fable . As you may opine , each participating creative person is extremely interfering make on their own individual projects , so Maruyama and Ikegami are making sure that deadlines for this project are fit , help brainstorm and flush out the quality ideas , provide feedback , etc .
What can you tell us about the three individual “ story ” the creative person ’ works will be inspiring ?
aboveboard , the illustrations and character bios / backgrounds are still being finalized , so I do n’t have much to tell you . We ’ve make a glimpse of at least one character from each story writing style [ show here ! – Rob ] . And Koike himself has let out to the Wikia community of interests the concept behind Kana , Mud and their battle over water . you could hear him explain it in his own wordshere .
How do you verify only one paragraph gets bestow at a time and that they remain sequential ?
As I mentioned in the beginning , Wikia ’s community has participated in this kind of “ Collaborative Writing Project ” before and they ’re very conversant and respectful of the rule . And as ardent fan of the medium and ( many of them ) aspiring professional writers in their own right , they take the project very gravely – insuring that only the highest quality contributions are made .
To help oneself new users participate in the project , Wikia stave will be monitoring the report – check its patterned advance and make minor edits / push back as needed to maintain the integrity of the narrative . And if a modification is made , they will immediately communicate with the user informing them what was done and why , as well as answering any questions they may have .
Girls image by Shinichi Hiromoto .
Will all three theme be worked on simultaneously , or will people be writing one level at a time ?
No , work will work up in a “ one story at a time ” fashion . While the accurate order is still being worked out , the project will found on Tuesday , Sept. 3rd and seven day will be dedicated to a story in one music genre . On Wednesday , Sept. 11th , a new chronicle in a new genre will plunge . And on Thursday , Sept. 19th , the final story in the last genre will found .
Is the task useable in English only ?
compliance to the projection are English only . However , there are plan to translate each finished story for external audiences .
Is there anything potential writers or creative person need to know before they join in ?
Participation is for registered Wikia substance abuser only . If they have n’t already done so , interested participants mustsignup for an account here !
What are the plan for the stories and buff - submitted artistic creation once they ’re complete ?
The sky ’s the limit here . In the forgetful term , Wikia ’s program is to debut the final account and submitted nontextual matter work in a alive panel discourse at New York Comic - Con ( October 10th-13th , 2013 ) where all of the participating “ Masters ” will be in attendance . This take in the legitimizing of “ buff fabrication ” to a whole new level ! At the same time , we ’ll be showcasing the cease stories on commit , design landing varlet for a glib and easy reading experience . There ’s also talk of the “ Masters ” maybe publishing the material down the route ( if that were to happen , each enter substance abuser would receive a byline ) , but they ’re excited to see what the community comes up with first .
For more details , or to join in the storytelling itself come September 3rd , make certain to bookmark theAnimanga Wiki .
AnimeEntertainmentManga
Daily Newsletter
Get the best technical school , science , and culture news in your inbox daily .
newsworthiness from the future , delivered to your present .
Please select your desired newssheet and relegate your electronic mail to raise your inbox .
You May Also Like
