Indonesian Artist Debuts in Japanese Web Manga Magazine
Friday, 28th June 2019 - Tokyo, Japan.
Indonesian SILENT MANGA AUDITION® MasterClass member Dedy Koerniawan has raised the bar for his fellow countrymen by becoming the second SMA MasterClass member to debut in a Japanese manga magazine.
Based on a work originally conceived by Japanese manga artist Mirai Mutsuhara (Shiawase no buta) exclusively for the “Zenon Creator Audition”, Joze and the Magical Mansion tells the story of a young woman who, despite living a charmed life in her magical abode, longs to see what lies beyond the walls of her safe haven. When a traveling minstrel by the name of Dal comes knocking one day however, Joze struggles to keep her rampant curiosity in check...
Dedy Koerniawan, a resident of Bandung, Indonesia joined the SMA MasterClass in May this year on the strength of his back-to-back Grand Prix Runner up Award winning works Let's Play (SMA10), and First Flight (EX-4). A mere two days after induction, he was selected from among eight other MasterClass members to reinterpret Mutsuhara's “name” (rough storyboard), a feat the Indonesian creator did with aplomb combining instantly lovable character designs, with breath-taking compositions that faithfully capture the essence of the original work.
With Joze and the Magical Mansion impressing readers on digital manga magazine “Webcomic Zenyon”, this pioneering competition proves once again that International manga creators more than certainly have what it takes to showcase their talent in the spiritual home of manga. With this current success in tow, the future of the “Zenon Creator Audition” promises to burn bright into the future!
About the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® Organized by Japanese manga publisher COAMIX Inc., the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is the world's largest manga competition aimed at discovering, nurturing and publishing international manga artists. With a judging panel consisting of manga making legends Tsukasa Hōjō (Cat's Eye; City Hunter), Tetsuo Hara (Fist of the North Star; Ikusa no Ko), Ryuji Tsugihara (Yoroshiku Mecha-Doc; Restore Garage 251), and Jun Tomizawa (Commander Zero; Koroshiya Menkichi), along with company CEO and former “Weekly Shonen Jump” Editor-in-Chief Nobuhiko Horie, the SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is leading the future for international manga.
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