Aug 01, 2022 23:00:00

``GIGAZINE Manga Award'' Recruitment started in August 2022 & How to apply for manga help and how to apply is like this

GIGAZINE's manga works may be asked to help 'help' separately from the original / drawing, mainly for color progress etc. Where and how much cooperation will depend on the work, but in addition to helping from the line drawing to the underlining, background line drawing, and coloring, the financial burden on the author is zero. I think that it is information that will be of interest to those who are considering applying for the GIGAZINE Manga Award , so I asked ``How is it progressing in works where help people are active?'

' What is it?' In addition to works such as manga and original scripts, portfolio drawing and name composition applications, we are also looking for applications to participate as helpers, so please check the application requirements for each.

Click here for the 'GIGAZINE Manga Award' application guidelines

I've already read the application requirements, so apply anyway! For those who say, please use the application form .

◆Send a portfolio and apply for drawing, name composition, and drawing help

Click here for application requirements for original scripts in the form of novels and screenplays

◆Recommendations for applying for the Manga Award “What is a help job like?”
About 'help' that helps you with manga coloring and background drawing, how is it progressing with completely remote work, what kind of work is it active in, and what is the process from applying for help to hiring? I tried to summarize whether it is such a procedure.

I use Trello , a task management software, for everything from asking for help to working. If a help task you want to request occurs, create a task card in the 'What to do next' on the left side of the image and send the request. Notifications will be sent to everyone participating as help, so if you reply 'I will work on this task', move to 'What to do now' in the center of the image and start working. When the work is completed, it is checked and moved to 'Completed' to manage the work status.

The contents of the 'task card' that sends a request to help look like the image below. In addition to the request content such as 'Where on this page do you want me to work?', it also explains how to manage and name different layers for each work, and you can attach images to Trello cards, so it is a reference page. It is also possible to devise a way to check smoothly by pasting and materials.

For example, taking the manga '

Secret Palace ' as an example, we asked the helper to create a background line drawing based on the line drawing of the character in charge of drawing, and the original staff checked whether it matched the image.

If there is no problem with the background line drawing, proceed to coloring the background.

After that, I will pass the baton to another helper and have them put in the underpainting of the character.

Finally, the drawing staff processed shadows and lights to fuse the background and characters, and other fine final processing was completed.

In particular, 'Secret Palace' is set in the near future with a sci-fi feel, so there are many cases where helpers greatly cooperate in the design and painting of near-future items and buildings. On the following page, the background from the parking lot to the room like the operating room is drawn with the name on the left of the image, but only the character is penned by the drawing staff in the line drawing on the right of the image.

The details behind this have been solidified by the help people. Based on the reference materials provided by the person in charge of the original work, I created line drawings of the parking lot, cart, corridor, and interior as shown on the left of the image below, and colored the background and characters as shown on the right of the image. It was at this time that I came up with the idea of painting the hallway and the room in bluish white.

Also, since the cart that the helper drew in detail will appear on other pages, I asked them to share 'what settings they drew'. In this way, depending on the work, the help person contributes greatly.

When applying for help, access the

application form and upload your portfolio as a PDF file or image file from 'Upload work', or upload the URL of the website or file sharing software that summarizes your portfolio to 'Work address / Enter in URL.

After entering the necessary information, it is OK if you comment 'Help application' in 'Other necessary information that you should know' at the end. Once we receive your help application, we will send you a 'trial help assignment' after reviewing your portfolio, so if you clear it, you will be able to participate as help.

In addition, if you have any questions about the application, or if you have any concerns about 'Is this form acceptable?',

please click here to contact us. We look forward to receiving your application.


◆ ``GIGAZINE Manga Award'' application guidelines

・ If you serialize manga with GIGAZINE ...?
・Completely remote and leave the work timing to us

・Since serialized manga will be posted on GIGAZINE, you can read it first

- No strict deadlines, easy to schedule

・No restrictions on genre or target, anything is OK as long as it is interesting

・ Equipped with assistants who can entrust coloring and backgrounds (no need to pay for yourself)

・Because it is still a young label, it is easy for opinions and requests to pass through like a venture company!

・ For those who are worried about working as a freelancer, such as 'I don't have knowledge about law or tax, but is it okay?' or 'What about serialization work with editing?' 'Guidelines for creating an environment where freelancers can work with peace of mind' have been published . Questions and concerns are summarized in the Q&A, so please check it out.

etc. If you have any other questions, 'What about this?', please click here to contact us.

・Basic conditions:
・ Assuming that it can be read on a smartphone (no double-page spread, vertical scroll standard)

・Full-color, full-digital (black-and-white works may be treated as 'original works', but submissions themselves are welcome)

・It must be a complete manuscript of 'Episode 1' and its making materials , regardless of genre. For making-of materials, please send character designs, settings, and a synopsis of the entire story in the range of 200 to 800 characters. Please note that the screening process may not proceed if there is insufficient information in the application.

・Manuscript format:
Please refer to ' Princess and Gamer ' for aspect ratio, file size, and resolution.

・Number of manuscripts:
freedom. Any number of pages is OK.

·others:
・Primary creations that have already been published on other media or platforms by yourself are OK

・Works that were published in magazines but were not published or were canceled due to unforseen circumstances are also acceptable. Please do not give up.

·The deadline:
Wednesday, August 31, 2022, 23:59:59

・Screening process:

After the first selection by the editorial department, the following screening process is planned. The review process and stages are subject to change, and we will send you a separate explanation and confirmation prior to the first stage review.

Stage 1: Evaluation in a closed environment that can only be viewed by GIGAZINE secret club members + Evaluation including making materials by the editorial department
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Stage 2: Judging after adding necessary items such as 'first episode manuscript' and 'plot up to the final episode' in a format that is more conscious of serialization. At the stage where we have made it this far, we promise to serialize in some form or another.
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Final stage: In the serialized manuscript, the review by the editor-in-chief of GIGAZINE + evaluation by GIGAZINE secret club members + guest review such as authors serialized in GIGAZINE will be done to comprehensively determine the grand prize winner. In addition, we will guarantee the serialization when it remains in the final stage.

・Reward:

Everyone who passed the first screening and was selected for the first stage:
Prize money 30,000 yen

Advance to the second stage:
Additional prize money of 20,000 yen + editorial charge for serialization

Finalists:
Additional prize money of 50,000 yen (total of 100,000 yen) at the time of advancing to the final stage + commitment to serialize after brushing up the submitted work

Winning or above:
Additional prize of 100,000 yen ~ + serialization commitment

Grand Prize:
1,000,000 yen prize money + commitment to serialize the submitted work as it is

・Results of selection of submitted works
For works that proceed to the first stage screening, we will contact you by the end of the month following the application month to the e-mail address used for the application with details of the screening.
In other cases, please note that we basically do not notify applicants of the screening results.

・Flow after receiving the award
After posting in serial form on GIGAZINE, we will convert it into an e-book and sell it on Amazon. We will pay the prescribed manuscript fee and royalty. GIGAZINE is also responsible for selling and advertising e-books.

・Question reception form:
If you have any questions about applying, please click here to contact us. If the same question continues, we will summarize it as a FAQ, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation.

・Manga Award application form:

Click here

◆ Application for drawing, name composition, drawing help

・ How to apply for “drawing only”:
All you have to do is show us your portfolio URL and collection of works on the Manga Award application form . In the 'Others' column, please write 'Apply for drawing only'. There is no limit on the number of illustrations and manga for portfolios, and there is no line that says you need more than one, but the more you have, the easier it is to get a good evaluation.

・ How to apply for 'Name Composition Manager'
We are also looking for a 'name composition' that uses the original script of the text as the name. As with drawings only, please send as much as possible about your portfolio, titles of works you have created in the past, and manga works.

・Judging flow for “drawing only” and “name composition”:
We will contact you by the next month after submitting the form for the works that have passed the first stage screening after looking at the portfolio, so we will ask you to actually draw a trial original in the second stage screening, and after passing the final stage voting screening. to.

・Reward:
Passing Phase 1 Portfolio Screening and Participating in Phase 2:
Prize money 50,000 yen
*Since the review here requires additional manuscript work, incentives will be given to everyone who advances and participates in the second stage.

Winning or higher in the final judging:
Additional prize money of 100,000 yen + serialization commitment

Grand Prize:
Additional prize money of 200,000 yen + serialization commitment

* Due to the nature of the original script, it may not be possible to get it serialized immediately, but we promise to serialize it in the form of a priority proposal.

・How to apply for help:
We are also looking for help to support the production of full-color manga. Undercoating of characters, text placement, and background help are also welcome. You can participate only at the possible timing while staying at home completely remotely.

・Conditions :
None. It is possible to not participate during busy times because the flow is ``If you can work, select what you will accept from the task list and work on it''.
In addition, it is also OK to create original works and propose them to the editor while earning money and improving skills while participating as a helper.

・Reward :
Hourly wages are calculated with work management software for 'coloring help' and 'background help'. The hourly wage will be set as a trial period at first, and then increased depending on the work proficiency and the number of contributions.
In the case of 'name structure', the manuscript fee is calculated per page.

・ How to apply :
From the GIGAZINE Manga Award application form , please paste the URL that allows you to view the 'color manuscripts and portfolios you have worked on in the past' instead of the 'address / URL for downloading the work file'. Also, at the end of 'Other information you need to know, etc.', please enter the appropriate one for 'coloring help', 'background help', or 'name composition'.

・Manga Award application form:
Click here

◆Original script application requirements

・In addition to the first episode manuscript , please prepare the plot (synopsis) from the first episode to the final episode . For the synopsis, please describe the flow of the entire work in detail on the first page of the manuscript in 100 to 800 characters.

・In the first judging, we will look at the fun of a simple story and the completeness of one story. If you proceed from the second screening to the final screening, we will judge whether you can constantly create a storyline script up to the final episode, with an awareness of actually creating a manga original.

・If you are applying for 'original only' and only text, please paste the text into a Google document and then write the address of the shared link on the application form. In that case, please do not edit the document after applying.

・Make sure your Google sharing settings are set to 'Anyone with the link'. If you leave it as 'restricted', you will not be able to read the submitted work. For more information, check 'Share files publicly' in Google Docs Help .

・Reward:
Everyone who passed the first screening and was selected for the first stage:
Prize money 30,000 yen

Advance to the second stage:
Additional prize money of 20,000 yen + editorial charge for serialization

Finalists:
Additional prize money of 50,000 yen (total of 100,000 yen) at the time of advancing to the final stage + commitment to serialize after brushing up the submitted work

Winning or above:
Prize money 100,000 yen + serialization commitment

Grand Prize:
Prize money 200,000 yen + commitment to serialize the submitted work as it is

* Due to the matching relationship with the drawing staff, it is not guaranteed that you will be serialized immediately, but we will guarantee the serialization in the form of a priority proposal.

Click here for application form

There is 'GIGAZINE secret club (GSC) closed examination' in the selection flow of the manga award. Whether you are a GSC member or not, please take this opportunity to become a member of the GSC and witness the birth of future masterpieces. Click here to register for the GIGAZINE Secret Club.

We look forward to receiving applications from creators. thank you.