Celebrating Creativity: LINE Manga and AMG Announce Winners of Voice Acting Audition and Fan Art Contest
Celebrating Creativity: LINE Manga and AMG Announce Winners of Voice Acting Audition and Fan Art Contest
In an exciting collaboration, LINE Digital Frontier has partnered with the Amusement Media Academy (AMG) for their second annual competition featuring voice acting and illustrated fan art. This initiative focuses on nurturing talent within the entertainment industry, aiming to create opportunities for aspiring creators. The event was marked by two significant components: the “2nd LINE Manga & AMG Team Competition: Voice Acting Audition” and the “Find Your Favorite: Bad Law Fan Art Battle.” This year, the challenge continued from the success of the previous event and highlighted the creativity of participants by showcasing their skills in various artistic mediums.
Voice Acting Audition
The “2nd LINE Manga & AMG Team Competition: Voice Acting Audition” was exclusively for students from AMG striving to become voice actors. The competition utilized LINE Manga's original webtoon, Code Name: Bad Law, as its core theme. Esteemed AMG graduates, voice actors Kengo Kawanishi and Kenji Akabane, served as team leaders. Students participated by joining teams, creating performances through various tasks like dubbing and tongue twisters showcased on social media.
Out of numerous applications, the judges selected eight outstanding participants:
- - Grand Prize (2 winners): Each receives 300,000 yen and a chance to appear in future LINE Manga promotional videos.
- Chiyuki Furuoka: TikTok Profile
- - LINE Manga Prize (2 winners): Each receives 100,000 yen and a chance to be featured in LINE Manga commercials.
- Rui Matsuda: TikTok Profile
- - Special Awards (4 winners): Each receives 50,000 yen.
- Nanami Kaneda: TikTok Profile
- Hoka Sugimoto: TikTok Profile
- Ryusei Morita: TikTok Profile
The response to the audition was overwhelming, showcasing a plethora of talent from students eager to shine in the competitive voice acting field.
Fan Art Contest
Additionally, AMG hosted the “Find Your Favorite: Bad Law Fan Art Battle,” targeting students from illustration disciplines. This was an opportunity to express their artistic interpretations of the Bad Law universe. The results are as follows:
- - Grand Prize (1 winner): 70,000 yen and a Wacom MovinkPad 11.
- - Runner Up (1 winner): 30,000 yen and an EIZO 24.1-inch Color Management Monitor set.
- - Excellence Awards (3 winners): 20,000 yen and 10,000 yen worth of online printing points.
- Asagishiki: X Post
- Ringoame: X Post
- - Honorable Mentions (4 winners): 10,000 yen and 5,000 yen worth of online printing points.
- Unknown: X Post
- Suzunoki: X Post
- Nnnn: X Post
This year’s initiatives drew immense creativity and talent from students, showcasing the potential future of the entertainment industry. As LINE Manga continues to strive for the development of the manga market, they remain committed to supporting aspiring creators through various innovative projects. Check out the winners and their wonderful works, and keep an eye on their future endeavors!
For more information about the events and the winners, please visit the detailed URLs for both competitions.
For the Voice Acting Audition: LINE Manga Audition
For the Fan Art Contest: AMG Fan Art Battle
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