[Archive Available] Learn How to Create Relatable Comic Essays from Noriko Matsuda, Editor of Numerous Hits #HowToCreateStories
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We are holding a seminar on how to create comic essays with editor Noriko Matsuda, who has led the comic essay genre by editing the 3-million-copy-selling "Darling wa Gaikokujin" (Saori Oguri) series, the 1.2-million-copy-selling "Hitorigurashi mo 5-nenme" and "Okaasan Life" (Naoko Takagi), and the 2021 release "Kieta Mamatomo" (Hiroko Nohara), which won the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award.
According to Ms. Matsuda, the most important point in a comic essay is how you handle "empathy." In the first half of the event, she will teach techniques for selecting themes and structuring your work to generate empathy. In the second half, we will conduct a "Yin and Yang Workshop" to analyze yourself and learn how to deepen your themes.
We will deliver points that you can immediately apply to your creative work, so this is recommended for creators who are struggling with creating comic essays or those who are thinking about drawing them in the future.
This event will be streamed online, but we are also accepting 30 people for in-person attendance. Please see the event overview below for how to apply.
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Event Overview
[Date and Time] Monday, December 20, 19:00–20:30 (In-person attendees are scheduled to finish at 21:00)
[How to Watch] YouTube / Twitter (@note_PR) / TikTok
[Reminder Settings] Peatix Please register via
[Hashtag] #HowToCreateStories
[In-person Attendance]
We are accepting 30 people to watch at the venue (Gaienmae). If you are interested, please apply here (Peatix link). If there are many applicants, we will hold a lottery. Participation is free.The deadline for in-person attendance applications is Monday, December 13.
Profile
Noriko Matsuda
Editor-in-Chief of "Hachimitsu Comic Essay"
Born in Nagasaki in 1973. After working as an editor for Recruit's "Jalan Kyushu-hatsu," she led the comic essay genre at Media Factory, including the 3-million-copy-selling "Darling wa Gaikokujin." After moving to KADOKAWA, she served as editor-in-chief of the long-running lifestyle magazine "Lettuce Club" starting in 2016, achieving a V-shaped recovery with three consecutive issues selling out and a 146% year-on-year increase in actual sales. In 2019, she moved to Fanbase Company, a subsidiary of Nomura Securities, to work as a director practicing consulting and support for companies based on fanbase principles. Since May 2021, she has also served as editor-in-chief of "Hachimitsu Comic Essay" at Overlap. She also runs the "Comic Essay Creation Course" (online) to train comic essay artists. Member of the Tokyo FM Program Review Committee. TCS Certified Coaching Skills Advisor. In her private life, she is the mother of a junior high school boy and is currently into yoga and surfing on her days off. Her motto is from the lyrics of Tamio Okuda: "With silly ideas, with humor to laugh lightly, with the wisdom to pull it off well."
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▼ Magazine regarding Ms. Matsuda's "Comic Essay Creation Course"
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note is currently holding the "note Creative Awards," a contest that accepts works of all genres. Of course, comic essays are also eligible. We will discuss book and video adaptations with the creators selected for the Grand Prize and Excellence Awards, together with the cooperating companies that presented the awards (KADOKAWA, Gentosha, Diamond, TV Tokyo).
Please use this event as a reference and try applying to the contest.
▼ Click here for more details about the note Creative Awards
At note, we are delivering "How to Create Stories," an event series where you can learn about "stories" from professionals from various angles. The first installment, "Structure and Themes That Move People" with drama producer Yasuhito Tachibana, is also accepting viewing reservations. Please check it out as well!