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As a serialized manga artist, the most unsettling thing is encountering the situation of being cut in half, right? Imagine if you received a sudden notification from an editor one day, informing you that your work must be completed quickly and requiring you to finish it with the least amount of space, how would you respond?
Recently, a Japanese manga publishing company launched an event called the “Manga Slash Competition” to see how writers can put an end to their works in the face of such situations. Let’s take a look at which of the various “beheading” methods is most acceptable to you
Manga Slash Competition
A Japanese online manga publishing companySolajimaRecently, an event called “Manga Slash Competition” was held. Participants are encouraged to imagine themselves as a manga artist in the process of serialization, only to be suddenly informed that the work needs to be cut in half and must be concluded in a very short amount of space!
Participants only need to submit a “one page” comic work to participate in the competition. Although it is only one page, this page must be the ‘last page’, depicting the scene of the entire serialized manga ending hastily due to being cut in half. The activity will start collecting submissions in early October and will end next Monday (November 11th). At present, many netizens have submitted entries for the competition, including active comic artists on the front line.
Here are some examples of submitted works
The Situation of Adventure Comics
I will definitely become the Beast King
(Ten years later)
I have successfully become the Beast King! (End)
The Situation of Hero Comics
It was that elusive hero who saved this city again, but who exactly is he
Who knows
(Throwing flirtatious eyes)
(End)
The Situation of Campus Comics
Our computer club at Liuju High School
There must not be the term ‘abolished society’
We will restart again and again
Because our relationship… is connected by blue shoots! “(End)
The Situation of Historical Comics
We have repeatedly traveled back in time, interfered in world history, and made it chaotic
The doctor, unable to bear the mental burden of time travel, decisively abandoned his physical body
However, looking at the sunset of the primitive Earth, I still feel hopeful. Even if I fail, I can constantly correct history
With the help of this time machine, everything can be easily solved
Our history has just begun! “(End)
The Situation of Mystery Comics
The murder weapon is unknown, the scene is a perfect secret room
All suspects have a perfect alibi, however
I will definitely be able to find the murderer! Because crime is not allowed! “(End)
The Situation of Love Comics
Look… how beautiful the moon is! “(End)
Situation 2 of Adventure Comics
The truth of this world is hidden there
Okay! Everyone, go ahead
(Mom bumped into the host)
Don’t keep playing games, have you done your homework
Ah! Why are you like this
Our battle has just begun! “(End)
Situation 2 of Love Comics
Is that okay
Um
(Kissing)
(Explosion)
(End)
It is worth mentioning that the champion prize of this competition was originally planned to be a prize of 200000 yen and the “Complete Collection of Favorite Half Cut Comics”. However, due to criticism from many cartoonists and netizens that this setting did not show enough respect for the author who was beheaded, the prize was changed to “five favorite data sets”.
The championship prize originally prepared by the organizer was the “Complete Collection of Favorite Half Cut Comics”
Whether it’s a hastily concluded half cut or an unfinished ending, it gives readers a very different feeling.