Celsys

First, we wanted our students to have many options open to them when they graduated - not just manga but many other industries. Being able to use the software is a key point in production fields.Digital technology also allows art to be commissioned more efficiently as the data can be delivered without having to meet directly. The most important thing is to provide as many different forms of expression as possible, so we began using digital technology in our classes so that our students could master the skills necessary to create art digitally by the time they graduated.

The first big reason was that, since new software had been released, I thought that our students should learn how to use software suitable for the latest production environments. It also came to our attention that many of our students who were learning to draw manga were also interested in animation, but our animation course taught completely different things. At around this time, we heard about CLIP STUDIO PAINT's animation features.

When I was a child, I loved Mighty Atom. It made a huge impression on me.But some people were against it just because it was a manga. There was a white-hot movement to get rid of "harmful" books, and Mighty Atom was classified as a "harmful" series.
When I thought about my future career path during junior school, I wanted more than anything to keep manga alive, and I really wanted to be part of that world.I thought it was amazing that manga artists brought us such wonderful stories despite the condemnation they received from society, and I wanted to learn from them in some way. That was what inspired me to be a manga artist.
My parents were strongly opposed from the moment I told them I wanted to be a manga artist.
Then KODANSHA held a competition to find a new manga artist, with prize money awarded jointly by four of its manga magazines.
The prize money was 100,000 yen. For reference, a stewardess's starting salary at that time was 17,000 per month.
The problem was that I couldn't send my manuscript because the post office closed before I got out of school.There was no mail on Sundays, and courier services did not exist in those days.I bought a stamp and asked my mother to post my entry, but she refused for a long time.
I asked her again and again until she finally relented and posted it. My entry was chosen and my debut was arranged.I was so happy.
I started thinking about what to do with my prize money, and decided to put it in a savings account.I was surprised when I only received 90,000 yen because it had been taxed.I hadn't been aware of tax before that.From that day on, my parents stopped opposing my decision and began supporting me. They told me that if that was what I wanted to do, then I should give it my best shot.

Manga is a world you can create alone in the corner of a room, so you have the opportunity to make your debut at any time.
You create the characters you want to create, move them through a story created by you, and in doing so, you have an emotional impact on people. I think nothing is as wonderful as that, and I hope that you will keep drawing for that reason.
Now that we can get our manga out there via the Internet in addition to paper media, more and more people are reading manga.
This is an age where each and every person can be an artist.
While things like sketches are important, the most important thing when making manga is to develop your own sense of expression and unique style.
I believe that the imagination it takes to come up with stories and fictional characters ultimately enriches society.