The Manga Newcomer Grand Prix award ceremony, as its name suggests, is a celebration of the Manga Newcomer Grand Prix.
However, the awards are staggered in different years.
For example, this year's Manga Newcomer Grand Prix award ceremony is to award the winners of last year's Newcomer Grand Prix.
However, the Manga Newcomer Grand Prix award ceremony is even more than that.
Because at this ceremony, not only the new mangakas who participated in the competition will be invited to appear.
There will also be new mangakas this year who will be invited to appear, but this is secondary.
What's really important is... those already famous mangakas signed by the Manga Company will also appear.
And those heads of relevant animation production companies in the industry will also appear.
To put it bluntly, this ceremony is a stage for new mangakas to meet famous mangakas and heads of animation production companies.
At the same time, those famous mangakas and heads of animation production companies will also want to meet these new mangakas.
It is said that where there are people, there is a world, and it is like that everywhere.
The same goes for the manga industry. If you have people, you need good relationships. Ability is important, but interpersonal relationships cannot be ignored.
However, in general, the manga industry still prioritizes strength, and there isn't much seniority.
If your work is exceptional and appreciated by the public, thousands of people in the industry will seek you out.
Even if you offend a veteran, they practically won't be able to harm you.
However, in the manga industry, it's rare for a mangaka to offend another, but it's best to know each other.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Ren was invited to the Akatsuki Company's Newcomer Grand Prix award ceremony today, but it turned out to be different.
Last time Ayumi talked about this on the phone with him, he didn't take it seriously.
He even forgot about it.
"Amamiya-sensei! The ceremony is about to begin, please get ready!" Ayumi exclaimed anxiously.
"Oh, oh!"
Ren had no idea that he didn't want to go to the ceremony to show off his uniqueness.
He simply forgot.
And he wasn't going to make Ayumi's job difficult on purpose.
"Sakura, why don't you go out to eat alone? I want to go with Ayumi," Ren said to Sakura.
"Alright, no problem."
Sakura smiled helplessly, but Ren's words didn't make her angry.
Ren had his own matters, so she should support him instead of causing him trouble.
Thus, Ren put on a barely decent outfit and took a taxi with Ayumi to the ceremony venue.
The venue where the Manga New Generation Grand Prix award ceremony was held.
Editors, mangakas, and directors from the major animation production companies of Akatsuki Cultural Company were gathered there.
The mangakas and editors who appeared today were dressed in formal suits and looked very elegant.
In the lounge, there was a wide variety of snacks and drinks.
Veteran mangakas skillfully picked up snacks and drinks and went to chat with the mangakas, editors, and directors of animation production companies they knew.
"Kuroda-sensei's True Dragon Selection series has sold well this year. How envious!"
"Ryu, you're just making fun of me. Everyone knows that your book Martial Universe sold its film and television rights this year, which earned you a lot of royalties and fame!"
"Haha, who made your manga so difficult to adapt? Special effects for fantasy manga are very difficult to do."
"It's not that difficult. It's just a matter of whether big directors and producers are willing to spend a lot of money on special effects."
"Hollywood can spend a lot of money on special effects, but Japan... that market doesn't exist currently."
"The main reason is that Hollywood is unlikely to be interested in our manga adaptations."
"Kuroda-sensei, special effects for film and television adaptations are still a bit difficult, but animation adaptations are still quite good. Our Odo Kai is considering cooperating. I wonder if you..."
...
Veteran mangakas gathered and chatted vehemently like old friends.
The directors of the animation production companies on the side approached very enthusiastically and joined the mangakas' conversation.
Yusuke Sato, wearing glasses, looked around. There was no one around him except Hiroshi, the editor in charge of his works. He couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, other people approached him to ask about his pseudonym and his works.
But after Yusuke Sato mentioned his pseudonym and his works, those people seemed friendly at first glance.
In fact, their gazes were superficial.
"It's truly enviable. Although it's called the Newcomer Awards Ceremony, no one cares about us newcomers..."
"Yusuke Sato-sensei, you will undoubtedly become a mangaka like them someday," Hiroshi comforted him at that moment.
"Can I... become a mangaka like them?"
Yusuke Sato was a little unsure: "I'm still not. The only one who is really qualified to say that he will definitely become a mangaka like him should be..."
He recalled Maine's crazy, twisted, and impactful face in "Edgerunners".
The person who had just asked about his pseudonym and the title of his work actually wanted to find Silverhand, the newcomer who created the phenomenal work "Edgerunners".
"Edgerunners" had a phenomenal influence in the manga industry for a brief period, though very brief.
But just because of the plot of the episode where Maine died, it jumped into third place in the popularity ranking.
This shows that the influence of "Edgerunners" is not as simple as that of a newcomer: what newcomer can even shake veteran mangakas in their debut? Yusuke Sato also wanted to see what kind of person would create such a phenomenal and highly influential work as "Edgerunners".
At the same time, he planned to directly confront this powerful competitor in the future.
He wanted to bravely face the powerful enemy, like the protagonist of children's manga, and challenge Ren head-on!
Like a young and passionate dragon hunter, facing the powerful dragon!
Just as Yusuke Sato was fantasizing...
outside the lobby door, two hurried figures seemed to be running and entered.
One of them looked thin and tall, but he had quite messy hair.
However, under the messy hair, a handsome face was hidden.
It's just that... the man wasn't wearing a formal suit, but a casual and clean one.
"Haha, haha... We finally arrived, shouldn't we be late?" the man said, panting.
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