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What is Manga Memoirs?
2009 marks an exciting year for Canada-Japan bilateral relations. It is the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our two great countries. 2009 is also the year that His Imperial Majesty Akihito, the 125th Emperor of Japan, will travel to Canada for the first time in 55 years on an official state visit. There is much to celebrate in terms of shared history, economic cooperation and mutual cultural curiosity.
With such a symbolic year for Canada-Japan relations, Zeros 2 Heroes Media is hosting the web 2.0 initiative, Manga Memoirs, to celebrate the cross-connections between the two cultures. If you are of Canadian or Japanese descent, and have a tale of cross cultural experience to share, this site is for you.
Guided by the preferences of fans of the art form, the best of these submitted "memoirs" will be created as manga stories by professional artists via an
The first official Manga Memoirs anthology is complete! Read it today. We’re excited at the possibility of creating more memoirs with your personal stories. We keenly welcome you to join our social network and start participating in the creation of the next trans-Pacific manga.
How can I get started?
Guided by the preferences of fans of the art form, the best of these submitted "memoirs" will be created as manga stories by professional artists via an online content collaboration system. Interested manga fans from around the world will watch these works come to life and enjoy the final stories when they are digitally published and distributed throughout Canada and Japan.
How do you participate? Simply join the site and use the online story tool to submit your 8 page memoir to the community. If you have never written a manga script before not to worry! You can download this pdf template as a guide and as always the helpful community members in the blog area will be happy to assist you with fine tuning your story.
Script TemplateDo I still own my story?
Those participants whose stories are not selected for this initial publication will still retain all rights to their own work (download a copy of the Submission Agreement for full details.)
Submission AgreementWhat happens if I win?
If selected your story will not only be professionally illustrated and published, but you will be given a portion of any proceeds derived from this book. To make things as transparent as possible, Zeros 2 Heroes even makes available its creator agreements up front — click on the button below to download a pdf copy.
ContractLast questions?
In terms of cultural awareness, this initiative will be a unique celebration of the two nations by bringing them together via this pop culture art form. Nothing quite like this has been undertaken before on this scale. Our hope is that such collaborations will continue informally long after this project concludes and further strengthen the bond between our two cultures.
If you have any further questions, please visit our FAQ page, or post your questions in the blogs.
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