Forum - View topicother jobs in the anime industry
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Viga_of_stars
 Posts: 1240 Location: Washington D.C. in the Anime Atelier |
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I really want to work somewhere in the industry but are there other things i can do besides voice acting and animating.
i wanna be an animator. it is my major but i dont want to go to japan to live...just visit. Also voice action for anime is a hard niche to get into. not only u need acting experience but you have to know some someone and manga......its getting easier for anyone in america to become a manga artist. and i would love to be one myself....but with so many many sub par american manga with very few exceptions it makes me not want to join. i really want to do graphics form DVD covers and anime ads or do covers and insides for anime magazines and manga or web. also i would like to make merchandise for otaku and stuff. what do any of you know of. |
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hiddenryuu
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I believe what your looking for is a graphic artist position. That might be difficult..most of those position require some experience and a portfolio.
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midorihebi
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It does sound like you want to do graphic design work.
With manga, I'd say look into internships at companies like TOKYOPOP, Viz, or any company that publishes translated manga. With an internship, you can figure out if what you're doing is right for you or not, and it also helps you network and get the connections to get a job in the industry later on. I know that at TP, many of the layout artists eventually become graphic designers , which is what you said you were interested in doing. Good luck! |
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Patachu
Past ANN Contributor
 Posts: 1325 Location: San Diego |
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You could always be a reviewer
But if you do, I hope for your sake you also have a day job!! 
The bar for being a quote-unquote-"manga" artist has always been low, if your aspiration is simply to show up at convention Artist Alleys, do a few mini-comics, commissioned illustrations, etc. etc. This stuff has been going on for years. It's just that the recent outbreak of publishers diving into comic and graphic novel format has given this illusion of, "Hay guyz, anyone can be a MAGNA ARTISTE! Just team up with a washed-up pop star and the market is yours!" If you feel that the current titles are subpar, and you can do better, that's all the more reason why you SHOULD get into it. The more comic artists there are out there who are purposely trying to be good, the more they compel everyone else to be good, and the more competition it generates, resulting in a positive creative environment. (Actually, it's funny, I've seen people criticize OELs and say things like "guh, my friend who draws Inuyasha fanart can totally do better than that!" Yes, and your friend draws INUYASHA FANART. That's why she's not a published pro.) But in terms of effort-to-output ratio*, and pay scale, it IS one of the toughest mediums to get into, so if you want to make it as an artist, you really have to be committed. *Did you know? Tokyopop used to expect 150 pages in 4 months from their original artists. This was INSANE. Well, not if you were Osamu Tezuka or Rivkah Greulich, but hell, quite a few projects went awry because people just couldn't keep up. They've eased up since then, however, realizing that even comic artists need food and sleep. As mentioned above, though, graphic design is easier on the soul. And don't think it just has to be "in the industry." Lots of places are getting into "manga-style," "anime-style" aesthetics now that you may not have thought of -- video games, toy companies, youth apparel, teen/YA publishers, etc. Did you know you can find the art of Lindsay Cibos and Svetlana Chmakova in tabletop RPG manuals. Jen Wang's freelance work has totally taken over Shojo Beat magazine. etc. etc. |
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Iwatch2muchanime
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A few of my friends keep telling me that. They come up with all these reason for why I should be a reviewer, and all I ever say is that I don't have the vocabulary and comprehension to make reviews for anime. I've always wanted to go see, in person, what it is like be a voice actor, I've said I want to do that but until I know what it's like, I'm scared... |
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BrothersElric
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This is actually my way of thinking for me wanting to become a manga author. The only problem I have is that I'm more of a storywriter, not really an artist. What I need is someone to draw for my storylines. But yeah, being american and american anime/manga not being very good has never really made me doubt. I just have to have full confidence to know that my stories are good enough is all. |
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Viga_of_stars
Posts: 1240 Location: Washington D.C. in the Anime Atelier |
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first off thank you all for the imputs and you elric why not become a manga editor. if you know what it take to make a good story with is one of the most important parts of manga you could do it. but u also need an understnding of design and art with can easily be studied. |
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BrothersElric
Posts: 1996 |
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Yeah, you're right. I think I'm going to go ahead and see if I can get some books on how do draw anime. Also, I'm sure it would help to take a few Art classes as well. Computer Science is already my major, and that's what it's going to be no matter what, but maybe I should make art my minor. On the other hand I did have a friend who I shared my stories with that said he would draw for me, but I haven't talked to him in a while. I should probably call him and bring it up again sometime. |
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