/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

What’s /ic/‘s opinion on manga schools?

Btw yes they are a real thing, but it’s more like a vocational school. Some courses last for a few months some are 2 years long
Also I’ll rattle off the names some manga artists that did decide to do this route

Atsushi okubo (soul eater, fire force)
Hiro mashima(rave master, fairy tail, Eden’s zero)
Masuda eiji (actually I am)
Akane shimizu (cells at work)
Douman seiman (the voynich hotel)

>>3655067
Okay so now that I have time to properly read these posts and respond, this reads like you had a seizure. The link I posted:
https://www.onegai-kaeru.jp/2014/04/27/how-to-get-a-job-in-anime-industry-in-japan/

Is a general list of the common (not all, obviously duh) studios that openly accept foreign applicants provided you
1) Know Japanese.

However this isn't even a 100% requirement IF and only if you're so bad ass that they'll give you a translator to properly communicate within the pipeline. There are foreigners working in Japanese anime industry. I'm sure they're out there with blogs on their stories but they're not talked about on /ic/ because all /ic/ cares about is Ruan Jia spam and monthly sycra, yev, sakimi threads.


2) Continuing from 1 "so bad ass" meaning you're technically proficient in the foundations of art. Classical training is attractive here. If you want to compete with the Japs on their level you need to have anime in your portfolio. Which brings us to if you should attend an anime college which the answer is yes. Can you make it without an anime college as a foreigner? Yes.

Should you draw anime at the same time as trying to build up a foundation? No. >>3655100 You're exactly right. However this is aimed at people who draw anime and fundies at the same time, deluding themselves that they will progress faster at the rate of someone just purely going in for raw skill (the point of this thread).

This is the same kind of conversation Japs would have on their 4chans or whatever. "Do I need to go to school?" The answer? To stay competitive, and to get a foot in the door to big name studios is highly competitive, it's a yes. But that doesn't mean a Japanese can't make it. There are other alternatives such as mentorship, internship at a studio, forming a study group, and more.

Now I can go on and on about this but that can be for another thread?