[LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd.] Amusement Media Academy and “LINE Manga” collaboration project “AMG & LINE Manga Next Generation Voice Actor Discovery Webtoon Lesson & Dubbing Audition” results announced!
LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd. Press release: December 10, 2024 Amusement Media Academy and “LINE Manga” collaboration project “AMG & LINE Manga Next Generation Voice Actor Discovery Webtoon Lesson & Dubbing Audition” results announced! LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masamine Takahashi) is the electronic comic service “LINE Manga” operated by the company. https://manga.line.me/
https://manga.line.me/lp/event/amglm_webtoonaudition2024
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/63705/359/63705-359-fbf100699b1a189f7ca9526a4f91b467-2596×1610.jpg LINE Digital Frontier Co., Ltd., which has the idea of ”creating the future of manga,” will work with “AMG”, which also trains
professionals in the entertainment industry, to create “AMG & LINE Manga Next” from September 2024 with the aim of creating opportunities for creators. We held a new generation voice actor discovery webtoon lesson & dubbing audition. From October 2024, prior to the audition, special lessons were held in Tokyo and Osaka, and acting guidance was provided by voice actor Sho Hayami as a special instructor. For the audition, post a post-recording video of LINE Manga’s original webtoon work “Operation Name is Junjou” with their voice on the assignment video, as well as a video of their enthusiasm, and include the content of the video and the reactions of viewers such as likes. The winners of each award will be decided through a screening process. In the end, a total of approximately 1,500 videos were posted, and some videos received 600,000 views, making it a huge success. From among the many applications, we selected 10 winners: 2 Grand Prix winners, 4 LINE Manga Prize winners, and 4 Special Prize winners, and we held an award ceremony to announce them. The winners will receive a prize of up to 500,000 yen, and the Grand Prix and LINE Manga Award winners will receive the right to appear in a future LINE Manga advertising video. Please keep an eye out for the future achievements of all of this year’s award winners. LINE Manga will continue to strengthen various initiatives with the aim of further developing and revitalizing the manga market. ■”AMG & LINE Manga Next Generation Voice Actor Discovery Webtoon Lesson & Dubbing Audition” Winner Details: https://manga.line.me/lp/event/amglm_webtoonaudition2024 ◇Grand Prix (2 people) We will give you a prize of 500,000 yen and the right to appear in an advertising video.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/63705/359/63705-359-c10f5b15efa5d023935a3d9faf7dc564-1150×1600.jpg Winner: Ayaka Nara Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_t_xx0 I am truly happy to have received this prestigious Grand Prix award. I will continue to do my best to live up to the expectations of all the viewers who have warmly supported me through likes and comments, as well as the people involved who have judged.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/63705/359/63705-359-90d11a868216a52524d6d1ff6b0dca9d-1150×1600.jpg Award Winner: Kairi Morita Tiktok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@tyrant_pegasus I felt that all the hard work I had put in by competing with the best rivals had come to fruition! I am filled with gratitude from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has supported me. I will take this award as a source of confidence and will continue to do my best to perform in a way that touches the hearts of others in my own way! ◇LINE Manga Award (4 people) We will give you a prize of 100,000 yen and the right to appear in an advertising video. Winner: Tsukimoto Sakuraa Tiktok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@_choco_._._ Award Winner: Kei Hirata Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keee.1kvo Award Winner: Chiyuki Furuoka Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shechan2525 Award Winner: Kenshiro Murakami Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lmpoc7 ◇Special Manga Award (4 people) We will give you a prize of 50,000 yen. Award Winner: Noi Chikasaka Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ka_e_0 Award Winner: Yuki Tsuyama Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tym0520 Award Winner: Yota Nakada Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yakiniku_tabetaiyoooo Award Winner: Itsuki Masunaga Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@massu_amg ■ Organizer’s comment [Comment from Amusement Media Academy] It was an extremely valuable and wonderful experience for the AMG students to have the opportunity to present their performances to the audience while being surrounded by industry professionals. I feel that I have grown greatly through this experience. Also, to everyone who voted and commented on SNS, and to everyone who worked with us to plan and make it exciting. Thank you very much. Also, thank you to all the students who participated in the audition for their hard work. [LINE Manga Comment] We received so many videos, and all of them were wonderful and full of passion, so even though I was happy, I was really worried about judging them…! In the end, after taking into consideration the reactions of the viewers, we presented various awards to those who particularly expressed the emotions of the characters and touched our hearts. Thank you for your charming performance of “Operation Name is Junjou”! Congratulations to all the award winners! ■About Amusement Media Academy (AMG) Established in 1994 by industry professionals with the aim of developing “ready-to-work” students who can work on the front lines of the entertainment industry in two years, our school will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2024. AMG’s greatest feature is that it produces commercial content that is distributed to the general public in order to realize “industry-academia collaboration and on-site practical education” based on the educational philosophy that has been held since its founding: “The production site is the best educational site.” Ability to gain industry experience in a division of the AMG Group. By participating as a “professional” in actual production sites such as Japanese movie production, foreign movie dubbing studios, game development, and novel/manga publishing, students will acquire real “skills” that will lead them to employment or debut. ■Pamphlet application form for students entering 2025 https://www.amgakuin.co.jp/ssl/shiryou/ School name: Amusement Media Academy Location: 2-29-8 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0011 Representatives: Chairman Naotake Yoshida / President Yuji Nagamori Founded: 1994 Sister school: Osaka Amusement Media College (3-12-19 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka) Departments: Game Creator Department, CG Department, VFX/CG Video Creator Department, Animation Department, Character Design Department, Voice Acting Department URL: https://www.amgakuin.co.jp https://www.amg.ac.jp
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/63705/359/63705-359-29b366f9f2e025aaae957dffcbf5b291-1024×1024.png About LINE Manga LINE Manga is an electronic comic service that allows you to easily enjoy manga works on your smartphone or tablet. Expanding in the Japanese market as a member of WEBTOON Worldwide Service, an alliance of platform services that is by far the largest in the world, with over 166.3 million monthly users globally (as of the end of June 2024). I’m doing it. The service started in Japan in 2013, and has continued to grow, currently ranking first in cumulative downloads of manga apps in Japan. In addition, this service has a large selection of original works, exclusive distribution works, and advance distribution works, and has gained wide support. We are also focusing on “webtoon”, a color digital comic that is read from top to bottom in a vertically scrolling format that is suitable for viewing on smart devices. *Cumulative number of domestic manga app downloads (April 2013 to July 2024) / iOS & Google Play total / Source: data.ai by Sensor Tower survey
