Illustrate Your Manga in Just a Few Taps with Shonen Jump+’s New Service

Being a mangaka might be a dream job to many, yet its demanding work ethic lets only a few succeed in the industry. With Shonen Jump+’s new app, making your own manga is going to become a lot easier with just a few clicks.

One of the major problems with authors who want to create manga is the illustration process. This issue is about to get solved, so you need only focus on the story.

Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ app is debuting a one-of-a-kind service called World Maker, where you can create your own manga. A small video is also posted to show you the functions of the new app. 

A unique feature of this app is that you can choose from a vast range of pre-drawn backgrounds, characters, and effects. With this, you can comfortably create manga through even your smartphones or tablets. 

Some of the features in World Maker are:

• You can fit texts in dialogue bubbles. 
• Base character designs are available to choose from. 
• Backgrounds of manga available. 
• Effects can be customized to suit each unique creation. 

Of course, the surprise doesn’t end here, as the app is holding a competition amongst all app users, urging them to make their own manga through World Maker. 

Two winners will be selected amongst all users who can have their works illustrated by Shiro Usazaki or Kouji Ooishi. The two chosen works will then be published on the Shonen Jump+ app. 

🎊 Contest will be held 🎊 / 

With the name created by #WorldMaker When I win the grand prize, how … 

Weekly Shonen Jump serialized writer Shonen Jump + with drawing It will be posted! 

A chance to make your debut as a manga artist on your smartphone! 

We look forward to your participation! https://t.co/hdIkPebDW8 https://t.co/WZE78dPneH

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The competition is open from September 8 to October 8, and a $2,731 prize is on the line. 

Shiro Usazaki was the illustrator of the Act-Age manga while Kouji Ooishi is the mangaka behind Chou Kochikame, Inumarudashi, and other acclaimed works. 

After the Act-Age author’s scandal, illustrator Shiro Usazaki stood firmly with the victim, and fans have been awaiting his return ever since then. 

With this new project, the artist can finally make a comeback to the industry and maybe even find a new author to partner up with. 

Although the service is now in its beta phase and only available in Japan, it will not take long to launch internationally. The open beta will be made public only on September 22.

Closed beta version recruiting participants! /

A service that allows you to create manga even if you can’t draw
Participation in the lottery for #WorldMaker is 2 steps!

① Follow this account
② RT this tweet
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The deadline is until 23:59 on 9/5 (Sun)!

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With this move, Shueisha is bringing the manga-making procedure to your doorstep. No more excuses or dilly-dallying, dust off your manga drafts and give it your all before the competition ends. 

Source: World Maker Twitter 

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