By David on July 13, 2007
Scion wants to know what moves Otaku Generation by holding a national Anime T-shirt design contest.
Scion looks to artistic fans of the Anime Art Community to design their Official T-shirt! The Scion car company wants Anime and manga influenced non-published artist to submit original designs today for a chance to win $500 among other prizes and get recognized as the artist who designed Scions first Anime themed T-Shirt. The winning design will be picked at the Akiba Fest J-Pop Summer Concert Bash on August 11, 2007 featuring Yoko Ishida.
The winning design, selected entries, and artists will also be featured in Otaku USA magazine and participating websites and other Akiba Fest events.
This contest is put on in part by TenBu Productions for Scion, the Official Vehicle of the Akiba Fest J-Pop Summer Concert Bash.
Let Scion move you to your next J-Pop event! Full information on this contest can be obtained at www.afxakibafest.com.
Scion is a marque of Toyota Motor Company
Akiba Fest: www.afxakibafest.com
Scion: www.scion.com
For further information, contact Akiba Fest at: info@afxakibafest.com
Posted in Anime News
I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren't of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets - otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I'm a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I'd love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.
It’s interesting that a car company would go through such lengths to connect with such a specific community. It can only mean that the anime community’s visibility is coming up even faster than it seemed before.
You don’t see Ford holding an anime-themed contest! Then again, Gen Y IS Scion’s target market.