Monogatary.com is a novel submission site where users can freely submit “stories” to “topics” given by the site’s management every day, and have fun reacting to them in various ways, such as adding illustrations and comments. The past contest “Monogatary 2019” hosted by the site attracted a lot of attention, such as the birth of “YOASOBI,” a unit that turns novels into music, which has been extremely successful, with their hit song “Idol” reaching number one on the global charts.
Thank you very much to all of you who participated in last year’s “BANDAI NAMCO Pictures Collaboration Contest.”
For the grand prize-winning work from the first story installment, “Yekatashi Touka” (written by Kakipi), a manga introduction to the work has been made into a manga by Naoto Tsushima and released under the production of Bandai Namco Pictures.
https://monogatary.com/spotwrite/397244
This project solicited submissions from users based on illustrations of the toys, asking them to write torisetsu (instruction manuals) for the toys, and then a story based on the grand prize winning torisetsu.
The grand prize-winning story, “Reformer Touka,” tells the story of Hitomi, the main character, who is trying to put an end to everything. A mysterious girl named Touka suddenly appears before her. This is a thrilling fantasy story about a girl who uses a rhinoceros beetle-shaped toy to fight to eliminate bullying from Japan. It is a tale of redemption that cleverly reflects the toy’s instruction manual, which is at the heart of the project.
The introduction to the series is an original manga written by Naoto Tsushima, who is popular for his fascinating robot manga and won the Encouragement Award and Big Step Award at the 2nd Big Rookie Awards sponsored by Enix for “Beware of Extreme Love.” The manga greatly expands the worldview of the series and makes it a fun work that can be enjoyed as a hero that we would want to have close to us.
Starting with illustrations, instructions, and a story, what kind of manga did it become? Please enjoy it by clicking the URL of the work.
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https://monogatary.sv.bookbrowsing.jp/sv/open/OJq9jhikJ3_3
Manga: Naoto Tsushima
Original story: Miyu, Kakipi
“Yōkabuto/Ghost Kuwagata” by Miyu (Editor)
https://monogatary.com/story/422728
“Reform Talker” by Kakipi (story editor)
https://monogatary.com/story/434126
Release date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
Number of stories: One-shot
Distribution URL: Enter URL
Synopsis:
Goodbye mom, goodbye dad───
The protagonist, Hitomi, tries to put an end to everything.
Suddenly, a mysterious girl named Touka appears before him.
In order to reform the school bullying that drives Hitomi
Touka and Butler begin preparations and….a rhinoceros beetle?!
The introduction to “Sekai Ni Touka” (written by Kakipi), the grand prize winning entry in a contest held on the novel submission site “monogatary.com”, has been turned into a comic by Naoto Tsushima!
Please enjoy this delightful fantasy about the fight to eliminate bullying from Japan.
Naoto Tsushima
Manga artist. Debuted in 1992. Currently preparing the comic adaptations of “Shinkalion Change the World” and “ZOIDS × PATLABOR Code Name BUDDY”.
He also works on character and monster design for animation and special effects.
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