Jump Rookie, which has been producing serialized authors one after another, has added another new author to its roster. Shiro Moriya, the author of "Soloist In A Cage", which will be serialized from September 29th [2018], won the Bronze Rookie Award for "Souzou" on Jump Rookie and then later published "Soratobu Mogura" on Jump Plus.
For this blog, we asked Moriya to let us interview him.
--Why did you submit to Jump Rookie?
Because I thought it would be the best shortcut to becoming a professional manga artist among the web submission sites. The fact that you can get comments from professional editors up to the tenth place in the ranking caught my attention, and I had been looking at it a lot before submitting so I wanted to get one myself.
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| Souzou |
--Is there anything that has changed in your manga making as a result of having an editor in charge?
When I was drawing by myself, I think I drew whatever I wanted, good or bad.
After I got an editor, I started to think about being conscious of the reader. I feel that being aware of the fact that I'm drawing manga for people to read as a job is a big plus in my manga creation.
When I was drawing by myself, I think I drew whatever I wanted, good or bad.
After I got an editor, I started to think about being conscious of the reader. I feel that being aware of the fact that I'm drawing manga for people to read as a job is a big plus in my manga creation.
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| Soratobu Mogura |
--Please tell us about the process between the decision to serialize and the start of the series.
Actually, the series was decided at a meeting in October 2017. It would be normal to deliver the story to readers sooner, but in my case, the number of pages per story was going to be quite different, and my writing speed was slower than others, so there were many problems. It would have been difficult to write a monthly series, but I was able to adjust my writing schedule. I'm planning to take a break after the first five chapters, but I'm grateful for the flexibility to make adjustments. Of course, it would be best if I could do a weekly serialization...
Actually, the series was decided at a meeting in October 2017. It would be normal to deliver the story to readers sooner, but in my case, the number of pages per story was going to be quite different, and my writing speed was slower than others, so there were many problems. It would have been difficult to write a monthly series, but I was able to adjust my writing schedule. I'm planning to take a break after the first five chapters, but I'm grateful for the flexibility to make adjustments. Of course, it would be best if I could do a weekly serialization...
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| Soloist In A Cage |
--Finally, what would you like to say to the rookie contributors?
The editor in charge of my work told me something that I value in drawing manga.
If you continue to draw manga, you may someday lose sight of what you like.
If I feel like giving up, I think it's important to remember what I liked and keep drawing.
Soloist In A Cage is available in English on Manga Plus.
The editor in charge of my work told me something that I value in drawing manga.
If you continue to draw manga, you may someday lose sight of what you like.
If I feel like giving up, I think it's important to remember what I liked and keep drawing.
Soloist In A Cage is available in English on Manga Plus.
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