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SDCC 2013: eigoMANGA’s Plans!
eigoMANGA‘s presentation of the animated film Padak is an official entry in the Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival, held during San Diego Comic-Con 2013.
The screening – on Thursday July 18, 2013, at 5:20pm – will take place at Marriott Hall 2, Marriott Marquis & Marina, which is next door to the San Diego Convention Center. Immediately following, there will be a discussion about the film with producers, Austin Osueke and Jongmin Shin.
Padak is a 78 minute animated film from director and writer Lee Dae Hee, and the first from his new venture, E-Dehi Animation. The film about the lives of fish in captivity in a seafood restaurant. Some fish accept their fate while others fight to change it.
In addition to screening Padak, eigoMANGA will also have a presence at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2013. eigoMANGA will be exhibiting at booth #5532.
Panels and Workshops:
‘Showcasing the Best in Korean Comics, Animation, and Its Influence in Today’s Hottest Comics‘
A team of Korea’s prolific artists and animation studios represented by Jongmin Shin (Padak, Breakups, Demian) showcases the latest and greatest trends in Korean comics and animation. They will also showcase their recent and upcoming productions on some of today’s hottest comics. Join Jongmin and crew for this Q&A session moderated by Austin Osueke (Publisher of eigoMANGA).
‘Showcasing the Best in Korean Comics, Animation, and Its Influence in Today’s Hottest Comics’ panel is scheduled for Friday July 19, 2013 8:00pm – 9:00pm in Room 32AB.
‘How To Draw Manga For Kids‘
eigoMANGA’s team of manga artists and animators will teach kids of all ages tutorials on manga illustrations and storytelling. Join our workshop with seasoned manga artist Mino Miyabi (The Voice Of Innocence, 5D) and Austin Osueke (eigoMANGA’s publisher of Rumble Pak, Sakura Pakk, and Alpha League).
The ‘How To Draw Manga For Kids’ workshop is scheduled for Sunday July 21, 2013 11:00am – 12:00pm in Room 30CDE.
eigoMANGA’s Portfolio Review:
Editors from eigoMANGA will be critique and solicit new work from artists at the Portfolio Review during Thursday through Sunday, July, 18 – July 21 from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.
eigoMANGA’s Booth Events (#5532):
Japanese Manga And Korean Manwha Art Sketches – Thursday through Sunday, July, 18 – July 21 at 10:00am – 12:00pm
Comic-Con attendees can get an original manga or manwha illustration created by some of Japan and Korea’s emerging artists and animators.
Daily Anime/Manga Prize Drawing – Thursday through Sunday, July, 18 – July 21 at 4:00pm.
Comic-Con attendees can enter the drawing to win daily anime and manga prizes.
‘Vanguard Princess’ Open Gaming And Daily Tournament – Thursday through Sunday, July, 18 – July 21 at 12:00pm – 3:00pm
eigoMANGA’s exhibition booth will host daily gaming tournaments of the 2D fighting game, ‘Vangaurd Princess’.
Happy Holidays From eigoMANGA
SDCC 2012 – eigoMANGA Heads to San Diego
eigoMANGA have announced their plans for San Diego Comic-Con 2012 and are exhibiting at booth #5532. As a special guest, they’re welcoming nSac to San Diego Comic-Con. The Korean-based animation company launches their international illustration agency, illustway. The team from illustway will be apart of eigoMANGA’s ‘Showcasing The Best In Korean Animation’ panel as well as exhibiting with eigoMANGA at Booth #5532.
They also have these panels and workshops:
‘Showcasing The Best In Korean Animation’
Korea’s leading animation studios such as nSac, Goindol, and e-Dehi will showcase the latest and greatest trends in Korean animation. They will also give an exclusive world premiere of their latest productions.
‘Showcasing The Best In Korean Animation’ panel is scheduled for Friday, July, 13 at 7:30pm to 8:30pm in Room 32AB.
‘How To Draw Manga For Kids’
David Karrow and Joseph Butts, creators of the children’s book ‘Alpha League’ as well as editors from eigoMANGA will teach kids of all ages tutorials on manga illustrations and storytelling.
The ‘How To Draw Manga For Kids’ workshop is scheduled for Sunday, July, 15 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm in Room 11AB.
eigoMANGA’s editors will be critiquing and soliciting new work from artists at the Portfolio Review on Thursday – Sunday, July, 12 – July 15 from 2:30pm to 4:00pm.
eigoMANGA is also inviting attendees to play a game demo of the female fighting game, Vanguard Princess at their exhibition booth #5532.
eigoMANGA Heads To Anime Expo 2012 This Weekend
eigoManga is heading the the Anime Expo 2012 in Los Angeles this weekend. The San Francisco based comic book publisher will be at the convention which is being held on June 29 to July 2, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
eigoMANGA will be exhibiting at Booth #1149 and hosting the following panels and screening:
Animation Screening
‘Padak’ is an award-winning full-length animated film directed by Lee Dae Hee. The film is about the lives of fish in captivity in a Korean seafood restaurant. Some fish accept their fate while others fight to change it.
This is the North American advance screening premier of ‘Padak’.
The ‘Padak’ screening is scheduled for Monday, 10am – 1:00pm and located at Video 2 (LACC 404).
Panels and Workshops
‘eigoMANGA In 2012 Panel’:
Colleagues from eigoMANGA will announce and showcase releases of the company’s mass-market publications, games, and animation titles in 2012.
‘eigoMANGA In 2012 Panel’ is scheduled for Saturday, 10am – 11am at LP 2 (LACC 502AB).
‘How To Draw Manga And Portfolio Review’:
eigoMANGA artists and editors will hold a workshop tutorial to teach the fundamentals of manga illustration and storytelling. They will also be on hand to critique portfolios from up-and-coming artists.
‘The How To Draw Manga And Portfolio Review’ workshop is scheduled for Sunday, 11am – 12pm at WS2 (LACC 501).
eigoMANGA Presents Its First Game At The 2012 Game Developers Conference
eigoMANGA Presents Its First Game At The 2012 Game Developers Conference
(San Francisco, CA) – February 29, 2012 — San Francisco based comic book publisher, eigoMANGA announces its participation in the 2012 Game Developers Conference (GDC) to be held March 5-9, 2012 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. eigoMANGA will present at a panel at GDC’s Localization Summit.
eigoMANGA formed an independent game development studio in January 2011 to produce and publish independent Japanese games or “doujin games”. The first game eigoMANGA plans to release is ‘Vanguard Princess’.
‘Vangurd Princess’ is a 2D fighting game that features ten playable female characters. The “doujin game” was originally released in Japan in 2009 and has amassed over 2 million downloads worldwide.
eigoMANGA’s GDC panel is “Vanguard Princess: Publishing Japanese Indie Games To The US Market”. It is part of GDC’s Localization Summit panel called “Localization Microtalks: Around the World with Five Topics in Sixty Minutes”.
eigoMANGA’s presentation is scheduled for Tuesday 1:45 – 2:45 Room 2002, West Hall, 2nd Floor. The speaker of this presentation is eigoMANGA’s Publisher, Austin Osueke.
About eigoMANGA:
eigoMANGA is a comic book publishing company that specializes in creating original, comic books, animation, and digital media productions.
More information about eigoMANGA can be found at http://www.eigoMANGA.com
eigoMANGA and ShortsHD Reach Television Deal
Official Press Release
eigoMANGA and ShortsHD Reach Television Deal
(San Francisco, CA) – December 6, 2011 — San Francisco based comic book publisher, eigoMANGA announces its deal to produce and distribute original animation shorts with ShortsHD, the first and only high-definition television network dedicated to short movies. ShortsHD has a television distribution reach of over 40 million households which spans over 3 continents. ShortsHD is available on Direct TV (Channel 568), Dish Network (Channel 375), and AT&T U-Verse (Channel 1789).
“I’m really excited about working with ShortsHD”, triumphs Austin Osueke, eigoMANGA’s Publisher. “It’s a great opportunity for emerging animators to showcase their work on television and beyond to a worldwide audience.”
eigoMANGA’s animation content will become part of ShortsHD televison programming such as their animation block, ‘SHORTS Animate!’
The deal kicks off with the broadcast of the animation short, ‘Christmas In Taxi’. This is a Christmas story based about a taxi driver who reluctantly spends his Christmas Eve with a passenger who is down on her luck. ‘Christmas In Taxi’ is produced by Jongmin Shin and directed by Young-Kwang Jo.
ABOUT ShortsHD
ShortsHD is the first high definition channel dedicated to short movies and is available on DIRECTV (Channel 568), Dish Network (Channel 375), and AT&T U-Verse (Channel 1789). ShortsHD is operated by Shorts International, the world’s leading short movie entertainment company with the world’s largest movie catalogue dedicated to short movies. Shorts International also operates ShortsTV, which is available in France, Belgium, Luxembourg on Numericable (Channels 134 and 52) and in Turkey via TTNET’s Tivibu service. Shorts is the short movie on-demand service available on iTunes movie stores in the US, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan and throughout Europe. The company is headquartered in London, England with additional offices in Paris and Los Angeles and is led by Carter Pilcher, Chief Executive. Shorts International is owned by Shorts Entertainment Holdings and Liberty Global Ventures.
ShortsHD is represented in the U.S. by HotHouse Media, a business development and sales representation firm dedicated to supporting the licensing of products and services owned by independent media companies.
More information about ShortsHD can be found at www.shorts.tv
About eigoMANGA
eigoMANGA is a comic book publishing company that specializes in creating original, comic books, animation, and digital media productions.
More information about eigoMANGA can be found at www.eigoMANGA.com
eigoMANGA Heads To San Diego Comic-Con
Official Press Release
(San Francisco, San Diego) – July 12, 2011 – San Francisco based comic book publisher, eigoMANGA unveils their event schedule for San Diego Comic-Con 2011, which takes place on July 21 to 24, at the San Diego Convention Center.
eigoMANGA will be exhibiting at Booth #5532.
Special Guests:
eigoMANGA welcomes Dr. Hyun Se Lee. Dr. Lee is regarded as Korea’s most renowned and acclaimed comic book creator. He is best known for his graphic novel series ‘Armageddon’, ‘Hard Boil Angel’, ‘Mythology of The Heavens’, and ‘Nambul War Stories’.
eigoMANGA also welcomes Dr. Chang Wan Han. Dr. Han is an author, teaches at Sejong University, and is a prolific television producer in Korea. He is the driving force of several Korean television shows such as ‘Korea Korea’ and ‘Future Forum 2050′.
Dr. Han and Dr. Lee will make appearances at eigoMANGA’s booth and participate in the company’s scheduled panels.
Animation Screenings:
‘Demian’ is a story about an elite government team that pilots a five into one super robot fighting force. They are called to take down their robot’s creator who is now a terrorist.
‘Break Ups’ is a slice of life story about a young couple with an on-and-off relationship. They stumble upon a time machine that takes them back to several periods in their lives as a couple.
‘Demian’ and ‘Break Ups’ screening schedule is listed in Comic-Con’s program guide.
Game Demo:
As announced in Los Angeles, CA on July 2nd, 2011, eigoMANGA is forming an independent game studio code name, ‘Neko Neko’. The company is inviting attendees to play a game demo of ‘Vanguard Princess’ at their exhibition booth.
Panels and Workshops:
Showcasing The Best In Korean Comics – The panel is on Friday, July 22nd at 8:30pm to 9:30pm and is located at Room 8.
Jongmin Shin, producer of the animation ‘Demian‘ moderates a panel with Korea’s most renowned and acclaimed comic book creator Dr. Hyun Se Lee (Armageddon) and media scholar Dr. Chang Wan Han, as they introduce the best and latest trends in Korean comics. They will also give an exclusive world premiere of their latest productions.
Manga Drawing For Kids – The workshop is on Sunday, July 24nd at 11:00am to 12:00pm and is located at Room 30CDE.
David Karrow, creator of the children’s book ‘Alpha League’ will teach kids of all ages tutorials on manga illustrations and storytelling.
eigoMANGA’s Portfolio Review
Editors from eigoMANGA will be critiquing and soliciting new work from artists at the Portfolio Review during the following dates and times:
Thursday, July 21 – PR G 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, July 22 – PR G 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 23 – PR G 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 24 – PR F 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
