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7/15/2021

Wacom Manga & Anime Days 2021

Join Wacom and its partners Pixiv and Clip Studio Paint as they celebrate a summer of creativity with the second edition of their hugely popular 3-day free online event on Japanese Manga and Anime art, packed with workshops, presentations and portfolio reviews, live from 28-30 July 2021.

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Tokyo, Japan / Dusseldorf, Germany – 14 July 2021 – Wacom, Pixiv and Clip Studio Paint by Celsys are partnering again to present “Wacom Manga & Anime Days”, a worldwide 3-day all-digital event, featuring workshops, presentations, and live drawing community sessions by and for creators. After the great success of Japan Online Week in July 2020, which attracted more than 20,000 participants from around the world, it is the second online event dedicated to Japanese Manga and Anime art organized by Wacom and its partners.

This year’s Wacom Manga & Anime Days take place on 28, 29 and 30 July, with 3 sessions per day. The impressive line-up features artists from Japan and around the world including Seiji Yoshida, Shiroku, ZeldaCW, Naoki Saito, Carles Dalmau, Kenny Ruiz, Jose Vega, PALOW., AF_Kuro, and Ewokaku Peter. They will talk about their art and creative process, show and explain their technique, share insights on how to pursue a career and give expert advice on how to put together an impactful portfolio, including live reviews.

One of the many highlights will be a fun, inspiring and literally very tasty session with Wacom CEO & President Nobu Ide on creative chaos and his favourite food. This two-hour session will take place on Friday, 30 July, at 15:00 (CEST). The full schedule including additional information on the individual artists and the topics of their presentation can be found on the Wacom Manga & Anime Days event page.

Join Wacom Manga & Anime Days and enjoy a special offer
Wacom and partners invite all manga and anime fans to join this free 3-day event. Taking part is as easy as going to Wacom Manga & Anime Days and registering for individual sessions. Participants of Wacom Manga & Anime Days are eligible for a SPECIAL OFFER giving customers up to 20% discount on select creative pen displays and tablets valid in Wacom’s European e-store.


About Wacom

Wacom’s vision to bring people and technology closer together through natural interface technologies has made it the world’s leading manufacturer of interactive pen tablets and displays as well as of digital styli and solutions for saving and processing digital signatures. The advanced technology of Wacom’s intuitive input devices has been used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashion and designs around the world and provides business and home users with their leading interface technology to express their personality. Founded in 1983, Wacom is a global company based in Japan (Tokyo Stock Exchange 6727) with subsidiaries and affiliate offices around the world to support marketing and distribution in over 150 countries. For further information about the products of Wacom Europe see also http://www.wacom.com