The Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair (KYOMAF) 2018, the largest manga/anime trade fair in western Japan, was held on September 15 (Sat.) and 16 (Sun.) at Kyoto International Exhibition Hall (Miyako Messe) and was co-sponsored by the KCG Group (Kyoto Computer Gakuin, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, and Kyoto Computer Gakuin Automobile School).The KCG Group booth hosted fun events and attracted many visitors.Also exciting was the announcement of the final and judging results of the "Seidama in Kyomaf 2018 - Seidama Kinki Competition" (in cooperation with KCG Group), which featured guest voice actors.
At the opening ceremony held at ROHM Theatre Kyoto on March 15, Wataru Hasegawa, KCG Group President & Chair of the board joined Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa and Executive Committee Chairman Takayuki Matsutani (President of Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd.) on the stage as the organizers to celebrate the opening of the festival.
At the KCG booth, a "Liquid Tablet Experience Workshop" was held, where participants could use an LCD pen tablet to color the KCG mascot character "Kyokotan" and make their own original uchiwa (Japanese fan).It was a unique event and was even featured on NHK news.The "Kyokotan" clear file that was given to those who registered on KCG's LINE@ was also well received.
The "Seidama in Kyomaf 2018 - Seidama Kinki Competition" aims to qualify for the International Seiyu Contest, a voice festival where junior high and high school students who aspire to become voice actors gather.The second round of judging was held at the Hyakumanben Campus, Kyoto Main School of The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics and Technology, and the successful applicants took on the challenge.Inviting voice actor Kenta Miyake as a guest judge, along with Hideo Momoda, director of the International Seiyuu Training Association, and Akiyoshi Watanabe, Professor of The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, we selected one grand prize winner who will participate in the final of the 7th International Seiyu Contest "SEIDAMA" to be held in Tokyo on November 18, 2012.After this, Mr. Miyake gave a talk event, which was a lot of fun.Students from Kyoto Computer Gakuin Information Processing Program IT Voice Actor/Actress Course acted as emcees.For results and more information, please visit the "SEIDAMA" page.
Soul of a Voice Actor
https://seidama.jp/
