VIZ Originals is excited to return to Anime Expo and meet aspiring mangaka! We would love to see samples of your sequential art that highlight dynamic paneling, skillful black-and-white artwork, and compelling storytelling. Sign up for a chance to share your work and speak directly with experienced VIZ editors during our portfolio reviews. If you have a one-shot you would like to see published on the VIZ Manga App, former Editor-in-Chief of Shonen Jump, Hisashi SASAKI will be on-hand to review it in person!

This will be an in-person portfolio review. Registration to Anime Expo must be obtained beforehand.

Check our portfolio guidelines below for what we look for in a submission.

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Portfolio Guidelines

To give us the best idea of your talents, these are what we'd like to see in your portfolios:

Artists:

• Samples of sequential works that best highlight your art style and storytelling
• Best works that showcase composition, character expressions, and scene details
• Include finished pieces, not only sketch or concept work
• Include original character art pieces – some fan work is okay

Writers:

• Samples of sequential works that best highlight your writing and story ideas
• List your creative writing work – prose and fan work is okay
• VIZ Originals can only consider writing samples in English at this time