The Years of Culture initiative of Qatar Museums, in collaboration with Anime Café and Store 974, recently hosted a community event for Doha’s manga and anime enthusiasts. The event featured an on-the-spot manga competition, where attendees were invited to create a one-page manga and showcase their talents for a chance to win exciting prizes.
The event was organised to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Qatar and Japan, in support of ongoing cultural exchange through art that illustrates the connection between Qatari and Japanese cultures.
More than 30 artists joined the event, hosted by I Love Qatar founder and Store 974 owner Khalifa Al-Haroon, who also served as judge for the mini-manga competition alongside Years of Culture Initiative coordinator Aljazi Saeed Al Khayareen.
Deadline extended!
Due to great demand and interest from the local community, the Years of Culture initiative extended the deadline for the second edition of Manga Style! competition to 31 August.
Manga Style! is organised in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Qatar and Geekdom of the Doha Film Institute. The competition invites Qatari and resident manga enthusiasts to submit visually dynamic stories that showcase the cultures of both countries under the theme, Friendship.
Original stories can be submitted in Arabic or English at yearsofculture.qa. Entries are free and applicants can submit up to three different stories.
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