{"id":14453,"date":"2022-07-29T12:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=14453"},"modified":"2022-07-29T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T03:20:31","slug":"20220729-14453","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220729-14453\/","title":{"rendered":"A monster illustration contest judged by Vanillaware is going on now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Original Japanese text written by. Ryuki Ishii<br>Translated by.\u00a0<em>Nick Mosier<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>GENSEKI, a service in Japan that connects creators and businesses, is holding a <strong>fantasy monster <a href=\"https:\/\/genseki.me\/compes\/YV6DGBrDkjv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illustration contest<\/a><\/strong>. Entries are being accepted until 11:59 p.m. on September 28 (JST) with the winners being selected by <strong>Nippon Ichi Software<\/strong> and <strong>Vanillaware<\/strong>. The winner selected by each company will also receive a prize.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren.jpg 800w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220729-14453-headeren-265x198.jpg 265w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>From more traditional dragons and golems to totally unknown creatures of your imagination, the contest gives participants a high degree of freedom with their illustrations. However, they do ask participants to avoid depicting violence or sexual content. Infringing the copyrights of outside parties is also prohibited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When entering, GENSEKI recommends also providing text to explain the monster\u2019s special traits or concept behind it. They also advice illustrators to imagine a sort of story for their drawings like a witch and monster battle or friendship that crosses between tribes to create even better works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned above, judging will be handled by Nippon Ichi Software and Vanillaware. The start of the contest, which began on July 28 (JST), coincided with the release of <em>GrimGrimoire OnceMore<\/em> in Japan, a game both companies were involved with. Illustrations set in the world of <em>GrimGrimoire<\/em> or with characters from the game are also welcome, so if you\u2019re an illustrator and a fan of <em>GrimGrimoire<\/em>, this might be a fun contest to enter.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u30b0\u30ea\u30e0\u30b0\u30ea\u30e2\u30a2 OnceMore \u300f \u30d7\u30ed\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\u7b2c1\u5f3e\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNmqub95pZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Winners selected for the Nippon Ichi Software prize or the Vanillaware prize will each get a 10,000-yen (roughly $75) Amazon gift card, a copy of the <em>GrimGrimoire OnceMore<\/em> <em>Original Soundtrack<\/em>, and their illustration posted on a special page. Works that receive an honorable mention will also appear on the page. Furthermore, winning entries in the contest will become property of the contest holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/genseki.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GENSEKI<\/a> account is required to enter. GENSEKI is a service that connects creators looking for jobs and businesses looking for creators. Besides this fantasy illustration contest, they are currently sponsoring contests with a variety of other themes as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fantasy monster illustration contest is currently being held with the winners being selected by Nippon Ichi Software and Vanillaware.  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