2011 Anime/Manga Art Contest Winners

The scanned images do not do these winning pieces justice. We have nine winners. The artwork was divided into color and black and white categories in two different age groups; one group involved the young adults in grades 6-8, and an older group of participants in grades 9-12. So there were 4 first place winners, 4 second place winners, and an overall grand prize winner.

Grand Prize Winner
Caytlin Yoshioka
Title: Victorian Dream

"Gorgeous line work mixed with very delicate color. Nicely balanced between the beautiful and the monster."

"The intricate line work and coloring on this piece is amazing. It really makes it stand out the longer you look at it."

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First Place
Color Artwork
Gr. 9-12
Joelle Takayama
Title: Magician

"The first thing you notice are the eyes. Those pull you into a space filled with cute things, yet spaced out enough to let your eyes rest on each element. Very well done."

"The layout is nicely balanced between the character and the objects she interacts with. The colors stand out nicely against the dark areas and keep the viewer interested in exploring the piece further."

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Second Place
Color Artwork
Gr. 9-12
Marin Yoshino
Title: Summer Time

"Love the laid-back, simple summer feel to this piece. Great attention to detail, too-the water, the older girl tousling the younger girl's hair, the variety of expressions."

"Simple, sweet and charming. The colors only add to the overall feel of summer and friendship."

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First Place
Color Artwork
Gr. 6-8
Nicole Nguyen
Title: Miss Alice

"Nice mish-mash of objects and the red really pulls everything together. Pretty details throughout."

"The red definitely pulls everything together. I also like the goth-loli feel in the lettering and elements."

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Second Place
Color Artwork
Gr. 6-8
Megan Uchida
Title: Sakura

"This just makes me smile when looking at it. Very cheerful, bright, but sweet and serene."

"Cute, cute, cute, cute! All of her pieces were great, but this one stood out for us for its elegant simplicity."

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First Place
Black and White Artwork
Gr. 9-12
Bo-Bae Kim
Title: Two

"Beautiful, intricate design and line work.wonderful textures and shading. All achieved with pens! Amazing!"

"There's a pro manga artist (whose name escapes me right now) whose style is very similar to this. It's an amazing testament to the quality of this work."

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Second Place
Black and White Artwork
Gr. 9-12
Charli Infante
Title: Flower Princess

"There's a stark beauty to this piece-the hair being the most dominant element. It gives the pieces a sense of fragile, yet tender, weight to it."

"Beautiful, delicate lines give this piece almost a fragile look and feel which only add to the theme. Love the flowers, hair piece and drapes of her clothing."

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First Place

Black and White Drawings
Gr. 6-8
Chandelle Oliver
Title: Plush Animals

"Cute, fits the plush theme she set. Fills page nicely with so much going on--really engages the viewer!"

"Love her sense of humor! Very versatile and detailed, yet very cute."

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Second Place Black and White Artwork Gr. 6-8
Nicole Baptist
Title: FMA Fan Art

"It's difficult to draw so many characters (on a small piece of paper none the less!) All of their personalities shine through!"

"This piece shows off a knowledge of each of the FMA characters that's quite deep. Love the style of the names on the border, too."