User blog:Gcheung28/Exclusive: Koike, Maruyama Speak



Like we mentioned before, Wikia has the EXCLUSIVE opportunity to host "The Masters of Animanga: A Wikia Collaborative Writing Project," a cool project that will feature fully rendered illustrations and brief character descriptions EXCLUSIVELY curated by manga and anime legends Kazuo Koike, Yoshitaka Amano, Takashi Okazaki and Shin-ichi Hiromoto for the Wikia community! Hiroaki Ikegami, along with famed Japanese film producer Masao Maruyama, will oversee the project in an executive producer capacity!

In addition to helping create memorable stories, to kick off the project, the Masters of Animanga will offer tips and guidance from their collective careers in a series of videos on Wikia.com leading into September 3. Check them out below to see what these masters have to say!

Masao Maruyama
Watch to see what Masao has to say about the exclusive Wikia project! He is both excited and nervous about the direction the stories will go, and we feel the same! He has great tips for authors and artists, so check this exclusive interview out now!



Kazuo Koike
The first exclusive video for the Wikia community features Kazuo Koike! Check it out to see what he has to say to Wikia users about manga and the samurai theme, and stay tuned for MORE exclusive videos coming your way!!



Don't forget the project starts on September 3! Start brainstorming and get ready to work with these amazing Masters of Animanga!

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