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17th Manga Division Jury Selections

GIGA TOKYO TOY BOX

UME (OZAWA Takahiro / SEO Asako) [Japan]

Outline

Momo Momoda aspires to be a game creator, but has no experience. She is mistakenly hired by a game creation company, “G3”, which was actually looking for an industryready recruit . Although the president, Hoshino Tsukiyama, says the company cannot hire Momo, she is given a training period with support from a manager. It depicts the creators’ dilemma between their passion for creating amusing games and the reality of work through a story filled with difficulties.