MANGA/ANIME ART CONTEST 2009
(The 10th Annual!)

And the winners are .....

Black and White Anime Art

Age 10 and Under

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate Nina Stowers
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate Isabell Librecht
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate Lewis Cook
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Nina Stowers

Age 11 to 15

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate Briana Younce
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate Julia Rumley
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate Karli Anders
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Sierra Davis
Honorable Mention Karli Anders

Age 16 and older
1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate Bret Uher
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate Alexander Vallerio
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate Rachel Martins-Smith
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Alexander Vallerio

Color Anime Art

Age 10 and Under

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate Isabell Libbrecht
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate Sebastien Libbrecht
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate Xavier Libbrecht
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Isabell Libbrecht

Age 11 to 15

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate Rhiannon Johnson
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate Julia Rumley
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate Sam Spraker
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Rhiannon Johnson

Age 16 and older

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate Nancy Porto
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate Kristen Cheely
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate Chris Miller
PEOPLE'S CHOICE Kristen Cheely
Honorable Mention Raye Cufley
Honorable Mention Christine Perkins

School Awards

This year, the Whaley School rallied to get a great bunch of art submitted. There will be a special contest for them.

School Awards Whaley
1st place BC21
2nd place BB30

(A teacher asked us not to post the kids' names so we have identified their art only as coming from the Whaley School.)
Any school with over 10 students entering will be set up as an additional category for judging

Congratulations artists!

RULES:

• Art must be done by hand (not computer generated).
• Entries for ages 16 and older must be submitted on a professional quality Comic Cover Page (available for $1 at BOSCO'S), younger artists may use any 8x10 white paper.
• Must be suitable for viewing by all ages.
• No more than one entry in a category. That means you can enter one black & white and one color work. (Pick your best!)
• Don't sign it! We want to judge it anonymously so put your name, address, age and phone number on the back.

JUDGING CRITERIA: Judges will be looking for adherence to Manga style, creativity and technical ability.

CATEGORIES:

1) Black & White Art:

• Ages 10 and younger
• Ages 11 to 15 and
• Ages 16 and older

2) Color Art:

• Ages 10 and younger
• Ages 11 to 15 and
• Ages 16 and older

Within those categories, you can go with any theme you want! Your art can be original characters or from existing manga and anime. Using Anime and Manga style is very important! For age groups, we'll use your age on April 17. (Hey kids! No help from the grownups! You will do great on your own!)

DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted to any BOSCO'S by closing on Friday April 17

PRIZES:

First Place for each category in each age group: $50 Gift Certificate

Second Place for each category in each age group: $25 Gift Certificate

Third Place for each category in each age group: $10 Gift Certificate

People's Choice for each category and age group. (All entries will be posted at www.boscos.com. A People's Choice contest will be run from the website with one vote per e-mail address used. Entries will be posted as quickly as we can and votes will be accepted through April 24.

Winners will be announced at noon on Saturday April 25 at BOSCO'S in Spenard.

School Awards: Any school with more than 10 students entering will be judged as an additional separate category with a $10 Gift Certificate to the winner and a $5 Gift Certificate to the second place winner.

Take a look at previous years' entries and winners:

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000

Click here to read a great article about the contest in the Anchorage Daily News!

And the winners are .....

Find out who won at the awards party at noon Saturday April 25 at BOSCO'S SPENARD.

We recommend that all contestants use the very nice professional paper from Blue Line Pro.

Black and White Anime Art

Age 10 and Under

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate
PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Age 11 to 15

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate
PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Age 16 and older
1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate
PEOPLE'S CHOICE $2

Color Anime Art
Age 10 and Under

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate
PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Age 11 to 15

1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate
PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Age 16 and older
1ST PLACE $50 gift certificate
2ND PLACE $25 gift certificate
3rd PLACE $10 gift certificate
PEOPLE'S CHOICE

School Awards
Any school with over 10 students entering will be set up as an additional category for judging

Congratulations artists!