In 2011, Nippon Manga Geijutsu Gakuin will open as the first vocational school dedicated to manga and voice acting in the Tokai region, aiming to be a top-class school in the genres. The fields of manga and voice acting, which are proud cultures of Japan, are collectively called “media art” at our school, and are used as the name of the department. Although the courses at our school also include subjects other than manga, we regard manga in a broad sense as the symbol of our Media Art Department as a whole and proudly include “Manga” in the name of our school.

Practical lessons with the goal of working as professionals in the industry

We are strongly aware in our education policy that the goal of our students is to make their debut in the industry, and have established an environment and curriculum in which they can properly learn how to create manga and how to perform as voice actors from the first step. Including specially appointed lecturers such as Ms. Machiko Satonaka, a leading professional cartoonist, and Mr. Kazuki Yao, a voice actor famous for One Piece and other animated works, our lecturers have various personalities and talents, and instruct students in a well-planned manner. In our curriculum, which aims to improve the capacity of each student according to their individual characteristics, the students can acquire practical skills, and we also provide support for their career paths and plans after graduation in consideration of their respective preferences and situations.

We are new but have reliable tradition and network

Nippon Manga Geijutsu Gakuin is established as a subsidiary school of the Manga Department and the Communication Department of Nippon Designer Geijutsu Gakuin Nagoya School, which has a long track record and tradition in the education arena. In addition, the educational know-how of the Manga Department of Nippon Designer Geijutsu Gakuin Sendai School, a sister school with a good track record and reputation in the Tohoku Region, is also introduced. Thus, our school makes full use of the rich experiences and networks of the Group schools in various parts of Japan.

We have a strength as a single-department school

Because the goal of our students is to make their debut as professionals, they need a concentrated environment where they can maintain high motivation and stimulate each other as companions with the same goal. We have the specialties that vocational schools should originally have as well as the advantage of being familiar with the specific areas. Nippon Manga Geijutsu Gakuin places top priority on bringing out the talent of each student with the strength inherent in vocational schools and through finely tuned instructions.

The applicants must be 18 years or older, and must have completed at least 12 years of school education or completed a program at an overseas academic institution comparable to those at Japanese institutions of higher education.

Guarantor

No guarantor is required in principle, but a contact person in Japan for emergency situations must be provided.

Japanese literacy

1. The applicants must have been enrolled (for six months or more) in, or graduated from, a Japanese language school (in Japan) certified by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education, or must have passed Level 2 of the Japanese language proficiency test.
2. Please contact us if you have questions about the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU)

Paths after Graduation

Potential paths for foreign students after graduation from our school include:

1. Engagement in work that requires the skills, techniques and knowledge learned in the specialty courses of our school;
2. Advancement to the graduate course of our school;
3. Advancement to other academic institutions (e.g. admission or transfer to a university); and
4. Return to country of nationality or domicile.

Deadline for application

1. For details, please contact the School Admission Consultation Office of our school.
2. When application is made from overseas, the admission process will take around one month. In such a case, unless the application is made by mid February, the admission process may not be completed before the enrollment or the start of the classes.
3. Applicants living in Japan with pre-college visa can obtain the student visa within one to two weeks. Such applicants may be able to complete the admission process in time if application is made by mid March at the latest.

Screening procedure

1. We review the submitted applications.
2. Following the review, we conduct interviews and examine the Japanese literacy level of the applicants.
3. After the interviews, the applicants will be notified of the result within one week.

Tuition waiver and other benifits

1. Some foreign students are provided with a scholarship when they are selected as honor students, based on the results of document review and interview. The honor students can receive a tuition waiver of 100,000 yen as scholarship, which is not subject to repayment.
2. After admission, foreign students will take a special class for understanding Japanese culture and improving Japanese literacy.