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We held a “Learn About Characters and Create an Original Story!” on Saturday, April 26, and 22 participants joined: 2 local students, 14 international students, and 6 members of a Study Group of Management in Kyoto. A Study Group of Management in Kyoto is an organization of executives and working people with ties to Kyoto who share information on a daily basis with the aim to foster and develop human resources in Japan. This event was the 8th time for the group to co-sponsor the event.

We invited Prof. Shinichi Maruoka from the Faculty of Manga, Kyoto Seika University to this event. He gave a lecture on the stereotype of characters and the effects of the first part of the story. It was a good learning opportunity for participants to learn new perspectives on images that are not limited to characters and storylines because many of the participants like manga and anime.

In addition, a workshop was held where each participant had to complete a story by drawing a character of his or her own choice. Prof. Maruoka lent us around 200 colored pens and colored pencils, and we were surprised and excited to see so many colors that we had never seen before. Despite their initial confusion, the students were able to complete their own unique characters and create their own stories. We also received detailed feedback from Prof. Maruoka. Making a story was a valuable experience for us.

We also hosted an after-party following the event, and we were able to provide an opportunity to exchange stimulating content with each other, such as stories about everyday student life and the challenges of work.

Thank you to everyone who attended.

We plan to continue co-hosting this event with the Kyoto Management Study Group, so if you are interested in interacting with working people, please join us at the next opportunity! 

SIED will continue to plan various international exchange events. 

We look forward to your participation.