Meetings

Manga Bento has regular meetings on the second and fourth sunday of each month at Linekona Art Center. Changes occur do occur due to conflicting events and schedules. Check main website.

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MangaBento

MangaBento is an anything-goes gathering of artists and art lovers. Most of us are interested in Japan and anime/manga and its derivatives: Cosplay, doujinshi, computer art, gaming, etc.

We at MangaBento provide a place for artists to share ideas, create work, and learn new skills. We can introduce you to the basic tools and techniques used by artists, but it is up to you to develop and train yourself as an artist.



2011 Meetings

Honolulu Museum of Art School Meetings:

 
April 8, 22, and May 13th
May 6 and 27  workshop (see below)


time to start building nakamaboko exhibit is now!
 

Time/Place
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Rm 200 (double check with guard)


Honolulu Museum of Art School

1111 Victoria Street

Honolulu Academy of Arts


Upcoming Events

Explore your creative side with studio art classes at the Honolulu Museum of Art School (Linekona Art Center, Academy of Art)

For more information, call 532-8741.
Summer 2012 Session / Registration starts April 10

Class :
MangaBento Workshop: Coloring with Copics + Manga Mania • 122W13

Class Date :
May 06 - May 06

Meeting Times :
Sun 1–4pm

Class Location :
Rm 201


About this Class:

Sun 1–4pm / May 6 / $10 paid to instructor, no registration required / Rm 201

Yu Xian and the staff of MangaBento demo the use of Copic and other popular Japanese markers. These transparent Japanese markers offer a watercolor effect without the mess. Bring drawings and art supplies, including pens if you have them. The session continues with a communal manga-inspired art project to celebrate the opening of the manga exhibition Nakamaboko on June 12.

CLASS ID#: 122W13


Class :
MangaBento: Old School Manga History + Drawing Workshop • 122W14

Class Date :
May 27 - May 27

Meeting Times :
Sun 1–4pm

Class Location :
Rm 201

 

About this Class:

May 27 / $10 paid to the instructor, no registration required

Professor Jayson Makoto Chun from UH-West Oahu joins MangaBento to discuss early manga and anime of the 1960s and 1970s. Learn more about the founding father of anime Tezuka Osamu. After the discussion, MangaBento will help you create your own manga. Some supplies provided; bring your sketchbook and drawing supplies.



仲間ぼこ Nakamaboko

Working together

 June 11 to July 14, 2012

Honolulu Museum of Art School


Past Events

Honolulu Festival

March 3 & 4

We will be at Kawaiikon's booth providing photo ops and art activities

Kawaiikon

March 16-18

Come and check out are table!Kawaii Kon

April 29- May 1

Mangabento Workshop:

Manga Dojo

漫画道場

 featuring Dennis Imoto, Jeff Kats and Jayson Chun

Sat May 14, 2011 10-4pm

$50 / Rm

Mangabento will be conducting a workshop on the creation of a manga and will go through the process of creating a short layout with you. Topics will include: layouts, inking, coloring, tones and the use of computers. Dennis Imoto will demo shodo (calligraphy) Guest speaker, Jeff Kats, will discus his creative process through his Soul Savior series. Jayson Chun, UH Professor, will discuss social issues influencing on Japanese Manga and the need for Hawaii's Manga artists to speak about their own experiences. Bring your sketchbook, portfolio and any in progress work you need help on. Xerox an inked drawing if you want to try coloring and or tones. Please bring a laptop if you wish to work digitally.


Honolulu Festival 2011 w Kawaiikon


Link to Honolulu Festivals with Kawaii Kon:

http://www.kawaii-kon.org/gallery/Honolulu-Festival-2011/

Linekona Art Center

Set up Jan 30-Feb 1

Viewing time Feb 2-Feb 19, 20-11

Opening Feb 5, 3-5 pm



The Floating World of Manga
Contemporary Museum Cafe
Kaimuki High School Library

Manga Mayhem

Thursday, July 15, 2010
10:00am - 4:00pm
The Contemporary Museum
2411 Makiki Heights Drive

An over the top manga drawing event for all ages at

The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu.


Manga Bento will have activities for kids of all ages, including being able to design your own anime character as well as the competitive “Art Champ” competition where contestants will have to draw a picture to a given theme within a time limit. Numerous art supplies will be provided and there will be prizes as well. Manga Bento will also put on a display of member artwork.

Local professional comic artists will be on hand for anyone interested in improving their artwork through talks and demonstrations on art techniques as well as advice on breaking out into the industry. Joining us is Midweek cartoonist and fine arts teacher Roy Chang, Star Advertiser cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Jon Murakami and author and illustrator of the online webcomic nemu*nemu Audra Furuichi.
Interested artists will be able to demo manga art supplies as well, from markers to pens and even computer graphics.

The galleries at The Contemporary Museum will also be open to the public on that day as well.

Kawaiikon

April 16-18, 2010


Manga Mania

Manga Bento Workshop at Linekona Art Center

Saturday, 4/24/2010, 9am-4pm





Mangabento at the Kaimuki Craft Air 08.

A tea ceremony during new years festivities at JCCH. 

The gauntlet has been thrown! Here are the first entries to the 08 Exhibit submitted by Leslie from St. Louis, Missouri!


 

Bento relaxing at the Kon with Kamen Rider. Hongo seems a bit agitated.

 

 

Getting Ready for the Kon



Art After Dark at the Academy of Arts

 

Bari Bari 13 rock-a0-billy'd the house. The otaku's were out numbered 10 to 1 by normal people. Mangabento dominated with 29 Palms, Moosubi, Chibi

kaen, and Haru decorating the walls while Kitsune took first in the Cosplay, Sakura took second in a different category to Sephi's first. Sakura bailed early and lost her prize! 

Got the bands autograph and CD for a buck! It even has a set of custom guitar picks in the package.

 

 

 

My son in my paper mache Kikaida mask a couple years ago. He was featured here:  Advertiser: Clever Costumes

 Jiro and Mari from Kikaida and Kikaida 01 at the 2002 Kikaida Fest at the Japanese Cultural Center.


Photos from Japan by Robocon

 

 

Mangabento at Kawaii Kon 2007:

Ayumi, our founder. Drawing becomes a spectator sport when she is around. 

More from Kawaii Kon 07


 
 


Images from the Honolulu Basho. 

Robocon's images from the Grand Sumo Tournement.

 

 Denver Colorado Budhist Temple Bon Dance.


 

New Images of Sumi and Bento by Ayumi, our founder.