Manga Project
Project Outline
IEEE Japan Council Student Activities Committee organized a Manga plot contest for IEEE student members, and IEEE Japan Council, DNP, Maruzen Yushodo, and professional manga artists will serve as judges to select the following three works from the student entries and publish them as comics.
About Manga Plot Contest: https://ieee-jp.org/activity/activity/manga2023.html (in Japanese)
Background
IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. It is important not only to share professional information among researchers and engineers, but also to communicate with diverse people, including children, so that they can understand the pleasure of science and engineering.
In order to achieve this goal, IEEE Japan Council, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP), and Maruzen Yushodo Co. Ltd. (Maruzen Yushodo) have launched this project which will lead to technological innovation in the future through comics.
Introduction of Comics & Free Browsing
2023 New!
You can read Comics for free from IEEE USA site: https://ieeeusa.org/product-tag/manga/ or IEEE Japan Council site: https://ieee-jp.org/en/activity/manga_2023.html.
A Step of Future
Author: Arisa Matsuo (Department of Business Studies, Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College), Teru Kawakita (Department of Business Studies, Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College, Assistant Professor)
Story: Find a job or further studies? Emi, a student troubled about her future, begins to explore her path after attending an IEEE lecture with her sister, the CEO of a venture company.
AI Teacher
Author: Shumpei Takenaka (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology), Ryota Genseki (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Story: One day, a student was ordered by the club chair to join the manga story contest. Can he make a story using AI technology as an engineering student?
2022
You can read Comics for free from IEEE USA site: https://ieeeusa.org/product-tag/manga/ or IEEE Japan Council site: https://ieee-jp.org/en/activity/manga_2022.html.
I☆EEE
Author: Aika Ueno (Mechanical Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University), Keiko Ishii (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University)
Story: One day, a mysterious robot from the future named "Triple E" appears in front of a female graduate student who is sleep deprived, has a disordered diet, and leads an unhealthy research lifestyle!
LAST TEEN
Authors: Eiko Nakajima (Department of Communications and Computer Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University), Dong Jiong (Department of Sciences and Informatics, Muroran Institute of Technology)
Story: An, who has enrolled in university but is not enjoying a fulfilling student life due to the COVID19 pandemic, finding new aspirations by participating in the Region 10 Congress, IEEE's international event, and coming into contact with people and cultures from other countries.
KOGAKU JOSHI 2 (Girls in Engineering 2)
Author: Hisao Usui (A student of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology）
Story: Sequel to "KOGAKU JOSHI." They are all striving to develop their respective fields of expertise, but sometimes the road ahead is steep!
2021
You can read Comics for free from IEEE USA site: https://ieeeusa.org/product-tag/manga/ or IEEE Japan Council site: https://ieee-jp.org/en/activity/manga_2021.html.
ORIKOU Riko-chan
Author: Natsuho Kawakami (A student of the Department of Environmental Science, International College of Arts and Science, Fukuoka Women's University)
Story: Riko-chan, a genius science girl who can hardly be considered an elementary school student, uses mathematical models and simulations to solve the little mysteries of everyday life in this new kind of coming-of-age mystery.
SANSHIN CHO-DE (Sanshin Brothers)
Authors: Rino Sugimoto (A student of Mechanical Engineering Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University), Kojiro Nishimiya (Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University)
Story: A love story set in Okinawa about a sanshin (musical instrument) craftsman and a female university student studying acoustic engineering.
KOGAKU JOSHI (Girls in Engineering)
Author: Hisao Usui (A student of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology）
Story: Three girls studying in the Department of Engineering, who find their own way by rethinking "engineering" from their own perspectives.
WIE (Women in Engineering) Manga Story Contest
The Manga Story Contest was also held IEEE WIE, and Comic "Rico-chan" was published. You can read on the following website:
About IEEE
IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) has more than 400,000 members in over 160 countries around the world, and publishes papers in various fields such as computers, biotechnology, robotics, communications, electronics, electric power, and aviation. There are 9 Sections in Japan (Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Shin-etsu, Nagoya, Kansai, Hiroshima, Shikoku and Fukuoka). IEEE Japan Council promotes and supports IEEE activities in Japan.
Special Thanks to
IEEE Japan Council Manga Project Team
IEEE Japan Council: Akinori Nishihara (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Takako Hashimoto (Chiba University of Commerce), Kohei Ohno (Meiji University), Yusuke Kozawa (Ibaraki University), Masayuki Shigematsu (Sumitomo Electric), Haruhiko Okumura (Toshiba), Kojiro Nishimiya (Aoyama Gakuin University), Nana Takeda (Sumitomo Electric), Makiko Kato (IEEE Japan Council Office)
Maruzen Yushodo Co. Ltd.: Takumi Fujisawa, Chiho Iwata
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.: Hidekatsu Shimono, Ryuichi Kaneko, Masahiro Nakajima (DNP Media Art)
Editor: Tomokazu Ogawa (Gataket)
Scriptwriter: Yasunori Kasuga
Cooperators
Jonathan Wiggins (IEEE Headquarters), Jamie Moesch (IEEE Headquarters), Meiko Kajikawa (IEEE Japan Office)
Contact
E-mail: jc-sac-manga[at_mark]ieee-jp.org (Please replace [at_mark] with "@".)
If you have an interest in collaborating with IEEE manga project, please contact us.