Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics
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A creative fast-paced card game where players draw stories combining wild Themes & an ever-growing number of fleeting Trends!
Backers: 464
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69
Funded: $31,810 of $25,000
Dates: Mar 26th -> May 25th (60 days)
Project By: Jason B. Thompson
Backers: 464
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69
Funded: $31,810 of $25,000
Dates: Mar 26th -> May 25th (60 days)
Project By: Jason B. Thompson
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Latest News
First Stretch Goal Unlocked!!! 
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
So grateful and humbled by the outpouring of support in the past few days! We just crossed the 30K mark unlocking the first stretch goal! We'll add 32 more Theme Cards like Magical Girls, Archaeology, Cybertechnology to every copy of Mangaka,... (Read More)
Final Weekend, New Stretch Goals & Art Prints!!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Less than four days left! We're going to be spending the weekend at one last convention: FanimeCon in San Jose. We'll be demoing Mangaka from Friday-Sunday (May 22-24) with a special audience-participation big-screen game on Sunday at 8pm: the full... (Read More)
WE'RE OVER 100%!!! Plus Mangaka Rules PDF!!!
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
New Card: Noisy Trend!
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Noisy Trend (original sketch) Noisy Trend (final art by Eric) We're 84% funded!! I spent the weekend at Toronto Comic Arts Festival where I ran Mangaka demos and met lots of cool folks (including meeting lots of Twitter friends in-person for the... (Read More)
Action Trend & Toronto Comic Arts Festival!
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Action Trend (original sketch) Action Trend (final art by Eric) WE'RE AT 76%! Thanks to all your support, we're zooming along towards our goal (but there's still a way to go)! As promised, we'll be uploading the Mangaka rules soon for backers to... (Read More)
Comics by Jason Shiga! Plus, Cool Links!
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Blue Crystals (click image for full comic) If you haven't been to the gallery of Mangaka sample comics, we've added some new comics lately! Included among those samples are comics by one of our favorite comic artists (and best friends) - Jason... (Read More)
New Card: Subtlety Trend!
April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Subtlety Trend (original sketch) Subtlety Trend (final art by Eric) Today's card is something very rare in the game... a *negative* Trend Card that penalizes rather than rewards. Subtlety Trend forces players to expand their vocabulary (or express... (Read More)
SF Comics Fest, plus Pontifying Trend!
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Pontifying Trend (original sketch) Pontifying Trend (final art by Eric) We're at $15,000 -- 60% of the way! We've done a (fingers crossed) final pass at the rules text and we're ready to announce: when we reach 75%, we'll post the full game rules as... (Read More)
New Card: Eager Audience!
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Original Sketch Eager Audience (final art by Eric) Happy Thursday, everyone! We're at 56%, and today's card reveal is "Eager Audience," one of the first cards designed for the game. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, don't forget to come see... (Read More)
New Card: Shonen Trend!
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Shonen Trend (initial sketch) Shonen Trend (final art by Eric) Today's card is another one of the first cards designed for the game, though actually, its final gameplay effects took some time to decide on. It's the mirror of "Shojo Trend," a very... (Read More)
Mangaka at KrakenCon! Plus, Shaenon Garrity!
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
"Zombie Mamet Theater" by Shaenon Garrity For today's update I wanted to show a Mangaka comic by a friend of mine (and one of the best comic creators out there), Shaenon Garrity. We were honored to have Shaenon playtest Mangaka, and thus I present... (Read More)
50% Funded!! Plus, Horror Trend!
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Horror Trend (initial sketch) Horror Trend (final art by Eric) WE'RE 50% FUNDED!! Thanks to everyone for getting us here! We're halfway on our path to making Mangaka a reality! Today's card is "Horror Trend"! All Trend Cards provide victory... (Read More)
New Card: Fantasy Trend! Plus San Francisco Event!
April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Fantasy Trend (original sketch) Fantasy Trend (final art by Eric) Here's one of my personal favorite Trend cards: Fantasy Trend! Some of the first Trend cards we designed were ones based on the 'big three geek genres' of Fantasy, Science Fiction and... (Read More)
New Card: Sports Trend!
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Sports Trend (initial sketch) Sports Trend (final art by Eric) Happy Friday! Here's another sample card from the game, "Sports Trend"! ****************************** SPORTS TREND Include a Sports Theme for 2 Fame. In addition, players gain 1 Fame... (Read More)
Shojo Trend & Sakuracon Photos!
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Shojo Trend (initial sketch) Shojo Trend (Eric's final version) This is the first of a series of posts showing individual Mangaka cards, how they work and how they were made. All the cards started with a sketch by Jason before being drawn by Eric.... (Read More)
Spring Convention Schedule!
April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been traveling a lot: last weekend we were at Emerald City Comic Con, then we went back to San Francisco for a few days, and this weekend we're back in Seattle for the anime convention Sakuracon. We're thrilled to report that Mangaka is now... (Read More)
And We're Off!! Plus, New Reward Level!
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for supporting "Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics"! We're thrilled to be on this journey with you. We launched the Kickstarter on Thursday, we demoed the game at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle from Friday to Sunday, and... (Read More)
Kickstarter Campaigns Aims to Fund "Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics"
March 27th - via: crunchyroll.com
Game promises to combine "the fun of making comics (and sharing them with your friends!) with the strategies of a great card game." (Read More)
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