A particular university in Niigata. Japan named Kaishi Professional University is finally launching its one and only Faculty of Anime and Manga. According to a report, this brand new faculty has been approved by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology. For this newly introduced faculty that will officially launch in the month of April 2021, all the students will have the opportunity to learn directly from animators, directors, and also professional manga artists. They will completely learn the theories and practicalities needed.
Students who are really interested in this can send in their applications starting from the 1st of December 2020, and the first admission test will be held on the 19th of December 2020. The enrollment capacity of this particular faculty is 80 students. The total duration for learning in this particular faculty would be 600 hours of study.
As stated by Kaishi Professional University, this particular faculty aims to develop professionals with planning and also production capabilities that are directly linked to business development. With that knowledge, all graduates can pursue careers like animation director, manga artist, character planner, illustrator, game creator, and animation researcher in the future.
Sources: Kaishi Professional University.