{"id":311344,"date":"2024-09-25T19:18:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=311344"},"modified":"2024-09-25T19:18:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:48:51","slug":"waves-anime-manga-contest-wam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/waves-anime-manga-contest-wam\/","title":{"rendered":"WAVES Anime &#038; Manga Contest (WAM!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Source &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0This post on<strong> WAVES Anime &amp; Manga Contest (WAM!)<\/strong>\u00a0is based on the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2058285\">Big boost to Anime &amp; Manga culture and Creator Economy in India\u201d<\/a>\u201d published in PIB on <strong>25th September 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, the Media &amp; Entertainment Association of India (MEAI), in partnership with the Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting has officially launched the WAVES Anime &amp; Manga Contest (WAM!).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About WAVES Anime &amp; Manga Contest (WAM!)<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0019IN4.jpeg?resize=472%2C385&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"WAVES Anime &amp; Manga Contest (WAM!)\" width=\"472\" height=\"385\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. Launched by:<\/strong> The Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting (I&amp;B), in collaboration with the Media &amp; Entertainment Association of India (MEAI)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. It is part of the \u201cCreate in India Challenge,\u201d aimed at promoting anime and manga culture in India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. The initiative seeks to cultivate local talent and tap into India&#8217;s growing interest in anime and manga, aligning with the \u201cDesign in India, Design for the World\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. WAM! Presents a unique opportunity for Indian creators to develop localized adaptations of popular Japanese art styles, appealing to both domestic and global audiences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5. The contest seeks to create a powerful platform for artistic expression in manga and anime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">6. Participants can compete either individually or in teams of up to four, with separate categories for students and professionals. The event is divided into two stages: state-level competitions held in eleven cities, followed by a national finale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source &#8211;\u00a0This post on WAVES Anime &amp; Manga Contest (WAM!)\u00a0is based on the article \u201cBig boost to Anime &amp; Manga culture and Creator Economy in India\u201d\u201d published in PIB on 25th September 2024. Why in News? Recently, the Media &amp; Entertainment Association of India (MEAI), in partnership with the Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting has&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/waves-anime-manga-contest-wam\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WAVES Anime &#038; Manga Contest (WAM!)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-311344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}