Manga Contest RESULTS!

Feb 1, 201414 min read

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Published: Feb 1, 2014

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_{The results for this are in! xD

By tallying and comparing the other judge's choices, along with my own, I've decided upon the contest winners!

kuku88.deviantart.com/journal/…

Some judges offered reasons why they chose an entry, and I might add their own voices in later. However, not all judges offered reasons, and each has their own opinions, so it'll take some time to organize.

3rd:

You said you were worried, and I'm not sure why. This entry offers a lot of information, and you have him in both transformed attire and normal attire. You even saved me the trouble of having to design a fairy, and offered the colours. However, the bio was a little cliché in a few places.

3rd Place WINS:
-A chibi drawing of your character(s) in PPGZ/RRBZ transformation attire with weapons!
-One chibi drawing of them in normal clothes!
-I'll design a stuffy companion for them! Tell me the design; or just the animal; and I'll figure something out!
-A Puff style drawing: ONLY ONE CHARACTER!!
-5
-A detailed sketch of the OCs they entered from iiCreamyPastel!
-3rd is a digital lineart from kara-chan66z!
-For third just a sketch from Cosmic-Butterfly1!
-A chibi drawing of 2 of their OCs (traditional) from HammieChii!
-A free drawing of anything from maroonjune!

2nd:

You seem to have a knack for winning in the top three for contests haha. Once again, this was a pretty popular choice as well. The characters and story were really well thought out, and you offered many things—such as their weapons, clothes, and transformed clothes. However, the story took a lot of other "outside" elements to make it work.

2nd Place WINS:
-One half-body drawing of your character(s) in PPGZ/RRBZ transformation attire with weapons!
-One half-body drawing of them in normal clothes!
-I'll design a stuffy companion for them! Tell me the design; or just the animal; and I'll figure something out!
-One teen Puff style drawing: ONLY ONE CHARACTER!!
-10
-A linearted picture of the OCs they entered from iiCreamyPastel!
-A surprize from Xilent-Knights! Meaning you'll get something from her but nothing's certain (Bust? Color? Digital? etc)
-2nd is digital flat colours from kara-chan66z!
-For second inked sketch from Cosmic-Butterfly1!
-A waist up colured manga drawing of 2 of their OCs (traditional) from HammieChii!

And now, the moment you've ALL been waiting for...:

1st:

This seemed like a pretty popular choice for being in the top three, and I can see why. Your description was very detailed and the art is fantastic. I like that they transform by wanting to be kids again, and they seem like fun characters. However, the story was so detailed I hope I don't disappoint you when they make their appearances!

1st Place WINS:
-One full drawing of your character(s) in PPGZ/RRBZ transformation attire with weapons!
-One full drawing of them in normal clothes!
-I'll design a stuffy companion for them! Tell me the design; or just the animal; and I'll figure something out!
-A drawing of any two characters you want! In PPGZ style~
-15 (I know it's not much, but your character's in the manga!)
-A fully colored picture with the OCs they entered, from iiCreamyPastel!
-Two characters for 1st, fully digitally coloured and shaded from kara-chan66z!
-For first a colored sketch from Cosmic-Butterfly1!
-A full body coloured manga drawing of 2 of their OCs (in traditional) from HammieChii!
-A drawing of the winner's character in Z style from ITBluebeadTI!

Honourable Mentions:

4. :thumb426090931:
I really would've loved to put this in the top three; and I know some of the judges loved it too. However, a few of the judges pointed out your story could have had more details. All honourable mentions will appear though, as I did really enjoy this character.

5.
:thumb428025079: :thumb428038119:
These entries really fit into the PPGZ universe. They all look great! I'm super happy you could join, and all their weapons are very creative. However, the backstories are lacking in a few details, but all in all they're great.

6.

These characters are well thought out, and they turned out pretty well! And of course, light x dark ships are always cute—although I think it was cool that instead of whit x black, you did rainbow x black. However, there are a few places where I'm sure more detail could've been added.

7.
Such a cute character was bound to make the list! And not only that, but the very fact that her bio was simple was nice. She sounds like an adorable (albeit scary at times) character. However, even as nice as simple is, I'm sure her personality could be added to.

8.

She's a very interesting character in the fact you went for the mystery theme. I also liked both versions of her designs, so there's that. However, this second entry is great in its simplicity, but there are a few elements the first entry had that this one's lacking in.

9.

Both of these characters were really interesting. The fact one was a robot and the other a human with no powers make them both pretty cool characters to work with. However, there are elements to them that don't make them perfectly suited for the PPGZ world.

10. :thumb424727593:
All three of these characters are really cute! And I like that the trio are all different from each other. However, while I know you didn't want to give their roles in your own manga away, the bios lacked in a few places.

Honourable Mentions WIN:
-design of a stuffy character
-quick doodle of your character(s)
-a drawing in pencil like this fav.me/d6gh1vc from kara-chan66z!
-A sketch of 1 OC like this akangel13.deviantart.com/art/O… from HammieChii!

Now to those who didn't make the list, don't get upset! All the entries were amazing. That's why all characters will make an appearance in the manga. They'll all get powers, but serve mostly as background characters (and pop up to help the PPGZ later on in the story).

And to make sure everyone gets this, I'll be listing your usernames here (hope you don't mind the mentions—in order of your entries!)

And to LunaLayosa-1031 and Kez-Kez and the people who commented on the original journal beforehand, whom I know were unable to finish in time, you could still finish and let me see the entries. Your characters can still appear like all the other entries; it just wouldn't impact the contest results.

And thanks to our lovely judges!:
(and a few friends/family without dA accounts)
ALL YOUR CHARACTERS WILL ALSO APPEAR IN THE MANGA. I already figure I know which OC's you'd like to use, but I'll contact you anyway just in case. xD

And I know what you're all thinking: "But Kuku, isn't that too many characters to deal with?"
Don't worry! I don't plan on making the manga a giant clump of characters. Remember that it still focuses on the PPGZ. Your characters will all make appearances, occasionally help out, and be at the end to help defeat the "great evil".

Sorry for the wait, and thanks to everyone who joined! I hope you all had fun.}