The vintage series that is “Mysterious Thief Saint Tail”, featuring the adventures of a magical thief is coming back with a sequel and it has been decided by Pixiv that a contest would be held in order to choose who will be the artist to help work on the new series.
For those who wish to take part of the contest, submissions are ongoing and will run until 23:59 on July 17. Participats are required to post illustrations and settings of the main characters along with illustrations or at the very least a rough draft of eight pages from the manga series with the tag “セイント・テール新章マンガ募集” (which roughly translates to “Saint Tail New chapter manga wanted”) on Pixiv.
While contestants are open in terms of creating new characters for the sequel, they are also required to abide by the following rules:
1. Saint Tail steals for the lost lambs, never for self-interest.
2. Saint Tail’s weapons are his/her physical ability and magics inherited from his/her parents.
3. Saint Tail must have a some kind of “Tail” like the one that Meimi in the original series had.
The winner will receive a guaranteed spot in the magazine of Kondansha and have their work published.
For those who may not know, “"Mysterious Thief Saint Tail" is first and foremost, a manga series that was created by Megumi Tachikawa. It was first serialized in 1994 in the Kodansha’s monthly shoujo manga magazine Nakayoshi from 1994 to 1996. A total of seven tankobon (independent/standalone books) were created.
It was in 1995 that the series was adapted into an anime by Tokyo Movie and ran until 1996 with a total of 43 episodes.
The story follows the adventures of a young schoolgirl named Meimi Haneoka and her double life as a thief who steals from those who has stolen from others for personal gain. Recognized as Saint Tail in her alternate identity, she, along with her classmate and sister-in-training Seira Mimori set out to help the people but are also outlaws to the police.
The tale of the new series is described to be set in a world wherein the original Saint Tail has disappeared. And so, a new mysterious hero is about to rise and they will be the one to help the people of Seika city.
On another note, author Tashikawa will be making an appearance at the screening meeting for the series.
Source: Crunchyroll News