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Metal Seinen is a start-up based out of Karachi, Pakistan which was created by (Zeeshan Shah ) in May 2006. The firm provides a social network for people who share interest in learning about and experiencing international culture such as Japan.It provides free and premium artistic collaboration opportunities for its members.These ventures currently include digital art, literary and music. It organizes events and activities for its members as well as participating in larger cultural events. The social network is maintained through its online presence and its offline events. In the Japanese language, Seinen generally translates into young male, while in the English language Metal depicts a strong yet versatile element. The name originally reflected the desire of the founders to differentiate them from the existing diaspora. == History == The members mostly came together by means of nontraditional interests such as anime, gaming, digital art, music and even performance racing. The group was brought together by Zeeshan Shah〔(Zeeshan Shah - LinkedIn )〕 who is a graduate from Northwestern University. The first three members of the group were Zeeshan Shah, Babrus Khan and Saad Akhter. In May 2006, Zeeshan Shah organized an "anime convention" at the SZABIST Karachi Campus. This convention was the first of its kind in Pakistan. At this time, anime fans generally considered themselves to be quite low in number. This free-for-entry event was the first indication that there were many more anime-fans then anyone expected. It was through the social media network of orkut that many outsiders were able to find about the event. The event had an audience of 200 to 250 people. The event brought together people of different interests. Since the event was designed to be a workshop with presentations on the anime industry, artists and hobbyists, it gave people the confidence to speak about their own projects. There were mentions of artworks, literary works and other ventures. One of these people was Babrus Khan () who wanted to work on a comic project. The second person to come forward was Saad Akhter, who went on to work on his own music venture 'ReckoningStorm' (). On a cool breezy night in summer 2006 after the event, an artist, a musician and a software engineer who shared common interests discussed over tea the feedback of the event. There had been individuals, artists by profession, who had been inspired by the event and wanted to discuss ideas and collaboration for their own ‘manga’. This quest for collaboration displayed a need in the market and thus led to an epiphany for Zeeshan. ‘Metal Seinen’ was born. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metal seinen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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