Announcing the Award Winners of the International Comic/Manga School Contest!

[CLIP STUDIO PAINT] The winners of the International Comic/Manga School Contest 2021, which were chosen from 1,245 entries from 85 countries and regions, have finally been selected! Thank you for all your entries. Take a look at the award-winning comic, manga, webtoon and bandes dessinée entries. [See Results]( ■Overall Grand Prize Escola Joso Pen Name: Konata (Spain) Title: ¡ÁNIMO PAPÁ! [View]( ■Comic Category Prize Escola Joso Pen Name: Álvaro (Spain) Title: Diablo Andino [View]( ■Manga Category Prize Aichi Prefectural Toyohashiminami Senior High School Pen Name: 帰田 (Japan) Title: 初夏 [View]( There are many more winning entries to see! Check them all out on the contest result page!Check out the video comments from both judges and winners on the contest page as well as detailed critiques and pointers for the winning works! Be sure to check it out for hints on how to improve your next project. [See Results]( Comic services and events you may be interested in! The sponsors supporting this contest have a great impact on the manga industry. Check out the topics that interest you. ["Eden of Witches" a dark fantasy tale with an ecological touch!](68) 68 In a world abandoned by fauna and flora, only witches keep a link with nature. When the powers of the young Pilly awaken, an enormous half-plant wolf appears! Is it the guide to the Eden, a legendary sacred garden which only the strongest witches are allowed to enter? For its new release, Ki-oon mixes dark fantasy and ecology! Vol. 1 is on sale from July 1st in France! Check out the 1st chapter (FR) [HERE](68) and the trailer [HERE](. Ki-oon official account (FR): [@ki_oon_Editions]( you to all participants for your efforts! It was our pleasure to meet new talents through this contest. We hope to see you again! [Shueisha](//www.shueisha.co.jp/english/Shueisha is a Japanese publisher that publishes manga, fashion magazines, and literary books. They have published comic magazines such as Weekly Shonen Jump, Weekly Young Jump, Ribon, Margaret, and Bessatsu Margaret. They have also published internationally renowned comics such as One Piece. Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage (), the global manga art sales service, launched on March 1. [KADOKAWA]( KADOKAWA is a comprehensive entertainment company that is involved in wide range of businesses including publishing, movies, games, web services, education, merchandizing and business around intangible goods and foreign tourists. "Comic Walker" is a free comic site featuring popular KADOKAWA manga. The site features more than 3,000 titles, ranging from the latest mixed media works to popular isekai comics. [SHOGAKUKAN](//www.shogakukan.co.jp/SHOGAKUKAN is an all-around publisher of comic, children's, information, and women's magazines as well as literary and picture books. The company has comic magazines covering a wide readership from young boys and girls to adults, including "Corocoro Comic," "Weekly Shōnen Sunday," "Sho-Comi," and "Big Comic." They also run the "Manga One" comic app, which boasts over 20 million downloads. [BookLive is looking for original comic artists!](//booklive.jp/ Japan's largest e-book store, BookLive, is currently looking for artists who would like to work on BookLive's original brand, "NINO"! NINO's mission is to create digital comics for your smartphone that you can't get enough of! Whether professional or an amateur, we look forward to reading your comics! [Wacom](//www.wacom.com/ Pioneer of creative pen tablets and displays that are being used to create some of the most exciting digital art, films, special effects, fashion, and designs around the world. [Solmare Publishing (NTT Solmare Corp.)]( Operator of Japan's largest e-book store, Comic cmoa. The store’s specialist e-comic editorial team, the Solmare Editorial Department, is responsible for the store. The Department fully supports author debuts and the creation of hits, including the production of many media works. We are holding the "Comic cmoa Monthly Manga Award" at the Solmare Editorial Department. It is a contest that accepts not only completed manuscripts and webtoons, but also URLs from SNS and websites, fanzines (including fan works), and stories of all genres. The winner will get a chance to have their work serialized, so why not give it a go? We looking forward to your entries. artists for Young Girl, Women, and Youth manga labels!]( Fun Guild is looking for girls', womens' and youth manga writers. Depending on your ability, you can be assured of an immediate debut and serialization! We are also accepting webtoon style submissions. We are looking forward to your entries! [Amutus Corporation]( Mecha Comic, one of Japan's largest e-book sites, plans and produces with its production partners the original brand "Mecha Comic Original," which is distributed on e-book sites in Japan and abroad. Note: With the exception of Mecha-Comic, books are sold in bookstores under the Amucomi brand. [Tapas Media]( Tapas Media is a next-generation media company offering bite-sized content through its online mobile platform, Tapas. Tapas Media properties, which consist of the Tapas mobile app and Tapas.io, boasts over 6 billion content views to date, from over 3 million readers, primarily in North America. Tapas Media provides a best-in-class reading experience for story fans on mobile devices and the web. [Shueisha's men's fashion magazine "UOMO"]( UOMO is a magazine published by Shueisha that targets men in their 40's with a keen interest in everything from fashion, lifestyle to culture, including manga culture. It releases on the 25th of every month. [J-POP Manga]( J-POP, Edizioni BD’s manga imprint, is one of Italy's leading manga publishers. Since its launch in 2006, J-POP Manga has offered a diverse lineup of more than 3,000 titles ranging from popular shonen manga (Promised Neverland, Tokyo Ghoul) to masterpiece collections by authors such as Go Nagai, Osamu Tezuka, Riyoko Ikeda, Moto Hagio, Taiyo Matsumoto, Junji Ito, and Kazuo Kamimura. [Glénat]( Glénat is a French publishing company that mainly deals with comics. In addition to Bandes dessinées, they have also published many hit titles such as Dragon Ball and One Piece. Since publishing their first Japanese manga, AKIRA, in 1989, they have become the number one publisher in the market. In recent years, the company has been focusing not only on translation and publication but also on discovering original authors and working on cross-country collaborations. If you think you have what it takes, please contact us at edito.manga@glenat.com. (Accepts inquiries in Japanese, French, and English) [Weekly 200,000 yen cash prize! "Standby for Job Hunting" Manga Grand Prix Launches]( A creative agency with a mission to "change the world, one person at a time, through the power of storytelling". Cork dares to challenge the entertainment industry with a new model for the Internet age that goes beyond conventional publishing and distribution by putting new works out into world, generating excitement and conntecting fans directly to creators. Cork is currently holding the "Standby for Job Hunting" Manga Grand Prix with Standby, a contest with cash prizes to support manga artists. By posting a manga centered on the topic of "Work," you could be one of the weekly winners of a cash prize! Of course, drawing on your experience of your part-time job is A-OK! Don't miss out on the chance to win the 200,000 yen grand prize![Manga Park is looking for original content writers (Hakusensha Co., Ltd.)]( Hakusensha's comprehensive entertainment app, Manga Park, is looking for original content authors! Submissions should be published to Manga Labo!, which accepts all genres, including shoujo, fantasy worlds, BL, TL, yuri, etc. We also welcome webtoon and storyboard style submissions. Hakusensha editors are always on the lookout for new authors, and you may even get an assignment on the same day! [Find how to publish your work here]( [SILENT MANGA AUDITION®]( One of the biggest and most successful manga competitions in the world. Organized by Coamix, Inc., founded by some of Japan's most iconic manga creators, the competition aims to find, nurture and publish the next generation of international manga creators. [comico]( “comico" is a manga app that features a large collection of original vertical scrolling, full-color manga. In addition to the overseas versions in Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam, comico has recently begun offering its service in English-speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The app has been downloaded more than 35 million times worldwide. [CoAket]( Inspired by similar comics markets in Japan, CoAket is the first of its kind in Germany and is getting attention from local artists. Open twice a year in Hamburg, CoAket focuses on artist displays and publisher’s booths. [Tokyo name tank]( Our goal is to support everyone in creating their own manga while having fun drawing it. We have produced many award-winning and debut artists. In addition to storyboard lessons that cover how to structure a complete 32-page storyboard, we also hold individual consultations and storyboard exchange sessions to answer concerns about the creation of comics. [Japan Cartoonists Association]( The Japan Manga Association was established in December 1964 as the only nationwide organization of Japan's manga artist at that time. It’s engaged in a variety of projects, such as research on comics, efforts in popularizing comics and comics culture, and comics cultural exchange with other countries. The group became a Public Interest Incorporated Association in 2014. Manga Japan / Digital Manga Association The Manga Japan/Digital Manga Association is a membership organization mainly for professional manga artists involved in manga creation. We provide support for various consultations on issues related to manga, copyright issues, and contracts. We also aim to develop manga culture. We also engage in business affairs and international exchanges with like-minded overseas manga artists and people involved in the manga industry. 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