KYOTO INTERNATIONAL MANGA ANİME AWARDS ILLUSTRATION CONTEST 2022 AUGUST 01
The contest was announced by medibang, a company in Japan, with Art Street and is available on their website.
The theme of the illustration contest is “Wa (Japanese Culture)”
Japan has unique cultural traditions and habits from time immemorial. We look forward to your illustrations with Japanese tastes such as buildings and Japanese dresses representing Japanese culture.
Grand Prize Award
(One of the best contents from among the prize-winning works in the manga, illustration, and CG animation contests.)
100,000 yen + invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
Excellence Award(1 artwork)
50,000 yen + Invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
Runner-up Award(1 artwork)
30,000 yen + Invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
Finalist(3 artwork)
10,000 yen
Special Jury Award
(One content that the judges recognize as the best among the works that did not win a prize in the Manga, Illustration, and CG Animation contests.)
10,000 yen + Invitation to the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair
※ Invitations for Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair are only for prize winners living in Japan.
Your shortcut to a professional debut!
【For the winners】
The prize-winning works of the Kyoto International Manga Anime Award Illustration Contest will be displayed at KYO-MAF and the secretariat will recommend the winners of the contest to all participating exhibitors in the “Kyoto Anime Game Company Career Forum” at KYO-MAF. You might get an offer from companies in the game and illustration industries? !
【Other options besides winning!? 】
Introducing the Illustration Scouting System!
If a company in the gaming and illustration industry that participates in the “Kyoto Creative Company Career Forum” that is planned to be held in December wants to offer a job to an artist, they can do that through MediBang. Even if you don’t win, you might receive an individual job offer!
(There is a possibility that the event may be canceled or held online due to the new coronavirus. The details about that will be updated frequently.)
Submission Details
- Entry Period: May 23, 2022 (Mon) – August 1, 2022 (Mon) 5PM * Japan time
- Entry Format:
- ・JPG, PNG, PSD, MDP（File size: Under 30MB）
・No designated size, but the DPI must be at least 300
- Qualification Requirements:
- Aspiring Manga creators or illustrators who want to make a professional debut in Japan (Any nationality are welcomed to apply)
- Please Note:
- ・The number of applications is unlimited. We welcome applications for multiple works.
・Entries must be an original work where the applicant has the copyrights. You may not enter works that have been published in a commercial magazine (including online), won awards in a competition, or currently participating in a competition. You may submit works that you have already posted on an art website, social media, etc.
・Depictions that infringe upon the rights (image rights, copyrights, etc.) of a third party are prohibited.
・Anyone can enter the contest, regardless of whether they are a pro or just draw as a hobby.
・Secondary creation work is not possible.
・Entries that are sexual, or might result in causing harm to other people are not accepted. Any entries breaking this rule will be blocked or account suspended.
・Various parts of the prize-winning works (such as the title, pen name, part or all of the work, etc.) may be used as necessary by the organizer for free and without compensation for purposes such as announcing the results of the contest, printed materials, and use on the homepage in order to publicize and record the project.
・Entrants should keep the original file before the results announced.
・The rights of the work submitted for the prize belong to the entrant, however each editorial department may contact the entrant through the organizer for magazine publication.
・The prize may be revoked if we discover that an entry condition was not fulfilled prior to the completion of the judging.
・You can submit any artwork that is drawn by any paint tool in analog and digital.
・After the entry period has ended, you may receive a notification from info-contests@medibang.com to the email address registered in your MediBang account
How to Claim the Prize: Prize money will be credited to your Medibang account you applied with. To receive the prize money, you need to register a PayPal account or your bank account information. (The transfer fee is borne by the winner.)
FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITIONS, GO TO THE ART STREET WEB PAGE – PLEASE CLICK –