Shonen Jump+, the digital manga platform, has announced a massive manga award with a total prize pool exceeding 10 million yen (approximately $68,000) as a part of its 10th anniversary celebrations.
The award aims to discover and support emerging manga artists who will shape the future of the manga industry.
The manga award, dubbed the Shonen Jump+ 10th Anniversary Manga Awardis the largest ever hosted by Shonen Jump+.
Jump+ has stated that it desires to support future artists who will enliven the platform in the years to come.
Ten popular manga creators representing Shonen Jump+ will serve as special judges. Each judge will select the most outstanding work, and winners will receive an award named after the respective judge.
The special judges are:
- Koucha Agasawa – You and I Are Polar Opposites
- Angyaman – Ramen from Akane
- Sekka Iwata – The Best Of Sekka Iwata Ltd.
- Joumyaku – Marriage Toxin (author)
- Takahiro – Chained Soldier (author)
- You Chiba – Kindergarten Wars
- Yuu Hashimoto – 2.5 Dimensional Seduction
- Robinson Haruhara – It’s Time for “Torture,” Princess
- Naoya Matsumoto – Kaiju No. 8
- Eko Mikawa – Forgetful Battery
The Jump+ Editorial team too will be part of the judging panel.
Prize Details
- Grand Prize: 3 million yen (approx. $20,400) for one winner.
- Honorable Mention: 300,000 yen (approx. $2,000).
- Special Awards: 1 million yen (approx. $6,800) for each of the 10 category winners chosen by the guest judges.
- Teen Award: 200,000 yen (approx. $1,360) exclusively for artists under 20 years old.
Submission Process and Timeline
Submissions for the manga award open on Sep 25, 2024, and will close on Jan 31, 2025. Winners will be announced sometime in May 2025 on the official website.
Both professional and amateur creators are welcome to participate, with no restrictions on genre, format, or reading orientation (vertical or horizontal). All works should be in Japanese only.
Each participant can submit up to five works. However, submissions must be original works that have not been previously published commercially. Collaborative works are allowed; in such cases, one representative must be designated.
Creators can submit their works in three ways: through Jump Rookie!, an online submission form, or by mailing their works directly to the Shonen Jump+ editorial team. However, submitting a single work through multiple platforms won’t be acceptable.
As part of the contest, Jump+ is also allowing entries to remain private for those who wish to submit without their work being publicly displayed.
Detailed submission guidelines and entry forms are available on the official Shonen Jump+ website. You can check them out here.
Shonen Jump+, which was launched on September 22, 2014, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a series of major events and campaigns.
These include the Shonen Jump+ Exhibition, set to take place in Tokyo in the spring of 2025, and a 10th Anniversary Movie, currently available on the platform’s YouTube channel.
In addition to the manga award, Shonen Jump+ is also releasing a collection of one-shot manga, planning a POP UP event titled #JumpPlus365, and hosting the JumpPlus Radio show.
These celebrations are designed to honor the past decade of success and inspire a new generation of manga artists and readers.
Source: Official website
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