AMBot | 05/07/2020 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The Japanese company MediBang Inc. and the publisher Shueisha announced that they are establishing a special overseas award for the "Tezuka Manga Contest" to discover new talents from around the world.
The "Tezuka Manga Contest" (Tezuka Shō) is one of the regular competitions held annually by Shueisha and Weekly Shonen Jump to search for new talents in shonen manga. The contest has existed since 1971.
This year's contest judges include:
- Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)
- Eiichiro Oda
- Kazue Katō (Blue Exorcist)
- Kōhei Horikoshi
- Takehiko Inoue
- Tezuka Productions
- Editor-in-Chief of Shonen Jump
- Editor-in-Chief of Jump SQ.
The first prize winner will have their work published in either the digital or print version of Weekly Shonen Jump, be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, and receive 2 million yen (approx. 18,670 USD). The second prize winner will also have their work published in either the digital or print version of Weekly Shonen Jump, be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, and receive 1 million yen (approx. 9,335 USD).
The "Tezuka Manga Contest" (Tezuka Shō) is one of the regular competitions held annually by Shueisha and Weekly Shonen Jump to search for new talents in shonen manga. The contest has existed since 1971.
This year's contest judges include:
- Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)
- Eiichiro Oda
- Kazue Katō (Blue Exorcist)
- Kōhei Horikoshi
- Takehiko Inoue
- Tezuka Productions
- Editor-in-Chief of Shonen Jump
- Editor-in-Chief of Jump SQ.
The first prize winner will have their work published in either the digital or print version of Weekly Shonen Jump, be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, and receive 2 million yen (approx. 18,670 USD). The second prize winner will also have their work published in either the digital or print version of Weekly Shonen Jump, be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, and receive 1 million yen (approx. 9,335 USD).
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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