Celsys Holds "8th Global Comic Awards" for Manga Creators Worldwide, Co-hosted with French/Belgian Manga App "Mangadraft"
Celsys will hold the "8th Global Comic Awards" for comic, manga, and Webtoon creators worldwide, co-hosted with "Mangadraft," a manga & vertical-scroll comic viewing app operating in France and Belgium. The contest, themed "Impact," offers a total prize money of approximately 1 million yen, publishing opportunities, and connections with major publishers to support creators' debuts.
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Celsys will hold the '8th Global Comic Awards' contest for comic, manga, and Webtoon creators worldwide starting April 30th (Thursday). This time, it will be co-hosted with 'Mangadraft,' a manga & vertical-scroll comic viewing app available in France and Belgium.
▼Mangadraft × CLIP STUDIO PAINT '8th Global Comic Awards'
https://www.clipstudio.net/promotion/comic-award/ja/#2604mangadraft
This contest invites works themed 'Impact' in English and French. Winners will receive a total prize money of approximately 1 million yen, as well as sub-prizes that support creators' debuts, such as the right to participate in a publishing program on 'Mangadraft.' Furthermore, with the cooperation of major domestic and international publishers including 'KADOKAWA' and 'Jump TOON,' excellent creators will have opportunities to connect with editors, leading to potential debuts.
▼List of Cooperating Media
Celsys continuously holds the 'Global Comic Awards' in collaboration with artwork submission platforms worldwide. We provide creators with opportunities to showcase their work, test their skills, learn new expressions and techniques, and create new encounters with major domestic and international media, thereby offering debut opportunities to aspiring professional creators worldwide.
■ Cooperating Media
KADOKAWA, Jump TOON, Ki-oon, Ankama Éditions, Star Comics, Norma Editorial, Comic Earth Star, Mangatari, Glénat Manga
■ Guest Judges
Ms. Camille Fourcade (Illustrator)
An illustrator based in Nantes, France. After graduating from an animation school in Paris, she decided to pursue a career as an illustrator and started by serializing two Webtoon works on 'Ono' (a French Webtoon/Manga app). Currently, she is expanding her activities, working on illustrations for children's books and covers for fantasy novels, and is also creating her first graphic novel to be published by Dupuis.
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/ludmilacerafoce/
Mr. ZD. (Manga Artist)
A French manga artist. Currently, he is working on his first series, 'SPACE PUNCH,' published by French publisher Ankama Editions. 'SPACE PUNCH' has released 6 volumes.
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/zd.corp/
X：https://x.com/ZD_corp
■ Organizer
CLIP STUDIO PAINT (Celsys Corporation)
'CLIP STUDIO PAINT' is an illustration, manga, Webtoon, and animation production app used by over 60 million people (*). It supports all devices such as iPad, Android, Windows, macOS, and iPhone. It features a comfortable drawing experience and rich functions, widely loved by entry-level users to professional creators like manga artists, illustrators, and animators worldwide.
CLIP STUDIO PAINT Official Website: https://www.clipstudio.net/
X：https://x.com/clip_celsys
YouTube：https://www.youtube.com/CLIPSTUDIOchannel/
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/clipstudioofficial_jp/
TikTok：https://www.tiktok.com/@clipstudioofficial_jp
* Includes trial users and installations on iPad, iPhone, Galaxy, Android, and Chromebook versions.
Mangadraft
'Mangadraft' is a manga & vertical-scroll comic viewing app where over 12,000 works submitted mainly by creators in France and Belgium can be read for free. 'Mangadraft' also provides services to support creators.
Mangadraft Official Website: https://www.mangadraft.com/
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▼Mangadraft × CLIP STUDIO PAINT '8th Global Comic Awards'
https://www.clipstudio.net/promotion/comic-award/ja/#2604mangadraft
This contest invites works themed 'Impact' in English and French. Winners will receive a total prize money of approximately 1 million yen, as well as sub-prizes that support creators' debuts, such as the right to participate in a publishing program on 'Mangadraft.' Furthermore, with the cooperation of major domestic and international publishers including 'KADOKAWA' and 'Jump TOON,' excellent creators will have opportunities to connect with editors, leading to potential debuts.
▼List of Cooperating Media
Celsys continuously holds the 'Global Comic Awards' in collaboration with artwork submission platforms worldwide. We provide creators with opportunities to showcase their work, test their skills, learn new expressions and techniques, and create new encounters with major domestic and international media, thereby offering debut opportunities to aspiring professional creators worldwide.
■ Cooperating Media
KADOKAWA, Jump TOON, Ki-oon, Ankama Éditions, Star Comics, Norma Editorial, Comic Earth Star, Mangatari, Glénat Manga
■ Guest Judges
Ms. Camille Fourcade (Illustrator)
An illustrator based in Nantes, France. After graduating from an animation school in Paris, she decided to pursue a career as an illustrator and started by serializing two Webtoon works on 'Ono' (a French Webtoon/Manga app). Currently, she is expanding her activities, working on illustrations for children's books and covers for fantasy novels, and is also creating her first graphic novel to be published by Dupuis.
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/ludmilacerafoce/
Mr. ZD. (Manga Artist)
A French manga artist. Currently, he is working on his first series, 'SPACE PUNCH,' published by French publisher Ankama Editions. 'SPACE PUNCH' has released 6 volumes.
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/zd.corp/
X：https://x.com/ZD_corp
■ Organizer
CLIP STUDIO PAINT (Celsys Corporation)
'CLIP STUDIO PAINT' is an illustration, manga, Webtoon, and animation production app used by over 60 million people (*). It supports all devices such as iPad, Android, Windows, macOS, and iPhone. It features a comfortable drawing experience and rich functions, widely loved by entry-level users to professional creators like manga artists, illustrators, and animators worldwide.
CLIP STUDIO PAINT Official Website: https://www.clipstudio.net/
X：https://x.com/clip_celsys
YouTube：https://www.youtube.com/CLIPSTUDIOchannel/
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/clipstudioofficial_jp/
TikTok：https://www.tiktok.com/@clipstudioofficial_jp
* Includes trial users and installations on iPad, iPhone, Galaxy, Android, and Chromebook versions.
Mangadraft
'Mangadraft' is a manga & vertical-scroll comic viewing app where over 12,000 works submitted mainly by creators in France and Belgium can be read for free. 'Mangadraft' also provides services to support creators.
Mangadraft Official Website: https://www.mangadraft.com/
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