8th International MANGA Award

 In an effort to share Japanese pop culture and promote understanding of Japan, the International MANGA Award was established in 2007 to honour non-Japanese cartoonists for their contribution to the promotion of MANGA culture outside Japan.
   
Response to this Award has been overwhelming, with 256 works submitted from 53 countries/regions for the 7th International MANGA Award in 2014 where Thai cartoonist, Ms. Prema Jatukanyaprateep clinched the “Gold Award” for her masterpiece “Bokbig”. From Malaysia, Mr. ZINT's "User Volume 1" won the Bronze Award.

Once again, Embassy of Japan is calling for entries for the 8th International MANGA Award. The Selection Committee will select the best MANGA from all entries for the “Gold Award” and approximately three distinguished works will receive the “Silver Award”. These deserving cartoonists will have the opportunity to attend the award ceremony in Japan around January 2015.
 
1. Conditions of Entry
(1) The MANGA works (24 or more pages) must have been produced outside Japan. The works which have received the past International Manga Awards are excluded.
(2) Both published and unpublished works are eligible, but the MANGA works should have been produced within three years proceeding the date of application (2011-2014).
(3) The works must be submitted in printed form (In certain instances, submission of data may be required later on.).
(4) Publishing companies overseas can also apply for the Eighth International MANGA Award only after confirmation that their MANGA artists agree to their works being submitted.
(5) Each applicant can submit only one work under one title (or series).
In case your submission is a collection of short stories, you can submit only one story.
Duplicate application will be invalid.

2. How to Apply
Applications should be sent to either (1) or (2) below.
(1)To Embassy of Japan in Malaysia
(i)DEADLINE: 19th May 2014 (Entries must be received by 19th May 2014)
(ii)Address:
No. 11, Persiaran Stonor, Off Jalan Tun Razak, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(2)The Eighth International MANGA Award Executive Committee,
(i) DEADLINE: 31th May 2014 (Entries must be received by 31th May 2014)
(ii) P. O. Box
MBE310 The Eighth International MANGA Award Executive Committee
1F MOF Kandaiwamoto-choBbldg.
3-8-16 Iwamoto-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, JAPAN
101-0032
(3) The number of copies
Two copies of your work must be submitted.
(Additional copies may be requested for works being considered for an award.)
(4) Others
Please ensure the entry form, filled in either English or Japanese, is attached to your work.
Please ensure that the page number is indicated on every page.
If your work is not in the form of a booklet please indicate clearly if there are any specific two-page spreads in your work.

3. Return of Works
The submitted works will not be returned to applicants. Therefore, if your work has not yet been published, make sure that a copy is submitted and the original is retained by you. We might donate submitted works, or exhibit them.

4. Selection
The Eighth International MANGA Award Evaluation Committee is in charge of the selection process.

5. Prizes
(1) The Gold Award of the Eighth International MANGA Award will be conferred upon the best MANGA work and the Silver Award will be granted to the next three excellent works.
(2) The Gold Award and the Silver Award winners will be invited to Japan on the occasion of the award ceremony for around 10 days as complementary prize

6. Award Ceremony
The award ceremony will be held in Tokyo in January, 2015.           

7. Guidelines and Entries Form
Guidelines for 8th International Manga Award (PDF)
Entries Form for the 8th International Manga Award (PDF)
Flyer (PDF)

 If you want to get more information, please visit the followings website of the International MANAGA Award (http://manga-award.jp).