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2nd comic Spira NEXT Manga Award

All genres, 8+ pages. Isekai fantasy is recommended, and there is a comic-adaptation category with provided scripts.

Deadline
18d
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11h
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45m

This contest only accepts entries written in Japanese.

PrizeGrand Prix ¥200,000 + ¥300,000 serialization prep fund; Runner-up ¥100,000 + ¥300,000; Excellence ¥50,000 + ¥300,000 (the prep fund is paid once a series is confirmed)
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The second NEXT Manga Award from comic Spira, Fanguild's isekai-fantasy web manga label. It is open to professionals and amateurs, and originals previously self-published or posted on social media are allowed if they are non-commercial. Winning entries are published on the comic Spira site with feedback from the editors. Results are expected in late November 2026.

Rules

Categories

  • Original: any genre (isekai fantasy recommended). Non-commercial originals, including works posted on social media or published as doujinshi, are accepted.
  • Comic adaptation: draw a manuscript from a provided isekai-fantasy script (shoujo or shonen).

Format: digital only (jpg/png/pdf, no psd), uploaded via a file-transfer link on the entry form. Recommended size 4961×7016 px or 6071×8598 px at 600 dpi.

Entry window: 10 Aug – 20 Oct 2026 (JST). Judged by the comic Spira editorial team.