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Nakayoshi Newcomer Manga Award

The big twice-a-year newcomer manga award: win your debut and serialization rights in Nakayoshi!

Deadline
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11h
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44m

This contest only accepts entries written in Japanese.

PrizeGrand Prize: 1,000,000 yen + publication in Nakayoshi & serialization rights; Runner-up: 500,000 yen + publication & the right to publish a new one-shot.
Submit your entry

The Nakayoshi Newcomer Manga Award is a major newcomer award held twice a year by Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine for anyone aiming to become a professional shoujo manga artist. The top prize brings 1,000,000 yen along with serialization rights, making it a direct route to debuting in Nakayoshi.

Rules

Eligibility

  • No age, gender or experience restriction; artists who have already debuted may enter.

Format

  • Story manga of 16 to 32 pages, any genre.
  • Drawn in ink or black pen on manga manuscript paper.
  • Unpublished original works only; works published in doujinshi are acceptable.

Submission

  • By post; entries postmarked by the deadline are accepted.
  • Two deadlines per year: March 31 and September 30.

Results

  • March round: announced in Nakayoshi's July issue.
  • September round: announced in the following January issue.