Kodansha Young Magazine's monthly newcomer award, "any genre, just be fun." Grand Prize ¥800,000 plus immediate publication in Young Magazine. Several lower tiers, plus a ¥150,000 TOP Prize bonus for each month's best entry. Winners are also published on Yanmaga Web and Comic DAYS.
Rules
Format
- Original, unpublished work.
- Any genre.
- Submit by post or in-person drop-off.
Prizes
- Grand Prize ¥800,000 + immediate publication in Young Magazine.
- Runner-up Grand Prize ¥500,000 + publication in Young Magazine or its supplement.
- Award of Excellence ¥300,000.
- Honorable Mention ¥150,000.
- Encouragement Prize ¥100,000.
- Expectation Prize ¥30,000 (for works newly assigned an editor).
- TOP Prize +¥150,000 (for the month's best entry, on top of its tier prize).