The official name
So called Manga Contents Promote Organization
A non-profit organization Institute,
In pursuit of new possibilities for manga,
Aiming to connect to the world with content creation.
Many mangaka, manga author, manga researcher, illustrator, film scenario writer and such are participating in event and international exchange held with Manga CPO in order to identify and nurture talent for the next generation.
What is the Manga CPO Award?
We have excellent contents such as manga and comics illustrations but we are also working toward a variety of media like animations and games in order to grow in conjunction called « Content Seed ».
MCPO AWARD is set to discover the next generation of creators but also planning the birth of a new content seed.
Thanks to this contest, we are expecting the birth of a new manga contest business that goes beyond national borders.
Dear creators, we look forward to your application.
Finally, we would like to thanks MediBang and everyone for cooperating with us and allowing such a collaboration to be made.
We would like to thank you all so much.
MCPO Executive Committee
Submission Details
Manga Section
No theme nor genre specfied
One shot stories
Within 30 Pages
Completed comics only (No scripts or rough drafts)
Pages can be ordered from left to right, right to left and vertically.
Illustration Section
No theme nor genre specfied
JPG, PNG (File Size : within 30MB)
Submission Details
Entry Period: Thurs Nov 17th 2016 ~ Wed Feb 15th 2017
Entry Format
Manga Section
One shot stories
Within 30 Pages
Completed comics only (No scripts or rough drafts)
Pages can be ordered from left to right, right to left and vertically.
Illustration Section
JPG, PNG (File Size : within 30MB)
How to Enter
Manga Section:
Create a MediBang Account
Click 'Submit'
Click 'Submit' once again
Under 'Comic' choose the type of file you'd like to submit, and upload it.
From your 'Submissions' list click 'Details', add the 「MCPOAwardMangaSection」 tag to your submission in it's settings and save it.
Finally click 'Publish to MediBang'
Illustration Section
Create a MediBang Account
Click 'Submit'
Click 'Submit' once again
Under 'Illustrations' choose the type of file (JPG or PGN) you'd like to submit, and upload it.
Enter a 'Illustration title' and a 'Description', add the tag「MCPOAwardIllustrationSection」and click on submit.
Finally click 'Publish to MediBang'
About payment of cash prizes
Cash prizes will be transferred to entrants MediBang accounts
Cash prizes can be paid to the PayPal accounts or bank accounts (bank transfers will have surcharges) registered to entrants accounts.
Qualifications
No theme nor genre specfied
Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional) can be submitted.
Qualifications
Anyone can enter, whether they're a pro or amateur.
Entering as a team is also possible.
Entrants must own all the rights of his work and publish it as free to read. Moreover it has to be a non-commercial publication.
Plagiarism and entering another contest with this work other than contest with MediBang is prohibited.
Winner Announcement
Manga Section
Grand prix : 300,000yen cash prize + Your work will be viewed by Manga CPO, MediBang, manga website from all over the world which would include about 35 million people but also published in magazine or book by Sougeisha.
Excellence Award : 200,000yen Cash prize
Honorable Mention : 100,000yen Cash prize
Illustration Section
Grand prix : 150,000yen Cash prize + Your work will be viewed by Manga CPO, MediBang, manga website from all over the world which would include about 35 million people but also published in magazine or book by Sougeisha.
Excellence Award : 100,000yen Cash prize
Honorable Mention : 50,000yen Cash prize
※Attend event
Winners will be invited to Fukuoka for the Award event and exhibition.
About entries in languages other than Japanese
Entries in English, Korean, Chinese (simplified and traditional) will be translated into Japanese and submitted to the editors.
Caution
By entering the contest, entrants agree to the Contest Rules. We strongly recommend that you read all the terms and conditions prior to entry.