Shogakukan's long-running flagship newcomer contest. Submissions feed into all of Shogakukan's manga magazines (Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Big Comic, Big Comic Original, Big Comic Spirits, Ciao, Sho-Comi, Cheese, betsucomi, Petit Comic, Monthly Flowers, and others) by selecting a target department on the application. Grand Prize ¥2,000,000 + Wacom tablet/scanner/mirrorless camera + Clip Studio Paint EX 3-year license + bound winners' anthology.
Rules
Format
- Submitting department determines page expectations.
- Original, unpublished work.
Prizes
- Grand Prize ¥2,000,000 + tablet/scanner/mirrorless camera + 3-year Clip Studio Paint EX + bound anthology.
- Award of Excellence ¥500,000 + tablet/scanner/mirrorless camera + 1-year Clip Studio Paint EX + bound anthology.
- Honorable Mention ¥300,000 + bound anthology.
- Special Cultivation Award ¥1,000,000 (distributed among top non-Grand-Prize-receiving department winners).
- Encouragement Prize ¥100,000 + personal mentoring.