Shueisha's combined seinen newcomer award across Weekly Young Jump, Tonari no Young Jump, Ultra Jump, and Grand Jump. The 2025 round closed September 30 2025 (postmark / web form). 21 works took home ¥500,000+ in the previous edition. Final round judges include Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama), Toshio Sako (Usogui), Satoru Noda (Golden Kamuy), Yasuhisa Hara (Kingdom), and ONE. Final winners announced mid-January 2026.
Rules
Format
- Original, unpublished seinen manga.
- Submitted to the joint portal serving 4 magazines.
- Genre categories include comedy, drama, action, etc.
Selection
- Department selection: each of the 4 magazine editorial teams.
- Final selection: a panel of star mangaka + the 4 editorial teams.
Final judges
Aka Akasaka, Toshio Sako, Satoru Noda, Yasuhisa Hara, ONE.
Schedule
- Application: closed Sep 30, 2025.
- Department review: Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2025.
- Final results: announced mid-January 2026.