Japan International Manga Award 2024

　　　　We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 18th Japan International MANGA Award. The International MANGA Award was founded in 2007 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose of expanding international exchange and mutual understanding through the MANGA culture which is widely accepted around the world. Last year, the 17th edition of the award received a record number of 587 entries from 82 countries and regions. Check out the highlights from last year HERE.

1. The Japan International MANGA Award will present the Gold Award to the best MANGA work, the Silver Award to three excellent works, and the Bronze Award to approximately eleven other works. Gold and silver Award winners will receive certificates and trophies, and Bronze Award winners will receive certificates.
2. The Special Encouragement Award may be given to a manga work that does not qualify for the Silver Award, but is more highly regarded than the other Bronze Award entries. The Special Encouragement Award will receive certificates.
3. Gold Award and Silver Award winners will be invited to Japan for approximately 7 days for the award ceremony as an additional prize (Special Encouragement Award and Bronze Award winners are not eligible).

1. To be eligible for the Japan International MANGA Awards, the submitted work must consist of more than 16 pages. Both published and unpublished works are accepted, except for those that have previously won the award.
2. Manga works eligible for submission must have been created within the past three years (2021-2024) from the date of application.
3. Eligible manga works must not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
4. Entries must be the original work of the creator. Manga works that were primarily generated by AI, including plot, composition, and drawing, will not be accepted. However, it is acceptable to use AI-generated images as supplemental material for certain parts of the work. If AI is used, it must be declared in the appropriate section of the Forms when submitting the entry.
5. Manga works must be submitted in either electronic (PDF) or printed form. If submitted electronically, they will be printed for selection procedures.
6. Only one entry per comic artist will be accepted. Only the first entry will be considered in the case of multiple sequential works. All second and subsequent entries will be invalid in the case of multiple entries.