Gold Prize(¥150,000+award certificate+invitation to participate in awards ceremony+award)
Winner's Comment
I am very honored to receive this prestigious golden award. While drawing this work I was thinking about how anxiety from feeling alone has spread throughout the world, and how someone can start to feel as sense of hope again.
Judges Comments
I thought it was very good as the character was very complete and you added " flowers" in the picture. So where is the “journey”? If you look closely, there is a track, there is a travel bag, and if you look closely, the white thing in front is a pigeon. In a sense, it is a picture with many discoveries, but I feel that it is the “power” of the entire pattern, including the character and background, that seems to be a discovery rather than a lack of explanation. I personally like it a lot (laughs). (Mikimoto)
It is an orthodox but relatively difficult composition to draw. The elements to be drawn are well organized, and you can feel a strong image (movie) expression from the foreground to the background. I also have a good feeling about the strength of the heroine's eyes. The technique you have for drawing plants is also high. The heroine's hair and cherry blossoms can make you feel the wind and light beyond that. However, I was at a loss when ranking that this work may be a little abstract as if it asserts the theme too strongly. (Kuroiwa)
Silver Prize(¥100,000+award certificate+complimentary ticket to awards ceremony)
Winner's Comment
I am honored that my work has been recognized. This work is something I drew in the past. I liked the scene of putting various books on a bookshelf, so I drew a library. I also put in a lot of elements I like old-fashion ceiling fans, light bulbs, globes, green sofas, animal specimens, watches, crows, etc. I was able to include all the elements into one picture and drawing it was so much fun. The door in the middle of the picture is shiny, the book is flying, the crows screaming; It's like a scene where a magical boy is about to travel off in the early morning, just like something of magic! I posted it because it seems to fit the theme (haha).
Judges Comments
It ’s easy to understandand nice to put the character on the surface, I was very attracted to this aspect, which was chosen from the theme of “journey”, in a situation where it was easy to connect to work.
Just one more step, and I think it would be best if there was a situation and ingenuity to see more birds. (Mikimoto)
I felt the impact of change. (Ueyama)
It stirs up various imaginations about what happens. (Manga CPO member)
Bronze Prize(¥50,000+award certificate+complimentary ticket to awards ceremony)
AuthorChamile Orang
TitleJourneying Out
Winner's Comment
In my piece ‘Journeying Out’, there is a heavy focus on the environment rather than the people within the artwork. This was different for me because, I usually out more effort into depicting people in my work. The different ways they look, pose, interact, etc. I was honestly very nervous to go about making my piece this way, as drawing natural environments isn’t my strong suit. But this contest put me in a position where I forced myself to expand my talent and skill. For this reason and many others, I am thankful for this opportunity.
Judges Comments
There were many other pictures that cut out the scene, but a world where there is nothing, I enjoyed the taste of your art that transforms into a unique world view. (Mikimoto)
The color, composition, and feudal Japan-like drawing style caught my eye among many works. First of all, I thought it was good color work. I felt as if I was looking at Japanese art, and both people and nature are viewed everything as a single “scenery”, and I felt the high level of technology that is expressed in detail. It may be because the mushrooms are growing in front of the left, but when I see this work, it feels like I can put my hand on the tree and scraped the blemishes.I think that the nature of the people captured in a big way contrasts the small steps of people and expresses the size of the challenge. If Hokusai draws stand-by me in Japanese art style, would it be like this? (Manga CPO regular member)
Haruhiko Mikimoto Prize
AuthorMoDathan
TitleFinding The Way
Winner's Comment
In my piece ‘Journeying Out’, there is a heavy focus on the environment rather than the people within the artwork. This was different for me because, I usually out more effort into depicting people in my work. The different ways they look, pose, interact, etc. I was honestly very nervous to go about making my piece this way, as drawing natural environments isn’t my strong suit. But this contest put me in a position where I forced myself to expand my talent and skill. For this reason and many others, I am thankful for this opportunity.
Judges Comments
It ’s good to feel a little horror, so many stories can be assembled. (Manga CPO regular member)
Hibiki Reine Award
Winner's Comment
Thank you very much accepting me as the winner of the Hibiki Rinne Award.This gave me confidence to continue my art. I will continue to work harder and aim to be a professional. I'm really thankful.
Judges Comments
Simple cuteness. Cute wherever you look. (Manga CPO regular member)
Artistic Prize
Authorelevenshih
Winner's Comment
Thank you for accepting my work. This work was made from a fantasy perspective, which is seemingly an unrelated element, but the theme of “Travel” was able to be achieved. I will do my best to draw better works from now on. Thank you very much.
Judges Comments
It's very cute, smiling, heroic, and highly narrative. Reality and deformation are great. Just a little bit of a change, you might feel weird and dirty. I thought it would be easier to add some deformation, but it seems it was a good challenge to bring the character and writing to the last minute and improve the presence. (Rokudo)
The contrast of the screen and the lighting of the main character are excellent. The hero's small body and a standing figure full of hope are comfortable. A balloon called a book is literally Inflates the story. (Manga CPO regular member)
Pop art Prize
Authorサボテンブラザーズ
Title飛べないなんて誰が決めた
Winner's Comment
I'm really happy to have received this wonderful award, I love the name too, "Pop Art award"! The first thing that came to mind when I heard the theme was departure was the blue sky. I like to travel and I love when the planes take off and stare down at the city becoming smaller. I don't think that the excitement at that time is very unique to people,I thought "It ’s not just that people fly on the plane!" I travel to the sky regardless of race, and I feel that I am very blessed to do so.
Judges Comments
I got an idea! (Ueyama)
The relaxed expression and composition make me excited. (Seguchi)
It's Cute. If the composition was a little different, I thought it would be nice to feel like I'm flying in the sky. I wanted the balloons to be drawn more carefully. (Manga CPO regular member)
Fantasy Prize
AuthorGorey
TitleDreams for a trip
Winner's Comment
First of all, I am really grateful that they have chosen my drawing as a "fantasy prize", although it is the first time I have participated in a drawing contest, I learned a lot in that period of time, and I am inspired even more to continue drawing and get better. On the other hand, my work was inspired by a story I made as a child, about a young man named "Juanito" who as a child dreamed of traveling the world, but unfortunately due to his medical condition, he could not go anywhere. but thanks to a laptop that his father bought him, he could see the landscapes he always dreamed of traveling.
Judges Comments
I felt it was a work that well represented the theme of the task. Although it is a complete center-weighted composition, there are various elements which express the unreal feeling in a good sense, by layering the hero's dreams and manifestations of hope. Attempts to express perspective by saturation are also seen, and breaking Path's fixed stone is a rather good effect. The expression according to the hero's sense of hope is also good. If the elements that make up the background were further processed carefully, it would be a better piece. (Kuroiwa)
Special Prize
Winner's Comment
Thank you for choosing my illustration. This illustration was drawn using a finger smartphone paint app. By winning this award, I was able to become confident about the future. I want to continue to like myself.
Judges Comments
I like the frogs. (Ueyama)
The frog's personality really stands out. Impact is very important. (Seguchi)
Winner's Comment
Thank you for choosing my work for this special award.I would like to continue working hard on new pieces from now on. This work was created to incorporate the elements of world culture, centering in on cocoons. I will continue to do my best with this series. Thank you.
Judges Comments
It seems would be better if it is a hanging shaft. (Manga CPO regular member)