Kodansha Sirius & Light Novel Editorial Department Manga Award

Kodansha Sirius & Light Novel Editorial Department Manga Award
Announcement of 1st Stage Results

【Original Works】

【Assigned Names】

It is the only department of Kodansha that produces both comics and light novels in the
same editorial department. That’s why it is easy to turn light novels into comics, and there are
a large number of works that have been turned into comics. The works are published in a variety of media
such as Monthly Shōnen Sirius, Wednesday Sirius, Magapoke, Palcy, and Comic Days,
and it is the easiest editorial department for rookies to make their debut.

The person who debuts as an artist in charge of drawing manga will be responsible for
drawing the works that are turned into manga like the ones below!

Reberu 1 Dakedo Yunīku Sukiru de Saikyо̄ Desu

Ore Dake Haireru Kakushi Danjon

Jishо̄! Heibon Mazoku no Eiyū Life

Rо̄go ni Sonaete Isekai de Hachi-man-mai no Kinka wo Tamemasu

Isekai Shihai no Sukiru Teikā

Pо̄shon Tanomi de Ikinobimasu

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord

Seija Musо̄

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

5 Winners!(¥100,000 + an editor will be assigned to you + debut as an artist in charge of drawing manga or as a manga artist with an original work! )

\The winners will receive feedback from the staff in the editorial department!/

1.「Join the contest with an original work!」

The rules are simple!

• Manga must be a one-shot story
• Must be no longer than 50 pages in total
• Finished manuscripts only (No Scenarios or Names)
• No designated page order (pages can be ordered from right to left, left to right, or even top to bottom)

If it meets these conditions then it's OK!

2.「Join the contest by drawing the manga!」

Choose to do Assigned Name (1) or (2), OR choose to do both the Assigned Names (1) and (2), and then draw the manga(s)!
Draw the manga for the Assigned Name that was created by the publisher. All of the pages must be finished and form a completed manuscript.

Assigned Name: "Ima Made Onna Atsukaisareta Koto ga Nai Jokishi wo Onna Atsukaisuru Manga"

Download (zip)

Please click here
if you are unable to view the zip file.▼

Names(1)

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Names(2)

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Comment from Kengo Matsumoto, the creator of the Assigned Name
“I'm so delighted that people from all around the world will draw the 'female knight'!”

Enter in 3 easy step

1Draw a manga
2Check the box next to the banner

Required!
3Submit to ART street

Submit

Users outside of Japan can use MediBang translation

1Submit manga
2MediBang translates
3Judging commences

*Limited to English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional).

Entry Period: Oct. 16th 2018 - 5:00 p.m. (JST) on Jan. 16th 2019

Entry Conditions: [If you choose to draw the manga for one or both of the Assigned Names]
• All of the pages must be finished and form a completed manuscript
• Must be no longer than 50 pages in total
• Pages must be ordered from right to left
* You can download the Assigned Name(s) in the middle of the page

【If you choose to do an original work】
• All of the pages must be finished and form a completed manuscript. (No Scenarios or Names)
• Manga must be a one-shot story
• Must be no longer than 50 pages in total
• No designated page order (pages can be ordered from right to left, left to right, or even top to bottom)

Entry Format: • JPG, PNG
・2150px ✕ 3035px（B5 Size：182mm×257mm、300dpi）

Important Points: • Anyone can enter the contest, regardless of whether they are a pro or just draw as a hobby.
• We even welcome previously presented works and works from overseas so long as they are works that are geared towards this contest.
• Only primary works that entrants own all the rights to distribute for free and unpublished works may be entered.
• Plagarism, derivative works, and works with religious ideas in them will not be accepted.

Entries that are not in Japanese: Entries that are in English, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional) can be submitted as is.
The works that are chosen as finalists will be reviewed by the judges after they have been translated into Japanese by the MediBang translation team.

How To Enter: 【Assigned Name】
1. Download the Name(s) on the contest page.
2. Draw a manga in accordance with the Name.
3. Register as a user on MediBang.
4. Click on Creators Submit here at the top of the MediBang website.
5. Click Submit on the MediBang Creators page.
6. Go to the Comics tab, select your file type and then upload your file(s).
7. Click Submit when you're finished.
8. On the Submissions page, scroll down to Details and then click Edit.
9. Give your work a Title and add the Tag SIRIUS_MANGA before saving your settings.
10. Click Complete.
11. Click Publish on MediBang when you are finished.

【Original Works】
1. Register as a user on MediBang.
2. Click on Creators Submit here at the top of the MediBang website.
3. Click Submit on the MediBang Creators page.
4. Go to the Comics tab, select your file type and then upload your file(s).
5. Click Submit when you're finished.
6. On the Submissions page, scroll down to Details and then click Edit.
7. Give your work a Title and add the Tag SIRIUS_MANGA before saving your settings.
7. Click Complete.
8. Click Publish on MediBang when you are finished.

Prize & Privileges: Winners: ¥100,000 + an editor will be assigned to you + you will receive feedback from the editorial staff + debut as an artist in charge of drawing manga or as a manga artist with an original work!
* There is a possibility that no winner(s) will be chosen.
* Entries that don't win may also receive feedback.
* There is a possibility that entrants may be contacted individually for art commissions.

How to Claim the Prize: The prize money will be sent to the entrant's MediBang account using their PayPal, or wired to their bank account (the winner will accept the responsibility of any associated wiring fees).

Attention!: By entering in this contest, you are agreeing to all the terms and conditions detailed in the Contest Rules, so please read them thoroughly before you enter.

Please register and enter the contest!