We would like to officially announce that MediBang Inc. (Headquarter: Shibuya, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hideyuki Takashima; hereinafter, “MediBang”) will be releasing “MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA”, developed in cooperation with Shueisha Inc. on August 30th, 2022.

“MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA” is a manga submission platform for English- and Spanish-speaking creators worldwide by MediBang, developed together with Shueisha Inc., the publishing company represented by manga series such as ONE PIECE and SPY × FAMILY. This service will provide creators a brand new manga submission experience with community features that will allow for a connection between the creators and the readers.

About MediBang Inc.

MediBang develops and operates services for global creators, most famous for “MediBang Paint” the illustration and manga creation software with over 75 million downloads from more than 150 countries, the official JUMP app for manga creation “JUMP PAINT”, in addition to “ART street” the social networking website for sharing illustration and manga.

MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA

MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA Screenshot of the Homepage

“MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA” is a free manga submission service available for all English and Spanish speaking fans of manga, linked with the manga reader service of “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA” that releases works published under SHUEISHA for the global audience. We have prepared features full of benefits for both the creators and the readers. The platform will be accessible from anywhere around the world.

MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA Screenshot of the About Us page

Linkage with “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA” publishing manga series such as ONE PIECE and SPY × FAMILY!

A special section for “MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA” has been created inside the official manga reader app “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA”, accessed by over 6 million active users each month. Users of the manga reader app can read the work submitted to “MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA”.

MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA　Screenshot of the Creators page in MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA

“Monthly Awards” held every month!

The “Monthly Awards” will be held each month with various rewards including cash prizes up to a million JPY and official publication of awarded works on “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA” next to ONE PIECE and SPY × FAMILY as well as on the Japanese service of “Shonen JUMP+”. It will be available separately for English and Spanish submissions, by which the ranking will be determined by the score based on the number of previews and likes. The top 5 submissions of such ranking will be nominated for the monthly award. The Shonen JUMP+ editorial team of SHUEISHA will review the chosen submissions to award the best work each month.
*Not all awards will be announced every month

Screenshot of the Monthly Awards page

Linkage with JUMP PAINT by MediBang

More than 90 brushes, 800 types of screentones and a part of official fonts used on Weekly Shonen Jump available for free, the official JUMP app for manga creation “JUMP PAINT by MediBang” is linked with “MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA” for easy, direct submission process.

JUMP PAINT by MediBang

Read various manga including the work by a popular creator Saikomic, all for free!

From the award winning work of “100th Tezuka Manga Award 100th Anniversary Special International Department” hosted on the platform of “ART street Comics” owned by MediBang , “Armados” by Saikomic and the honorable mention of the same competition, “The Tengu Trial” by Mochi; we have transferred the works to MANGA Plus Creators by SHUEISHA, allowing access to a great number of manga since the start of its service.

【Company Information】
MediBang Inc.
Representative Director：Hideyuki Takashima
URL：https://medibang.com/・https://medibangpaint.com/
Address：Shibuya Infoss Annex Level 10, 12-10 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031 JAPAN

【Contact regarding Press Release】
Representative：Kato
E-mail：medibang-pr@medibang.com
Phone：(+81)03-6416-9114