Yearly, manga publishers and different organizations host a plethora of manga awards. Whereas most aspiring home manga authors are of their teenagers and older, there are just a few awards that forged a wider internet. In 2023, in what seems to be a primary for the enterprise, Shueisha‘S ribbon, Weekly Shonen Leap, Shonen Leap+And Saikyō Leap imprints joined forces for a manga award for folks below 12. ribbon x Leap The Manga Prize for Major Faculty College students entries started in June 2023 and closed on March 31. It has now been about 5 months for the reason that final entry was submitted. The lengthy wait is over and the outcomes had been introduced on June 3.

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The official X/Twitter bear in mind ribbon famous that the 4 successful works could be included within the July problems with ribbon And Saikyō Leap.


🌺July version of ribbon now on the market🌺

⋆⸜The outcomes are lastly in⸝⋆
〖ribbon x Leap Major Faculty Pupil Manga Prize〗

For the primary time in historical past, 4 works have been chosen for the Grand Prize!!🎊✨
Make sure you take a look at the lavish assortment of award-winning works within the July problems with ribbon And Saikyō Leap!☑️

The outcomes are additionally on the official web site!
https://ribonjump.shueisha.co.jp

ribbon‘S web site listed the works and their respective authors and grades. The Cho-Mangaka Award, the best prize, had 4 winners: “Ichiokunen no Shirushi” (Signal of 100 Million Years) by sixth-grader Kureto, “Santa no Shigoto” (Santa Claus’s Work) by fifth-grader Tadayuki Shimamoto, “Apopo no Po” by third-grader Juri, and “Ryu to Kami no Ko” (The Youngster of a Dragon and God) by fifth-grader Amanoneko. Santa no Shigoto is obtainable on Leap+.

ribbonThe web site additionally listed the 4 Mangaka Awards, the second highest award, Leap Award, and Mirai no Mangaka de Sho (a play on the suffix “Sho” as “Award” and “Will probably be”) successful works and their respective authors. The Mangaka Award went to sixth-grader Manaru’s “Taisetsu na Koto” (An Necessary Factor), sixth-grader Koban Zame’s “Kawaii Mono Atsume” (Amassing Cute Issues), sixth-grader Asuka Hamada’s “Hana to Yongoshitsu” (Flowers and Room 4), and sixth-graders Sorao (artwork) and Tsuzaki (character design) “Prepared Battle.” The Leap Award went to sixth-grader Shiaru Akagawa’s “Re:Taikutsu” (Re:Bored), and Mirai no Mangaka de Sho went to sixth-grader Ao Usui’s “Yakusoku” (Promise).

Along with the beforehand talked about prizes, there have been 60 winners of the Mirai ha Mangaka de Sho (a play on the suffix “Sho” as “Prize” and “Will be”), and 209 college students acquired the Yume ha Mangaka de Sho (a play on the suffix “Sho” as “Prize” and “Dream is”).

The bulletins by ribbon didn’t finish with the 2023 winners ribbon x Leap Elementary Faculty College students Manga Award. The location revealed that they’re at the moment accepting entries for the 2024 ribbon x Leap Elementary Faculty College students Manga Award. Just like the 2023 version, the submission interval will final till March 31, 2025. Entrants have to be 12 years previous or youthful, and the works that win the grand prize can be revealed in ribbon, Weekly Shonen Leap, Shonen Leap+or Saikyō Leapwith the winner’s alternative of both analog drawing instruments or digital drawing instruments. Judges will encompass Noriko Asaka (Zessei no Akujo wa Maōji-sama ni Chōai Sareru), Emi Ishikawa (Zekkyō Gakkyū), Takeshi Okano (Jigoku Sensei Nube), Minori Kurosaki (Go along with your buddy!), Eco Mikawa (Bokyaku Battery), Shuhei Miyazaki (Me & Roboco), and the editors-in-chief of ribbon, Weekly Shonen Leap, Shonen Leap+And Saikyō Leap.

Whereas it’s technically doable to submit a piece from outdoors Japan, the entry kind is in Japanese. For these , you’ll need:

High row from left to proper: Title of labor, variety of pages, age, faculty title, class and sophistication quantity
Second row from left to proper: Participant’s title, pseudonym, phone quantity
Third row from left to proper: Handle, Title of father or mother or guardian
Fourth row from left to proper: Would you just like the manuscript to be retuned: Sure/No, Most popular worth for the Yume ha Mangaka de Sho: Tones (3 sheets), 4 units of multiliners or 5 G nibs and pen set
Fifth row from left to proper: Favourite manga writer, what software program or apps used (for digital manuscripts solely), historical past of manga submissions: 1. ribbon x Leaping, 2. ribbon Manga Award for Major Faculty College students (21, 22, 23, 24), 3. ribbon Mangaka Faculty+, 4. Different, 5. None
Final row from left to proper: If the work was created by two or extra folks, fill in: Title of the particular person(s), age, title of the varsity, class and sophistication quantity

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All works have to be printed on B4 paper, single-sided, and all manuscripts should adhere to the next guidelines:

Artwork is completed with black ink
Dialogue ought to be written with a mechanical pencil for analog works. Typed for digital works
All pages should comprise the web page in a single nook

Lastly, the entry have to be despatched by put up to the tackle under:

By mail:
119-0161 Shueisha Elementary Faculty Manga Award Part
(In English: Shueisha 119—0161)

By parcel supply service:
101-0003 2-5-10, Ichinobashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Shueisha Elementary Faculty Pupil Award Sequence
(In English: Shueisha Tokyo 101-0003)

It is wonderful to see aspiring manga authors taking their first steps in direction of changing into skilled authors. With the 2024 ribbon x Leap Entries for the manga award for elementary faculty college students are open. The way forward for manga appears brilliant.

Sources: ribbon‘S web site, ribbon Editorial X/Twitter account, Leap+, PR occasions, Sketch Natalie