Shonen Soar+, the digital manga platform, has introduced an enormous manga prize with a complete prize pool of over 10 million yen (roughly $68,000) as a part of its tenth anniversary celebrations.
The award goals to find and assist rising manga artists who’re shaping the way forward for the manga trade.
The manga award, often known as the Shonen Soar+ tenth Anniversary Manga Awardis the biggest ever organized by Shonen Soar+.
Soar+ has indicated that it needs to assist future artists who will breathe new life into the platform within the coming years.
Ten well-liked manga creators representing Shonen Soar+ will function particular judges. Every choose will choose essentially the most excellent work, and the winners will obtain an award named after that choose.
The particular judges are:
- Koucha Agasawa – You and I are one another’s opposites
- Angyaman – Ramen from Akane
- Sekka Iwata – The Better of Sekka Iwata Ltd.
- Joumyaku – Marriage Toxin (Writer)
- Takahiro – Chained Soldier (Writer)
- You Chiba – Toddler Wars
- Yuu Hashimoto – 2.5 Dimensional Seduction
- Robinson Haruhara – It is Time for “Torture”, Princess
- Naoya Matsumoto – Kaiju #8
- Eko Mikawa – Forgetful Battery
The editorial crew of Soar+ may also be a part of the jury.
Worth particulars
- Grand Prize: 3 million yen (roughly $20,400) for one winner.
- Honorable Point out: 300,000 yen (about $2,000).
- Particular costs: 1 million yen (roughly $6,800) for every of the ten class winners, chosen by the visitor jury.
- Teen Prize: 200,000 yen (roughly $1,360) solely for artists beneath 20 years outdated.
Submission Course of and Timeline
Submissions for the manga award will probably be open from September 25, 2024 to January 31, 2025. The winners will probably be introduced on the official web site someday in Could 2025.
Each skilled and newbie creators are welcome to take part, with no restrictions on style, format, or studying path (vertical or horizontal). All works have to be in Japanese solely.
Every participant might submit as much as 5 works. Nonetheless, entries have to be authentic works that haven’t beforehand been commercially printed. Collaborative works are permitted; in such instances, one consultant have to be designated.
Creators can submit their work in 3 ways: by way of Soar Rookie!, a web-based submission kind, or by emailing their work on to the Shonen Soar+ editorial crew. Nonetheless, submitting a single work by way of a number of platforms will not be acceptable.
As a part of the competitors, Soar+ additionally affords the choice to maintain entries personal, so individuals can’t make their work public.
Detailed submission tips and entry types can be found on the official Shonen Soar+ web site. You possibly can Verify them out right here.
Shonen Soar+, which launched on September 22, 2014, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a collection of main occasions and campaigns.
Examples embrace the Shonen Soar+ exhibition, which can happen in Tokyo in spring 2025, and a tenth anniversary movie, which is at present obtainable to look at on the platform’s YouTube channel.
Along with the manga prize, Shonen Soar+ may also launch a group of one-shot manga, plan a POP UP occasion known as #JumpPlus365, and host the JumpPlus Radio present.
These festivities are supposed to honor the success of the previous decade and encourage a brand new technology of manga artists and readers.
Supply: Official web site
