Category: Anime Drawing

About:

The silent manga audition organises a manga drawing contest with a theme tears. The silent manga audition open application to international artists to show their talent. This opportunity opens the road to start a career in Japanese manga series. Tell your story through images alone and take part in the contest.

Theme: Tears

People are brought to TEARS for a variety of reasons: happiness, sadness, frustration, and even more! Try to clearly express through your drawings the emotions that bring your characters to tears

Deadline: 3^rd  April 2023

Prizes:

Grand Prix ¥500,000,

Grand Prix Runner-Up ¥300,000

Excellence Award ¥100,000

Excellence Award Runner-Up ¥30,000

Honorable Mention ¥10,000

Selection criterias:

Emotions,

Originality

Composition.

Overview: The Anime Drawing Contest is a monthly contest organized by Art Street, a community of artists and creators in Japan. The contest aims to showcase the talents of anime and manga artists around the world and provide them with a platform to showcase their skills.

Deadline: The deadline for the contest varies each month, so it’s best to check the Art Street website for the current month’s deadline.

Eligibility: The contest is open to anyone who is interested in anime and manga drawing, regardless of their age, nationality, or professional status.

Submission: To enter the contest, you need to create an original anime or manga drawing based on the theme of the month. The drawing must be in a digital format and submitted through the Art Street website.

Prize: The prizes for the contest vary each month. Generally, the top three winners will receive cash prizes, and their winning entries will be featured on the Art Street website and social media pages. The first-place winner will also receive a certificate of recognition.

Application link: You can find the application link and more information about the contest on the Art Street website. The link to the contest page is: https://medibang.com/contest/artstreet/

Country: Japan.

Deadline
24 June 2022, 1pm Japan Standard Time

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.

Short description
The contest is organized by MediBang, a Japanese company headquartered in Tokyo.

The theme for ART street Monthly Illustration Contest for April is “Strike a psoe”.

Striking a pose is really important when you take a photo or draw an illustration, right?

You may submit as many illustrations as you like.

Entry fees
The competition is free to enter.

Prizes
Excellence Award (3 winners max): 50,000 yen
Selected Winner (5 winners max): 10,000 yen
Rookie Award (1 winner max): 10,000 yen

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.

Multiple organizations worldwide organizes anime drawing contests whether in Japan, USA or Germany. this event offers multiple prizes but also offer the opportunity to artists and designers to start their career in anime and comics drawing.

1-Anime contest in Japan best illustration by Medibang

Medibang a Japanese drawing software organizes regularly during the year multiple anime drawing contests, these contest covers multiple themes related to anime, manga, and Japanese anime. All artists and designers can take part in these contests.

2-Anime drawing contest by clip studio paint

Clip Studio paint a Japanese drawing software organizes regularly a contest for artists and designers. There are different themes for the anime and comics drawing contest.  The software is suitable for drawing comics, Manga, and webtoons.

3- Dokomi Anime festival in Germany

At DoKomi in Düsseldorf you can experience a unique weekend all about anime, manga, games, cosplay and Japan! Make new friends and immerse yourself in a fascinating community where you can live your passion to the full! The anime festival organizes as well a drawing contest in each edition.

4- Anime drawing contest at Anime Expo USA

Anime Expo is a huge anime and cosplay event taking part in Los Angeles USA every year. The event brings fans and industry together for an annual celebration of Japanese pop culture. Every year Anime and manga drawing contests.

5- Anime drawing contest by COAMIX in Japan

COAMIX in Japan organises multiple anime and comics drawing contests for artists and designers worldwide. It is a great opportunity to start a career in comics drawing thanks to the different opportunities that COAMIX offers.

Art Street organises an art contest for artists worldwide to submit their anime drawing. The theme of this edition is weather. There are multiple awards for this art contest edition.

This contest is organised by Medibang. Medibang Paint is a cross-platform freeware that allows you to create digital drawings and paintings for your manga, comics, illustrations, etc.

Country: Japan

Deadline: Closed

Eligibility:

Artists worldwide,

Application:

Submit your artwork here.

Benefits:

1^st Prize: 50,000 Yen

2^nd Prize: 10,000 Yen

3^rd Prize 5,000 Yen.

Application Link:

About: Theme for February’s ART street monthly anime drawing and manga drawing contest will be “Men” ! Age doesn’t matter here. You can draw a little boy, a young guy, or an old man. Be creative in your drawings, such as the situation, facial expression and pose, and apply for this contest with your wonderful illustration.

Deadline: March 7, 2022

Prizes:

• Excellence Award 50,000 yen
• Selected winners 10,000 yen
• Rookie Award 10,000 yen

Country: Japan

Official website:

Application March 2023

Clip Studio paint a Japanese drawing software organizes regularly a contest for artists and designers. There are different themes for the anime and comics drawing contest.  The software is suitable for drawing comics, Manga, and webtoons.

Clip Studio Paint, informally known in Japan as Kurisuta, is a family of software applications developed by Japanese graphics software company Celsys. It is used for the digital creation of comics, general illustrations, and 2D animations.

Clip studio paint organizes

Anime drawing contests

See the winners of last edition

Overview: Dokomi Anime Festival is an annual event in Düsseldorf, Germany that celebrates anime, manga, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture. The festival includes a range of activities such as cosplay contests, art exhibitions, workshops, and more.

Deadline: The festival takes place over a weekend, usually in late May or early June each year. The exact dates and schedule vary each year, so it’s best to check the Dokomi website for the current year’s information.

Eligibility: The festival is open to anyone who is interested in anime, manga, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture. There are no specific eligibility requirements to attend the festival.

Submission: There is no submission process for attending the Dokomi Anime Festival. Tickets are available for purchase on the Dokomi website, and attendees can participate in the various activities and events throughout the festival.

Prize: There are no prizes associated with attending the festival, as it is primarily a celebration of Japanese pop culture and a chance to meet and interact with others who share similar interests.

Application link: You can find more information about the Dokomi Anime Festival and purchase tickets on the festival’s official website. The link to the website is: https://www.dokomi.de/en

Overview: Anime Expo is an annual anime convention held in Los Angeles, California. The convention celebrates anime, manga, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture and includes a range of activities such as industry panels, guest appearances, and cosplay contests.

Deadline: The convention takes place over a weekend in early July each year. The exact dates and schedule vary each year, so it’s best to check the Anime Expo website for the current year’s information.

Eligibility: The convention is open to anyone who is interested in anime, manga, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture. There are no specific eligibility requirements to attend the convention.

Submission: There is no submission process for attending Anime Expo. Tickets are available for purchase on the Anime Expo website, and attendees can participate in the various activities and events throughout the convention.

Prize: There are no prizes associated with attending Anime Expo, as it is primarily a celebration of Japanese pop culture and a chance to meet and interact with others who share similar interests.

Application link: You can find more information about Anime Expo and purchase tickets on the convention’s official website. The link to the website is: https://www.anime-expo.org/

Deadline: 11/01/2022

Status: applications are closed;

Country: Japan.

About:

It is an illustration ranking system with 7 LEVELS (anime, Manga, drawings).

When the number of views, comments, favourites, shares, and likes increases, it LEVELS UP!

The game period is 6 weeks, chances of going to LEVEL 7 is 0.1%!

In addition, it is connected to Creators Rank. If you manage to stay in LEVEL4〜LEVEL7 you will receive a creator badge

Entry Period: September 24, 2021 (Fri) 〜 January 11, 2022 (Tue)17:00 * Japan time

Scoring Rules:

These points will be given to you depending on the final LEVEL that you reach.

LEVEL1: 1 point

LEVEL2: 2 points

LEVEL3: 3 points

LEVEL4: 4 points

LEVEL5: 5 points

LEVEL6: 6 points

LEVEL7: 7 points

The final points will be determined 42 days after the contest registration period.

Prize:

1st place: 50,000 yen

2nd place: 40,000 yen

3rd place: 30,000 yen

4th place: 20,000 yen

5th place: 10,000 yen

The winners will be in order of the creators with the most points.

If the total points earned is tied, the creator with the highest level illustration will win first prize. If the level and the number of illustrations are equal, the creator with the highest number of likes will win the first prize. If all of the above is the same, the winners will be tied.

How to Claim the Prize:

Prize money will be credited to your Medibang account you applied with. To receive the prize money, you need to register either a PayPal account or a bank account information. (The transfer fee is not included).

Application link: