Category: Anime Festival

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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.

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.

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

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:

Application deadline: 1 July 2022;

Prizes: Prizes may include art supplies, art books, or manga volumes.

Status: applications are open.

Country: USA.

People taking part in Los Angeles Anime event could take part in Manga Lounge Art Contest.

All you need to do is to visit the Manga Lounge to learn more about the contest.

The contest will be announced during the event.

The participants have to create three or more manga styled of three or manga styled panels.

All required supplies will be provided (paper, coloured pencils and markers)

Application:

Fill in the application form provided during the event.

Entries will be accepted until 5pm on Day 3 of Anime Expo.

Results announcement:

-After 6pm on Day 3,

-Prizes may include art supplies, art books, or manga volumes.

About the event:

Anime Expo (AX) started in 1991 as “Anime Con” by the members of UC Berkeley’s anime club, Cal Animage Alpha. While AX has grown drastically over the years, the core goal has remained the same: to welcome attendees for a fun and memorable experience. Each year, Anime Expo brings together fans and industry from Japan, the US, and all over the world for the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. Anime Expo features the best in Japanese entertainment, music, fashion, and video games. Anime Expo is organized by SPJA, a 501c3 non-profit organization with a mission to inspire the world through Japanese animation and culture.

Anime art contest link:

Application deadline: 1st April 2022,

Status: Applications are open,

Prizes: will be announced soon.

Country: Germany

DOKOMI organises every year an Anime Drawing Contest in Frankfurt, Germany, Multiple prizes are awarded. DOKOMI is German organisation specialised in organising anime event.

The Drawing Contest is one of the most popular contests at DoKomi. Talented artists can take this chance to prove and improve their skills. The winners will receive valuable and high-quality prizes from sponsors.

The theme for 2022 will be food passion. The presentation is completely free of your imagination. We are looking forward to receive your pictures.P

PRIZES

The prizes will be published soon.

Requirements:

Only for the art contest: Your picture and all parts of it have to be designed by yourself. Plagiarism, known as fanarts, are not allowed. Excepted are all mascots of the DoKomi. They can be used freely.

The forms for participation have to be filled out true. Only full particulars can be regarded.

You can submit several works, but only one work per person can win a prize

Submission:

Submitted works can be printed and shown at the DoKomi or can be published at theDoKomi website. We will use the full names of the persons who submit the works!

The works won’t be used by anybody else than DoKomi.

Submissions of the winners will be shown at the stage program during the prize-giving.

Prizes:

Winners will be announced for the first time during the prize-giving at the convention.

Participants who win and are present during the prize-giving can pick up their prizes locally.

If the winner is not present he or she can send a delegate who can pick up the prize.

The winner or delegate has to show a photo ID of himself in order to receive the prize.If nobody is present to pick up the prize, it will be posted to the winner after the con.

Posting can take a few weeks because of organizational reasons

Official competition website

Deadline
Currently closed.

Country: Japan

Prizes: total 120000 Yen.

Status: closed

See also:

Anime drawing contest

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.

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

“ If you want to participate in the contest, but drawing is a bit difficult for you… we have the coloring contest for you! Download any of the three Asta and Yuno coloring templates, color, and submit them! You can add a background!

Any art style is ok.

You may submit as many illustrations as you like.

Entry fees
The competition is free to enter.

Prizes   
Special prize (1 winner): 100,000 yen
Selected winners (3 winners): 10,000 yen
Coloring Award (3 winners): 10,000 yen

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website.

Deadline
31 January 2022

Status: closed

See also:

Manga and anime drawing contest 2022 by COAMIX JAPAN

Country: Japan

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.

Short description
The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® is an international competition organized by COAMIX Inc., a Japanese manga and anime production company.

Silent Manga is a story told entirely through illustration, without the use of dialogue. 

The theme of this edition is “Moments of HASTE, RAGE, or SMILES”. Tell your story through images alone.

“ We want to see a short, dialogue-free manga that encompasses ONE of these key emotional representations. Let your imagination run wild with stories of any genre that utilizes HASTE, RAGE, or SMILES as their core.

Number of pages: 5 – 17

Manuscript: Reading order from the right to left, monochrome only.

SMA 15 Winners 

Theme: Moments of CRYING, SMILING or LOVE

Entry fee
The competition is free to enter.

Prizes
• Grand Prix: ¥500,000
• Grand Prix Runner-Up: ¥300,000
• Excellence Award: ¥100,000
• Exellence Runner-Up: ¥30,000
• Honourable Mention: ¥10,000

Competition website
For further information visit the official competition website