About this Program
The 18th Japan International MANGA Award 2024 is a fully funded trip to Japan for artists interested in MANGA and comic art. Established in 2007, the award recognizes artists who contribute significantly to the global growth of MANGA culture. The best cartoon work will receive the MANGA Gold Award, while three outstanding works will receive Silver Awards and eleven other works will receive Bronze Awards. The Japan Foundation will welcome prize recipients to Japan for a 7-day ceremony in Tokyo, where participants will pay courtesy calls to publishing houses and cartoonists.
Eligibility
- Applicant’s work entries submitted for the award must be more than 16 pages in total.
- Applicants can submit both your published and unpublished pieces of art.
- Applicants cannot submit the work that has already been selected for any award previously.
- Applicant’s work must be created within the last three years, not older than this.
- Applicant’s work submitted should not damage any third party’s intellectual property rights.
- Applicant’s work should originally be created by the applicants and not anyone else.
- Applicant’s entries sent by completely using AI or any other such tool will not be accepted.
- If AI is used, mention it in the form to which extent it has been used.
- Applicant’s work submitted should be in printed form or PDF form.
- Applicants can send only one entry, not more than this.
- Applicants should not be a national of Japan.
