Mangaka contest

The only European contest that awards contestants with the chance to debut on an international manga magazine!

The first prize is the publication of the finalist’s work on an innovative manga magazine to be published and distributed in the U.S., Europe and Asia!

Application form

Debut as a manga author!

Mangakapedia

Clip Studio Paint: Free trial

Learn how to set your work for the competition and for printing, the importance of dpi, bleed marks, lettering, as well as file format with our very own ‘Mangakapedia‘!

And if you want to go paperless, Celsys provides free temporary licences of Clip Studio Paint! Click the link above and download a free trial!

14 pages to win…

1st place: published as an author in an upcoming international manga magazine

Depending on the edition, the following prizes may also be awarded: Kasa Obake manga series by Shockdom, Manga Technique manuals by Euromanga® Edizioni, licences for Clip Studio Paint, Pébéo art sets, exclusive boxes of I-C and .Too Marker professional materials.

Up to the 2024 edition (included), the first prize has been a three-week study tour to Japan organised by the European Manga Academy.

2nd place: professional art materials by Pentel

3rd place: Manga Summer School® weekly manga course in Tuscany

Partners

European Manga Academy

Art Academy dedicated to manga technique and traditional animation.

The school is based in Italy and France and organises both introductory classes and a three-year degree course in manga and animation.

Euromanga Publishing

Publisher specialising in technical manuals for Japanese manga, established to promote European manga authors alongside Japanese professionals.

Tokyo Designer Gakuin

Tokyo Art Academy dedicated to graphic arts, manga, animation, cinema and voice acting.

Pentel Italia

Italian subsidiary of the Japanese company Pentel, manufacturer of materials and tools for art and calligraphy.

Celsys

Japanese company that developed the renowned Clip Studio Paint software.

Shockdom

Leading Italian publisher in innovation and comics.
A reference point for Italian manga authors, both in Italy and abroad.

Pebeo

Historic French producer of colours and fine art tools.

Too Marker Products Inc.

Manufacturer of Copic, the world’s most famous professional markers.

I-C Inc.

Leading manufacturer of screentones and tools for manga professionals.