In the Kubo and the Two Strings Story Within Contest, DeviantArt and Laika Studios challenged you to illustrate Kubo overcoming an obstacle, and the semi-finalists are in! A team of DeviantArt staff members reviewed the vivid and inspiring submissions to find a group of 25 entries that best represented Kubo and his trials. After intense deliberation, the judges settled on the beautiful artwork below! Each of the twenty-five semi-finalists will receive a 3-month Core Membership, 1,000 DeviantArt Points, a copy of Kubo and the Two Strings on Blu-ray, and a Art of Kubo book!

From here, the semi-finalist entries will go to a representative at Laika Studios, who will pick the first, second, and third place winners. Congratulations, semi-finalists, and thank you to everyone who entered!