Magic International Manga Contest

Since 2017, Shibuya Productions and SHUEISHA Inc. are sponsoring a manga creation contest as part of the Monaco Anime Game International Conferences (MAGIC) in partnership with Shibuya International.

Do you want to register ? Download 2021 Terms and Conditions HERE

To be valid, these have to be initialled and signed! To be valid, these have to be initialled and signed!

Entry forms should be submitted by email to mangacontest@magic-ip.com, along with a scanned image file of these signed terms and conditions and a link to a server where we can download your full work.



Important dates:

From June 15 to October 27, 2020: Registration session and drawing boards submissions

November 16, 2020: Announcement of the 10 pre-selected stories

January 14, 2021: Announcement of the 5 selected stories which will proceed to the finals

February 27, 2021: MAGIC: Finalists’ stories presentations, jury deliberation and winner announcement

The winner and the runner-up will get their awarded work published online on Shônen Jump (http://plus.shonenjump.com/).

Moreover, the winner will also have the chance to spend a month in Japan, where he/ she will meet with mangaka, a Shueisha publisher (tantô), and get the opportunity to extend the partnership with the publisher for one extra year!

Back to our 2020 winners:

Dreamers by Charles Compain (France) is the great winner and is online on Shônen Jump + HERE

Truffle Pig by Kine Gunot (France) won the second place and is online on Shônen Jump + HERE

Back to our 2019 winners:

MAGIC INTERNATIONAL MANGA CONTEST FINALE took place on the 9th March at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco during the 5th anniversary of MAGIC. This year the jury rewarded the work Mara- The Advocate of the Parallel Universe and its author Tanatach Chokcharoensup (Thailand).

Gunter of Fabien Ronteix (France) won second place,



and the jury’s favorite in 2019 was Quand nos yeux avaient la même couleur from Charles Compain (France). Thanks to Wacom, our partner!

Back to our 2018 winners:

We are happy and proud to announce that Runtime by Joanne Kim, MAGIC 2018 manga contest big winner is now on Shônen Jump + !

Dream Maker and Nako, the runner-up and the favorite, are also available since april.

2017 winners:

We are happy and proud to announce that Hyper Shiritori by vinhnyu, MAGIC 2017 manga contest big winner is now on Shônen Jump + !

The Witcher in the City by Dhafer, the runner-up, is also available.

