Shonen JUMP+ MANGA Contest

Comic book artists from around the globe, have you always wanted to become a mangaka alongside the big guns of Shonen Jump? 
This distant dream is achievable! In partnership with the Japanese publishing company Shueisha, we're delighted to announce the launch of the Japan Expo and Shonen Jump+ manga contest.

Comic book artists from around the globe, have you always wanted to become a mangaka alongside the big guns of Shonen Jump?
This distant dream is acheivable! In partnership with Shueisha, we're delighted to announce the launch of the JUMP+ competition as part of the platform's 10th anniversary celebrations!

JUMP+ is the digital publishing platform of Shueisha, the publishing company behind the legendary Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, which has published such manga staples as One Piece, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Slam Dunk and Hunter x Hunter.

This contest gives seasoned cartoonists, driven by their ambition to bring their stories to the world, the chance to be published on the #1 platform for manga online.
This is your chance to have your work published alongside popular Shonen Jump+ titles: SPY×FAMILY, Kaiju 8, and Dandadan! The Shonen Jump+ platform is a powerhouse for one-shots, producing 300 annually, including acclaimed works like Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto.

10 works will be shortlisted by a special pre-selection jury from amongst the one-shots sent in by applicants, and will then be published on MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA, a global manga platform also run directly by Shueisha (available worldwide excluding Japan, China and Korea). 

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The shortlisted titles will then be translated and adapted into Japanese fore review by the Shonen Jump+ editors.
Among these 10 manga, there will be 3 winners:

• 2 will be chosen by the editors of Shonen Jump+
• 1 by popular vote of MANGA Plus readers.

APPLICATION RULES:

• You must present an original one-shot (a story with an ending, not previously published commercially).
• The manga must be created in French.
• The number of pages must be between 31 and 63, and must end in an odd number.
• The manga must be in black and white.
• Japanese reading direction (reading from right to left).
• Format to be sent for pre-selections: Low-resolution PDF (more convenient for reading for the preselection jury).
  Sending to a dedicated address to be communicated later.*
• Recommended dimensions: 1,920 x 2,560 px (or more, but in homothetic proportions). All pages must have the same dimensions.
• Final files can be : PDF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIFF or PSD.
  They must have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi. These files will be requested from the 10 shortlisted titles.

Application period: competition starts from 03/02/2025 to 15/04/2025.

Prizes and awards:

• 1st Prize: A publication on Shonen Jump+ (Japanese platform) and €6,500
• 2nd Prize: €2,000
• Readers' awards: €1,000
• The 10 shortlisted works will be published on MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA (French language)

The first prize-winning title will be posted on Shonen Jump+ on Sunday July 6