This is a reminder that the Japanese embassy has launched its 6th Manga Jiman competition which offers British manga artists the chance to win a selection o pretty awesome prizes including two return air tickets to Japan. The deadline for the competition is the 01st of November. Here are the details:

MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2012

The Embassy of Japan is once again launching the major manga-writing competition, MANGA JIMAN 2012, with fantastic prizes and open to anyone fourteen (14)* years of age or over.
•    The amazing First Prize is two (2) return air tickets to Japan, courtesy of All Nippon Airways!
•    The Second Prize is a fabulous TOSHIBA laptop computer.
•    Third Prize is a superb digital camera from RICOH UK Ltd
•    Runners-up will receive and a selection of manga publications, available in the UK from various UK manga publishers amongst others prizes.
The winners’ works will also be displayed in a special MANGA JIMAN EXHIBITION at the Embassy of Japan.


This competition is open to all UK residents. All creations should be original and between six (6) to eight (8) A4-sized pages in length and drawn so that it reads from left to right. The manga should in some way make reference to ‘GANBARE!’. ※ It is Japanese for ‘good luck!’, ‘do your best!’ or ‘come on!’.

The closing date for the submission of entries is Thursday, 1 November 2012.

Should you wish to enter, please read the full MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2012 RULES & REGULATIONS (pdf) and then carefully fill out and submit the official 2012 APPLICATION FORM (Word doc) along with your entry by post or in person to:

Manga Jiman 2012 Competition
JICC
Embassy of Japan
101-104 Piccadilly
London
W1J 7JT

Please contact manga@LD.mofa.go.jp with any queries about the competition.


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