AFTERNOON Shikishou 2025 Winter Manga Contest
The AFTERNOON Shikishou, Afternoon’s award for newcomers in manga, is now accepting entries for the AFTERNOON Shikishou 2025 Winter Contest!
| Shiki Grand Prize | Reward 1,000,000JPY ＋ Your manga will be published in Monthly AFTERNOON and you will receive a WACOM Intuos Pro Medium pen tablet! |
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| Fujishima Kousuke Prize | Reward 600,000JPY ＋ You will receive a WACOM Intuos Small pen tablet! |
| Shiki Prize | Reward 600,000JPY ＋ You will receive a WACOM Intuos Small pen tablet! |
| Runner-Up | Reward 300,000JPY |
| Special Mention | Reward 100,000JPY |
- International Debut
- AFTERNOON’s Shikishou is partnered with the French publishing company, Ki-oon, to support newcomer mangaka in their international debuts. Please note that Ki-oon may scout your work.
- Judges
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Fujishima Kousuke
ToppuGP, and Ah Megamisama,Taihoshichauzo
- Submission Deadline : October 6, 2025
- Results
- The March issue of “Afternoon” released on January 25, 2026 and the third issue of “good! Afternoon” released on February 7, 2026
- Requirements for Submitting
- Amateur and professional mangaka are welcome!
- Regarding the Number of Pages
- There is no limit to the number of pages.
Please submit at least 2 works if your manga is 16 pages or less.
In the case of 4-koma (four-panel) manga, please submit at least 10 works.
All-color comics must be a multiple of 4 and 32 pages or less. For 4- or 8-page all-color comics, please submit at least two works. - Regarding the Number of Submissions, etc.
- Each applicant may submit as many works as he/she wishes. However, only works that have not been previously published in a commercial magazine are accepted.
If your work has been published in a fanzine, on a personal website, on pixiv, etc., please state so clearly. - [FOR INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS] Regarding Language, etc.
- 1.Please provide a translated version of your story in Japanese, directly in the speech bubbles. Automatic machine translation or translation by AI are accepted.
2.Also provide the original version in its native language.
3.Please also provide a text document (.txt, .docx or .doc) containing all the original dialog, extracted from the speech bubbles. - Regarding the Size of Manga
- Please use B4 manga manuscript paper with a basic frame of 270 mm (H) x 180 mm (W), with a margin of at least 20 mm (H) around it.
Most B4 manga manuscript paper sold at art supply stores have these dimensions. - Additional Precautions Regarding Manga Production
- ■About Analog Manga
- Monochrome manuscripts should be drawn with black ink or sumi ink.
- Color manuscripts may be drawn in any medium.
- For both monochrome and color manuscripts, please use dark pencil for dialogue and monologues within speech balloons.
- If you wish to put monologue or other text over a particular panel/art, please cover the drawing with tracing paper and write in dark pencil on the tracing paper.
- When attaching the tracing paper, please be careful not to put tape over the panel.
■About Digital Manga
- Manga data should be created in PSD or TIFF format with integrated layers and should meet the required dimensions.
- Monochrome data should be created at a resolution of 600 dpi or higher, and color manuscripts should be created at a resolution of 350 dpi or higher.
- Creating data in grayscale is not recommended.
- Please prepare two types of data: one with the text in the speech balloons and monologue, and the one without text data.
- Regarding Digital Manga Works:When you submit your work please convert it to JPEG and upload it in the JPEG format.