{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8697c3c1eaf46c3dfee0bcab","clusterId":"c_268e0389befa3cc9f9b5aac9","slug":"animejapan-new-creator-award-2027-opens-applications-october-1","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 Opens Applications October 1","summary":"The Japan Anime Association will accept entries for the AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 from October 1, 2026 to February 6, 2027 at 18:00, open to students enrolled at schools in Japan. Works must run at least 1 minute and under 15 minutes. Prizes include a 1 million yen Grand Prix and a 1 million yen Crunchyroll Award, with winning works streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll.","whyItMatters":"The prize pool and the Crunchyroll streaming and event access attached to the win are what separate this student competition from a school festival screening, and the 2026 edition's intake of over 170 works from about 50 schools is the benchmark the second edition now has to clear.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEntries close on February 6, 2027 at 18:00, and the award ceremony is set for March 27 or 28, 2027 on a stage at the AnimeJapan venue. The competition runs as a commissioned project of the Creator Support Project under the Cultural Arts Activity Foundation Fund at the Japan Arts Council, with subsidies from the Agency for Cultural Affairs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesides the Grand Prix and the Crunchyroll Award, there are Technical, Directing, Character and Art awards at 300,000 yen each, plus an AnimeJapan Special Award that carries the right to join anime events in Japan and overseas and a seminar by working creators at the winner\u0026#39;s school. Each award may be declared with no recipient.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrand Prix (1 work)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1 million yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrunchyroll Award (1 work)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1 million yen scholarship\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Award\u003c/strong\u003e: 300,000 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirecting Award\u003c/strong\u003e: 300,000 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharacter Award\u003c/strong\u003e: 300,000 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Award\u003c/strong\u003e: 300,000 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimeJapan Special Award\u003c/strong\u003e: right to join anime events in Japan and overseas, plus a seminar at the winner\u0026#39;s school\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 splits its top money between a 1 million yen Grand Prix and a 1 million yen Crunchyroll Award, so the sponsor's prize carries the same weight as the industry's own.","twitterPost":"AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 gives Crunchyroll a 1 million yen prize equal to the Grand Prix, putting a streamer on the same footing as the award itself.","threadsPost":"AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 pays out two 1 million yen prizes: the Grand Prix and the Crunchyroll Award. Equal money for the sponsor's pick suggests Crunchyroll's worldwide streaming deal is the part entrants are actually chasing.","newsletterBlurb":"Applications for the AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 open October 1, 2026 and close February 6, 2027, with students at schools in Japan eligible to enter short animation of 1 minute to under 15. The Grand Prix and the Crunchyroll Award are worth 1 million yen each, with four category awards at 300,000 yen. Winning works stream worldwide on Crunchyroll and in Japan on d Anime Store and Niconico Douga, and the ceremony lands at the AnimeJapan venue in late March 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/30/28177.html\",\"title\":\"AnimeJapan New Creator Award 2027 Opens Applications on October 1; Grand Prix Prize of 1 Million Yen, Winning Works to Stream Worldwide\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4688,"outputTokens":906,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791239831,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T22:33:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T22:36:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T22:36:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_268e0389befa3cc9f9b5aac9","canonicalTitle":"「AnimeJapan 新人クリエイター大賞 2027」10月1日応募受付開始。グランプリ賞金100万円、入賞作品は世界配信へ","representativeArticleId":"a_5c64646df975bfd2b840ba7d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"AnimeJapan 新人クリエイター大賞 2027\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-30T00:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-30T00:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T22:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/30/28177.html","title":"「AnimeJapan 新人クリエイター大賞 2027」10月1日応募受付開始。グランプリ賞金100万円、入賞作品は世界配信へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["AnimeJapan 新人クリエイター大賞 2027"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}