{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6d93d06a9542bec3a5d000a0","clusterId":"c_f37aec45cbbcd43596e2405f","slug":"kadokawa-opens-second-world-manga-contest","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kadokawa Opens Second World Manga Contest","summary":"Kadokawa will accept entries for the second Kadokawa World Manga Contest from September 7, 2026, through February 28, 2027, with winners announced around May 2027. The contest keeps the Manga With Dialogue and Wordless Manga categories, judged by Kadokawa editors and the organizing team. The first edition drew 1,959 entries from 118 countries and regions, and Kadokawa assigns editors to winners to develop their work toward a serialized debut.","whyItMatters":"The contest is Kadokawa's pipeline for finding manga creators outside Japan and moving them toward serialization, and the first edition shows that pipeline already produced a commercially published serial.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe contest keeps both categories from the first edition: Manga With Dialogue and Wordless Manga, judged by Kadokawa editors and the organizing team. Winners receive prize money, an invitation to an awards ceremony in Japan, and an assigned editor who works with them toward a potential serialized debut.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKadokawa points to the Wordless World Manga Contest, started in 2024, as the predecessor. That contest was expanded and renamed in 2025, when the Manga With Dialogue category was added and entries were accepted in Japanese, English, Spanish, French, and Traditional Chinese. Winners from both editions are still being developed by editorial teams.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kadokawa opens the second World Manga Contest. Entries run September 7, 2026 to February 28, 2027, winners around May 2027. Two categories again: Manga With Dialogue and Wordless Manga. The first edition drew 1,959 entries from 118 countries and regions.","twitterPost":"Kadokawa's second World Manga Contest opens submissions September 7, 2026, running through February 28, 2027. Winners come around May 2027. Categories: Manga With Dialogue and Wordless Manga. The first edition drew 1,959 entries from 118 countries and regions.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa is taking entries for the second World Manga Contest from September 7, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with winners announced around May 2027. The format holds at two categories, Manga With Dialogue and Wordless Manga, judged by Kadokawa editors and the organizing team. The first edition drew 1,959 entries from 118 countries and regions, and winners get an assigned editor to develop their work toward a serialized debut.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-09-07/kadokawa-world-manga-contest-announces-its-second-edition-to-discover-emerging-manga-talent-from-/.241477\",\"title\":\"Kadokawa World Manga Contest Announces Its Second Edition to Discover Emerging Manga Talent from Around the World Submissions Open September 7\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4681,"outputTokens":694,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789595962,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T21:55:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T21:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T21:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f37aec45cbbcd43596e2405f","canonicalTitle":"Kadokawa World Manga Contest Announces Its Second Edition to Discover Emerging Manga Talent from Around the World Submissions Open September 7","representativeArticleId":"a_b64baf348300c3ad101d44c3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kadokawa World Manga Contest\"],\"studios\":[\"Kadokawa\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T21:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-09-07/kadokawa-world-manga-contest-announces-its-second-edition-to-discover-emerging-manga-talent-from-/.241477","title":"Kadokawa World Manga Contest Announces Its Second Edition to Discover Emerging Manga Talent from Around the World Submissions Open September 7"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kadokawa World Manga Contest"],"studios":["Kadokawa"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}