{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ea8f9b0cef5261d21a398020","clusterId":"c_8f3d3afd39c7bc9a7560527e","slug":"kadokawa-world-manga-contest-crowns-vietnam-and-taiwan-creators","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"KADOKAWA World Manga Contest Crowns Vietnam and Taiwan Creators","summary":"The KADOKAWA WORLD MANGA CONTEST 2026 held its award ceremony on September 7, drawing 1,959 entries from 118 countries and regions. Gold Prizes went to Vietnam's Syo.Era in the Manga Category and Taiwan's Eli Lin in the Wordless Manga Category, with a French unit taking the Silver Prize.","whyItMatters":"Winners receive an assigned editor and creative support aimed at a Japan debut and serialization, moving the contest's global talent pipeline one step closer to the domestic manga market.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe award ceremony for the KADOKAWA WORLD MANGA CONTEST 2026 took place on September 7, with six works selected across the Manga and Wordless Manga categories from a record 1,959 entries submitted by 118 countries and regions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKADOKAWA Executive Officer Kei Sensui attended the ceremony. Winning creators receive prize money, an assigned editor, and support toward a debut and serialization in Japan. The contest grew out of the Wordless Manga Contest established in 2024 and added its Manga Category in 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoboru Segawa, Editor-in-Chief of KADOKAWA\u0026#39;s Overseas Manga Editorial Department, said the technical gap between winners and finalists was small, and that winners stood out for an originality recognizable at a single glance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCry or the witch will come\u003c/strong\u003e: Manga Category Gold Prize, by Syo.Era from Vietnam\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeus Sniper\u003c/strong\u003e: Manga Category Silver Prize, by French manga artist unit Shinamori\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCells Within the Body.\u003c/strong\u003e: Wordless Manga Category Gold Prize, by Eli Lin from Taiwan\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Vietnam's Syo.Era and Taiwan's Eli Lin took Gold Prizes at the KADOKAWA World Manga Contest 2026 out of 1,959 entries from 118 countries. Both receive editor support toward a Japan debut. A second contest opens with a February 2027 deadline.","twitterPost":"KADOKAWA World Manga Contest 2026: Gold Prizes to Vietnam's Syo.Era and Taiwan's Eli Lin from 1,959 entries across 118 countries. Winners get editor support for a Japan debut. Contest #2 deadline is February 28, 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"KADOKAWA's World Manga Contest crowned Vietnam's Syo.Era and Taiwan's Eli Lin with Gold Prizes from 1,959 entries across 118 countries. Winners get editor support toward Japan debut and serialization, and the second edition of the contest is already open with a February 2027 deadline.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/375564\",\"title\":\"Praise for 'Instantly Recognizable Individuality'! KADOKAWA's World Manga Award Discovered 'One-of-a-Kind Works' Heading for Japan Debut\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4704,"outputTokens":727,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788948868,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T10:09:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-09T10:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T10:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8f3d3afd39c7bc9a7560527e","canonicalTitle":"「ひと目でわかる個性」を絶賛！　KADOKAWA主催の世界マンガ賞で発掘された“唯一無二の作品” 日本デビューへ","representativeArticleId":"a_16d8129e7b352b6fb70a26c4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"KADOKAWA\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-09T09:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-09T09:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T10:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/375564","title":"「ひと目でわかる個性」を絶賛！　KADOKAWA主催の世界マンガ賞で発掘された“唯一無二の作品” 日本デビューへ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["KADOKAWA"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}