{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6a55473f8291de2a463fecfc","clusterId":"c_143a5d6c91f6037acac1fd8f","slug":"kodansha-names-seven-grand-prize-winners-in-mangaka-discovery-award","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kodansha Names Seven Grand Prize Winners in Mangaka Discovery Award","summary":"Kodansha announced on Friday the seven Grand Prize winners of its Mangaka Discovery global manga award, run through the Kodansha Manga Academy. The winners include \"Saint \u0026 Rocky\" by Isaacell for Weekly Shonen Magazine, \"GOOSI AND THE LIST\" by the goose man for Monthly Shonen Magazine, \"Penitent Crown\" by Ichi for Sirius Magazine, \"A Heart of Lead\" by goroweko in Women's Comics, \"FLY\" by Heitor Amatsu for Young Magazine, \"MOVIEAFTERLIFE\" by 8OttoVan for Morning Magazine, and \"Pitcher in the trench\" by Susumu Romu for Afternoon Magazine.","whyItMatters":"Kodansha is attaching an editor, a debut path, and publication on K manga and Comic Days to each of the seven magazine slots, which turns the award into a recruitment pipeline for its own imprints rather than a one-off contest.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEach Grand Prize winner gets a Kodansha editor to work with toward a debut, a cash prize of 300,000 yen (about US$1,893), a two-year Clip Studio EX plan, and an invitation to the awards ceremony in Tokyo in February 2027. The winning works will also be published on K manga and Comic Days beginning in December.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contest ran worldwide from April 20 to July 22 and accepted submissions in English or Japanese. Kodansha launched the Kodansha Manga Academy in October 2025 to help global creators learn how publishing works in Japan. A further 21 titles took the Encouragement Prize, and each of those winners also has an editor assigned.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaint \u0026amp; Rocky by Isaacell (United Kingdom)\u003c/strong\u003e: Weekly Shonen Magazine Grand Prize\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGOOSI AND THE LIST by the goose man\u003c/strong\u003e: Monthly Shonen Magazine Grand Prize; country undisclosed\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenitent Crown by Ichi\u003c/strong\u003e: Sirius Magazine Grand Prize; Uruguay\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Heart of Lead by goroweko\u003c/strong\u003e: Women\u0026#39;s Comics Grand Prize; country undisclosed\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFLY by Heitor Amatsu\u003c/strong\u003e: Young Magazine Grand Prize; Brazil\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOVIEAFTERLIFE by 8OttoVan\u003c/strong\u003e: Morning Magazine Grand Prize; Italy\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePitcher in the trench by Susumu Romu\u003c/strong\u003e: Afternoon Magazine Grand Prize; Italy\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kodansha named seven Grand Prize winners in its Mangaka Discovery award, one per magazine from Weekly Shonen Magazine to Afternoon. Each gets an editor, 300,000 yen, and publication on K manga and Comic Days from December. 21 Encouragement Prizes also named.","twitterPost":"Kodansha's Mangaka Discovery award named seven Grand Prize winners, one per magazine including Weekly Shonen Magazine and Afternoon. Each gets an editor, 300,000 yen, and K manga/Comic Days publication from December. 21 Encouragement Prizes too.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kodansha announced seven Grand Prize winners in its Mangaka Discovery global manga award, one for each magazine slot from Weekly Shonen Magazine to Afternoon. Each winner gets an editor, 300,000 yen, a two-year Clip Studio EX plan, and publication on K manga and Comic Days starting in December. Another 21 titles took the Encouragement Prize.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/kodansha-announces-winners-of-mangaka-discovery-global-manga-award/.243616\",\"title\":\"Kodansha Announces Winners of Mangaka Discovery Global Manga Award\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5180,"outputTokens":1021,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794262707,"createdAt":"2026-11-09T22:12:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-09T22:17:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T22:17:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_143a5d6c91f6037acac1fd8f","canonicalTitle":"News\nKodansha Announces Winners of Mangaka Discovery Global Manga Award","representativeArticleId":"a_abc1d1bc7fa4111fb8ca65dc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mangaka Discovery Global Manga Award\"],\"studios\":[\"Kodansha\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-09T21:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-09T21:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T22:17:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-09/kodansha-announces-winners-of-mangaka-discovery-global-manga-award/.243616","title":"News\nKodansha Announces Winners of Mangaka Discovery Global Manga Award"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mangaka Discovery Global Manga Award"],"studios":["Kodansha"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kodansha announced the Mangaka Discovery Grand Prize winners on Friday, with seven winning entries.","Each Grand Prize winner receives 300,000 yen (about US$1,893), a two-year Clip Studio EX plan, and an editor to work with toward a debut.","Winning works will be published on K manga and Comic Days beginning in December.","The contest ran worldwide from April 20 to July 22 and accepted works in English or Japanese.","Kodansha launched the Kodansha Manga Academy in October 2025 to help global creators learn manga publishing in Japan."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["mangaka-discovery-global-manga-award","kodansha"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"mangaka-discovery-global-manga-award","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"kodansha","supported":14,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":35,"overall":"green","story_count":53,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}