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The second "KITAKYUSHU INTERNATIONAL MANGA COMPETITION" was even bigger in size and scale than last year's edition! The 2017 contest was a huge triumph, welcoming 1,060 applications from 22 countries and regions across the world.

This year's awards competition also saw a new junior division established, providing young manga artists with the opportunity to spread their wings and take their first steps into the industry. A special asianbeat FUKUOKA, JAPAN award was also set up as one of the sub-categories! A ceremony will be held at RIHGA ROYAL HOTEL KOKURA on Sunday 21st January 2018 to announce the winners and celebrate the success of the competition. The event will also feature a number of talks from popular manga artists, including Fukuoka-native Tochi Ueyama, Mutsumi Hagiiwa, and Yuma Komatsu (Editorial Department at Kodansha's Weekly Morning).

The popular TVQ program "Ohho - Gohho (Van Gogh) mitai ni Iuna!! -" will be recording at the event. One of the attractions they are set to cover is going to be called "Gasaku! 4 Koma Manga-tabi" (Collaboration! Four Frame Manga Trip). This fun segment will see a group of four young manga artists improvise and take it in turns to sketch scenes for a four-frame cartoon strip.

Entry to the award ceremony and special commemorative event at the "Second KITAKYUSHU INTERNATIONAL MANGA COMPETITION" is free. Organizers will begin accepting reservations from 11:00 on Monday 18th December 2018! For more details, please check the information box below. (Editorial Dept. Sassy)