Few weeks ago, we sadly announce the MAGIC postpone…
We still have to wait until 2023 to meet you again but luckily, we have received 49 projects from 20 different countries (France, Canada, Congo, Singapore, Venezuela, Portugal, Philippines, Algeria, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Sweden, Monaco, Kazakhstan, Germany, Cameroon, Belgium, Togo and Russia) and the Magic International Manga Contest remains!

The preselection was difficult for our Jury members: “As usual, with this contest, it’s Christmas before its time!  This year, we were amazed by a lot of projects. The level has increased with a diversity in the scripts and drawings with strong personality! “

It’s now a pleasure to announce the 10 preselected stories:
– Through the Wishing Well by Rachta Lin (Singapore)
– King by Ornella Delannoy Schavartz (France)
– Draugar by Fella Matougui (Algeria)
– Nox and Yum! by Yasin Hakimi (Italia)
– The Myth Hunter by Christopher Luccisano (France)
– Good Mood Food Trattoria by Elena Vitagliano (UK)
– Re:Coil by Maria Enjelia Villanueva (Philippines)
– Watchaland by Théodore Magloire EKANE (Cameroon)
– True Ikigai by Loick Ngue (France)
– Beast by Stephen Garcia and Tommy Castillo (USA)

Now, let’s wait until January 18 to found out the 5 projects selected by Shueisha.
Good luck to everyone!

We are already in November and you have not heard a lot from us lately. The reason why is simple: we were waiting for the pandemic crisis evolution.

As you know, MAGIC is, above all, a lot of Japanese prestigious guests and many cosplayers coming from many countries such as South America.

Unfortunately, it is now clear that the situation in these areas does not allow us, once again, to offer you the MAGIC that you all know. Therefore, we have no choice to postpone again in order to make you live an experience up to your expectations in 2023.

See you on February 25 and 26, 2023, for hopefully, an unforgettable MAGIC.

Get ready for an exceptional artists line-up in Monaco!

The MAGIC International Manga Contest organised by Shibuya Productions and Shueisha is back for 2022!

Like each year, the winner and the runner-up will have their manga published on Shonen Jump Plus!

You can download the terms and conditions HERE

Register by 2021, October, 15 and send your manga by 2021, October 25, before 12:00 am CET.

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Since June 2020, we have been receiving your applications and boards to participate in our MAGIC International Manga Contest. On January 22nd, we announced the 5 finalists of the contest.

This year again, due to the sanitary situation, the jury, composed of Hiroyuki Nakano (editor-in-chief of Weekly Shônen Jump), Shuhei Hosono (editor-in-chief of Shônen Jump Plus), Hervé Trouillet (artistic director of Shibuya Productions) and Sahé Cibot (associate director of Shibuya International), decided between the 5 finalists based on video presentations.

We are proud to announce that the winners of the MAGIC International Manga Contest 2021 are Toan Tran (29 years old) and Samuel Van der Veen (22 years old), with their artwork Imago.

All our congratulations to this highly motivated duo!

We remind you that they win a one-month stay in Japan for one person, including several meetings with an editor (tantô) of Shônen Jump as well as meetings with various mangakas.

Imago will of course be published soon on Shônen Jump Plus!

The cherry on the cake: our partner XP-PEN offers them an Innovator 16 tablet!

While waiting for the publication, here is a short summary of this artwork:

Julien is an inspector, searching for his wife who disappeared mysteriously. He crosses the path of Naomi, a young telepath suspected of murdering her own father, gives Julien new perspectives…

The runner-up of our 2021 contest is Valerie Yugay (26 years old) with Watch out! Magicaä, which will also be published on Shônen Jump Plus in Japanese and in the original language! She will receive an Artist 12 Pro tablet from XP-PEN.

Here is a short summary of this artwork:

Somewhere far away, on the giant island in the endless ocean, lies Litany. There’s a lot of great stories about this ancient country at the foot of Mount Middlerock, full of magic and adventures. And there’s always place for another one…

Stay tuned for more news about their manga on Shônen Jump Plus!

We are excited to announce our brand-new partnership for the Magic International Manga Contest with XP-PEN, which offers HD tablets for all artists seeking inspiration!

Thanks to them, the lucky winner will receive an Innovator 16 tablet from XP-PEN, and the runner-up an Artist 12 Pro tablet!

The winner and the runner-up will be announced on March 11^th !

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