“4th All KADOKAWA Tatesuque Comic Award” Award Ceremony After Report
KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. Press release: December 11, 2024 “4th All KADOKAWA Tatesque Comic Award” Award Ceremony After Report “The 2nd TATESC COMICS Global Awards” to discover talent from all over the world KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) will hold the award ceremony for the vertical scrolling manga newcomer award “4th All KADOKAWA Tatesque Comics Award” and “The 2nd TATESC COMICS Global Awards” on December 3, 2024. I did.
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serialization, etc. *English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean
●Award ceremony after report At the award ceremony, in addition to awarding awards to the winners, supporter Noiji Ito took the stage. In addition to giving encouragement to the award winners and talking about their prospects for vertical scrolling comics, the general review also included supportive comments from fellow supporter Kannon Yoshizaki.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/16008/7006-16008-c68f7822746dfd4afd694735bddc1540-3900×2600.jpg Gold Award in Chinese Simplified Chinese Category: CuZn Award Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/16008/7006-16008-d37d5ca77af9fcd912dd476d5fc126bf-3900×2600.jpg Commemorative photo taken with the award winners and related parties in attendance For more information on award-winning works and announcements, please visit the special website below.
https://promo.kadokawa.co.jp/tatesc/ ・Business introduction At the end of the ceremony, Keio Teratani, manager of the KADOKAWA Tatesuque Comic Department, introduced the project’s initiatives.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/16008/7006-16008-83f84cf723292215a75be2b973b150b3-3900×2600.jpg [Introduction content (excerpt)] ・Business started with a new business contest, and in 3 years the number of works published was the largest among Japanese publishers ・Develop vertical comics with an eye on overseas expansion ・Development on both axes of “creation of original works” and “vertical scrolling of existing comics” ・Discovering and nurturing new writers, including this award ・Accumulation of knowledge and horizontal expansion of vertical scrolling manga production ・”Kadocomi app” launch, vertically scrolling manga distribution within the app ・Multilingual translation of works ・Establishment of Korean base “O’FAN HOUSE” KADOKAWA will continue to collaborate with domestic and overseas bases to maximize encounters between works and readers, maximize the value of works, and create a “World Editorial Department” that delivers works to users all over the world. ●Award-winning work (excerpt) “4th All KADOKAWA Tatesuque Comic Award” ▼ Grand Prize (3 million yen prize guaranteed serial debut) No applicable works ▼Category Gold Award (500,000 yen prize Kadokomi publication) “Let’s have a love like a fairy tale” Yo Hamori Publication URL:
https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006141_S ▼Silver prize in the category (300,000 yen prize Kadokomi publication) ・Women’s works section “For my little misfortune” Nanaru Publication URL:
https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006142_S ・Women’s works section “Enma’s child” Jakome Publication URL:
https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006143_S ・Works for men section 『Heaven』 zero Publication URL:
https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006144_S ・Other all genres category “King Sansan and the Witch’s Castle” Tsuru Publication URL:
https://comic-walker.com/detail/KC_006145_S In addition, a total of 13 works won the Encouragement Award and the Effort Award Detailed URL: https://promo.kadokawa.co.jp/tatesc/ “The 2nd TATESC COMICS Global Awards” ▼Simplified Chinese characters ・Gold Award “Writer Kontenya’s life is one line” (Japanese translation: NEET writer, I’m on the verge of being killed if I don’t write) CuZn／经年 Rui (See You Zed N/Jin Nen Rui) ・Silver Award “Returning Ryusei” (Japanese translation: Following the trajectory of the stars) Sanjo ・Bronze Award “Nine Rei Ranka” (Japanese translation: Nine Rei Ranka) Acho Bu Chi La ▼Traditional Chinese characters ・Gold Award and Japanese Translation Publishing Award Silver Award* “Witch Song Ode to Fairy Tales” (Japanese translation: Witches Sing Fairy Tales) Raiko Rai (Ray Rays) ・Bronze Award “Angel Logistics” (Japanese translation: Angel Logistics) JAFA addition (Jiafa) “Reminiscence Contract” (Japanese translation: Promise of Reminiscence) KazekiKiTY ▼Korean ・Silver Award “메멘토 모리모리” (Japanese translation: Memento Morimori) 이현 (Ihyun) “눈을 맞춰줘!” (Japanese translation: I want you to make eye contact!) 수족, 냉증 (Sujeok, Nenjun) ▼English No winning works *”Fairy Tales by Witch Songs” will be published on the Tatesuku Comic label after being translated into Japanese.
●Introducing “Tatesuku Comic”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/16008/7006-16008-e1018d8893e420a48e98533cc4fe9d5a-1217×1113.png A “vertical scroll” type comic label by KADOKAWA that can be read on PC or smartphone. We are working to distribute Japanese manga content domestically and internationally using new expression methods, such as producing original vertically scrolling comic works, making existing popular comics full color and vertically scrolling, and distributing them to overseas markets. . These initiatives have received high praise within the industry, and we received a special award at the “Electronic Association Awards 2023”, which is presented to outstanding initiatives by the Electronic Publishing Production and Distribution Council.
