Total number of entries exceeded 6,000 for the first time! “Aniseka Novel Award” is one of the largest contests in Japan! The winning work will be announced in May 2025
Twin engine Press release: December 26, 2024 The total number of entries exceeded 6,000 for the first time! “Aniseka Novel Award” is one of the largest contests in Japan! Award-winning works will be announced in May 2025 Twin Engine Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Koji Yamamoto), which plans and produces animation, and Straight Edge Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Koji Yamamoto), which handles IP production and artist management. The total number of entries for the “Anime to the World! Novel Award” (abbreviation: Aniseka Novel Award), a public literary award held by director Kazuma Miki (director: Kazuma Miki), exceeded 6,000, making it one of the largest contests in Japan for the first time. . The Aniseka Novel Award is a literary award that guarantees that the winning works will be made into anime or books. The winning works will receive editing and artist management support from Straight Edge, as well as a media mix developed by Twin Engine, with the aim of making them world-famous. The works that passed the first round will be announced on the official website in February 2025, and the final results will be announced around May 2025. Official website: https://www.aniseka.com/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32680/77/32680-77-a6204c289752ccaea0e529b89067739c-2399×1229.jpg ■ What is “Anime to the World! Novel Award” The “Aniseka Novel Award” is a literary award sponsored by Twin Engine and Straight Edge that is open to the public for animation. The aim is to meet outstanding talent, work together to create an anime, and share it with the world. 16 animation studios participated in the selection. The award-winning work will be edited and managed by Straight Edge, a novelist production company whose representative works include “Sword Art Online” and “The Irregular at Magic High School.” In addition, we will provide one-stop service from animation planning to
production. By developing a media mix that takes advantage of the strengths of “Twin Engine,” in addition to producing animation and book adaptations, we are also planning to consider making comics and games. 【Event Schedule】 ■Announcement of first selection results Early February 2025 (planned) ■Second selection results announcement Late March 2025 (planned) ■Final results announcement Around May 2025 (planned) 【Selection participating studios】 Zexis, WIT STUDIO, Studio Colorido, team Yamahitsuji, NUT, Geno Studio, studio daisy, Peakys, Studio Kafka, BUG FILMS, Scooter Films, OUTLINE, Team OneOne, NAGOMI, Kuruseru, EOTA 【Cooperating companies】 Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha (planned to be in charge of publishing the award-winning works) 【Company Profile】 ■Twin Engine Co., Ltd. It was founded in 2014 by Koji Yamamoto, who led Fuji TV’s Noitamina for many years. We plan animation projects, develop original IP, and construct advertising strategies and business schemes. In addition, a total of 17 studios, including Studio Colorido, Geno Studio, Studio Kafka, and BUG FILMS, belong to the group, and the entire animation business for the world is handled within the group. Furthermore, in terms of business, we focus on a strategy that emphasizes worldwide distribution, and we mainly work with video distribution services such as Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and bilibili to disseminate our works worldwide. From now on, we will focus particularly on the development of original IP, and the entire group will work together to produce original works from the Twin Engine Group that will reach people around the world.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32680/77/32680-77-327413fefd7a27a8586c4318946c0907-920×932.png Company name: Twin Engine Co., Ltd. Location: 3-3 Yotsuyamotoshiocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Establishment date: October 1, 2014 Representative Director: Koji Yamamoto Official website: https://twinengine.jp Official X: https://x.com/Twin_engine Representative works: TV anime “Shikano no Kokoko Shitantan”, TV anime “Jigoku Raku”, TV anime “The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2”, TV anime “Vinland Saga”, “Mononoka the Movie: Karagasa”, “Naki” “I want to wear a cat” etc. ■Straight Edge Co., Ltd. The representative is Kazuma Miki, the editor in charge of “Sword Art Online”, “The Irregular at Magic High School”, “A Certain Magical Index”, “My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute” (all published by Dengeki Bunko), etc. A production company for novelists. We are a publishing agent, media mix planner, and producer of IP created together with authors. Recent works produced include “Takao Amakusa’s Mysterious Medical Record” and “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye.” ”, “The Most Transparent Story in the World”,
“Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter Agent”, etc. Contracted writers include Reki Kawahara, Tsutomu Sashima, Kazuma Kamachi, Sasa Fushimi, Yu Enokimiya, and Kana Akatsuki in the light novel field. In the field of general literature, Mikito Chinen, Hotachi Shinkawa, Yutaka Kono, Hikaru Miaki, Hikaru Sugii, etc.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/32680/77/32680-77-0cad80f268f268c97d4fbac7fab9351e-1460×392.png Company name: Straight Edge Co., Ltd. Address: 6th floor, Hillcrest Ochanomizu, 2-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Establishment date: April 1, 2016 Representative Director: Kazuma Miki Official website: http://straightedge.jp Official X: https://x.com/in_straightedge
