【Press release_Kakao Piccoma Co., Ltd.】 Novels turned into manga! Piccoma presents a new novel contest, the “Manga Original Novel Contest,” starting Thursday, September 25th.
Kakao Piccoma Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 9, 2025 To Members of the Press The novel has been turned into a manga! Piccoma presents a new novel contest, the “Manga Original Novel Contest,” starting Thursday, September 25th! We’re looking for novels to be the basis for manga, regardless of genre. Successful submissions are guaranteed a serialized novel, and all serialized works are guaranteed to be adapted into comics—this is an unprecedented opportunity for challenge!
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– Piccoma is launching a new contest to “directly discover manga originals from novels.” – We will discover works suitable for manga serialization, and works that pass the screening are guaranteed to be serialized as a novel as well as adapted into a comic. – This is a great opportunity to reach a wider audience in the form of manga, not just novel readers! Kakao Piccoma Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Kim Piccoma (Zairyu) will be hosting a new contest, the “Manga Original Novel Contest,” on its digital manga and novel service, Piccoma, starting Thursday, September 25, 2025. Through the Piccoma Novels Award, many authors have begun serializing novels on Piccoma, and many have been published on SMARTOON®. This time, as a special edition of the Piccoma Novels Award, we are accepting stories suitable for “manga originals.” We are looking for “manga original novels” with compelling plots, worldviews, and characters that will draw readers in with every chapter. We are looking for “manga original novels” with compelling plot twists that will keep readers wanting to know what happens next and engaging protagonists. The judging will be conducted by users selected based on Piccoma usage data as “reader judges.” Works that pass the judging process will be guaranteed serialization on Piccoma, and when serialized, submissions will receive manuscript fees and a portion of the work’s revenue. In addition, all works that pass the judging process and begin serialization on Piccoma are guaranteed to be adapted into a manga and will receive a flat prize of 300,000 yen. This contest offers great opportunities for authors, as it guarantees both a serialized novel and a manga adaptation. We look forward to receiving many applications. Please share your story with new readers on Piccoma. Contest Details -Contest Name: Piccoma Novels Award Bonus Edition Manga Original Novel Contest -Contest Overview: Calling for novels suitable for manga adaptations ・Contest Features: 1. Works that pass the screening are guaranteed to be serialized as novels on Piccoma. 2. All serialized works will receive a prize of 300,000 yen. 3. All works that are serialized are guaranteed to be adapted into comics. – Application Period: Thursday, September 25, 2025 – Monday, November 10, 2025 – Theme: No restrictions (any theme, setting, or genre) *Reference themes recommended by the organizers are listed below ■Boys’/Young Men’s Genre ・Rising to power fantasy ・Slow life in another world ・Modern suspense/mystery ・Super action ■Girls’/Women’s Genre ・The downtrodden young lady’s satisfying revenge ・Another world x doting love story ・Modern day x love-hate revenge drama ・Modern day x Cinderella story ・Application requirements: Unfinished as of episode 20・Serialized novel ・Title: 100 characters or less ・Synopsis: 800 characters or less ・Each story: 2000 characters or more, less than 8000 characters – Total text for episodes 1-20: Over 60,000 characters – Other details:
https://piccoma.com/web/event_detail/21823 *The application website will open on September 25th, and a link will be posted on the announcement page above. Please be sure to check the application website for detailed application requirements. Image
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