Good Smile Company Co., Ltd.
Applications are now being accepted for the 12th “Hatsune Miku x Good Smile Illustration Contest”! The grand prize winning work of each edition will be made into a figure and the prize money will be 2 million yen! Judges: Shigeto Koyama and Mai Yoneyama
Turn your illustration into a figure.
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Good Smile Company Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Gentaro Iwasa, hereinafter referred to as Good Smile Company) will be holding the “Hatsune Miku x Good Smile Illustration Contest” from 12:00 on Monday, September 2, 2024. This contest was held as an official collaboration project with the content posting site “piapro” operated by Crypton Future Media Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Krypton”), and was held over a total of 12 times over approximately one year, each time with a different theme. We are looking for drawn illustrations.
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Contest overview
The “Hatsune Miku x Good Smile Illustration Contest” will announce the themes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd contests and begin accepting applications on Monday, September 2, 2024.
Please draw illustrations of Hatsune Miku and other “Piapro
Characters” that match the theme of each episode and apply.
1st, 2nd, 3rd theme illustration application reception period September 2, 2024 (Monday) 12:00 to November 15, 2024 (Friday) 17:00 Result announcement date
Scheduled to be announced sequentially from January 2025
contest theme
1st “Smile x Future” Hatsune Miku 2nd “Fluffy Sweets” Kagamine Rin 3rd “Cheerleading” Hatsune Miku
Recruitment page | Content submission site “piapro”
https://piapro.jp/pages/official_collabo/gsc_fig01_g8vbx/
Please check this page for details such as application rules and precautions. Good Smile Company Contest Special Site
https://special.goodsmile.info/hatsunemiku_illustcontest/
After submitting your application, the works published in X will be featured on this special website.
The grand prize-winning work will be made into a figure, and winners will also receive luxurious benefits such as prize money and publication in art books!
Winners of each award will receive the following benefits:
Award benefits (each time)
Grand Prize: 1 person will receive the illustration turned into a figure, 2 million yen prize money, publication in an art book Good Sma Prize: 5 people 50,000 yen prize money, publication in an art book Krypton Prize: 2 winners 50,000 yen prize money, publication in an art book Judges’ Special Award 2 Prize: 50,000 yen, publication in art book
Judges Good Smile Company Takanori Aki, Hamako Crypton Future Media Co., Ltd. Shigeto Koyama
Mai Yoneyama
Examination criteria
Judging based on creativity, technical ability, theme suitability, and topicality on SNS
How to apply
For details, please check the content submission site “piapro”. For the illustrations submitted above, please attach the image, write the designated hashtag, and post it using the X button.
Works submitted to X will also be posted on this contest’s special website. About “piapro”
Operated by Crypton Future Media Co., Ltd., it is a “creative platform” for creators to post content they are good at (music, lyrics, illustrations, 3D models, etc.) and collaborate to create new content. A site that provides a “place”. By creating a system that allows posters to specify the conditions for permission for secondary use, we are creating an environment in which the circle of creativity can easily expand. In addition, through the implementation of the “Piapro Official Collaboration,” where works are publicly solicited in collaboration with companies, etc., creators from various fields are provided with an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. -“piapro” official website-
https://piapro.jp/
About Good Smile Company
Good Smile Company’s main business is the planning, production, manufacture, and sale of Japan’s world-class figures and toys. As of 2024, the deformed figure “Nendoroid” series, with over 2,300 types on sale, is our representative series. In recent years, we have expanded beyond the framework of figures and into the anime content business, both domestically and internationally. We are actively collaborating with overseas artists and taking on the challenge of disseminating Japanese culture to the world in various forms.
Company name: Good Smile Company Co., Ltd.
Representative: President and CEO Gentaro Iwasa
Head Office: Akiba CO Building, 3-16-12 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Established: May 2001
Business details:
Planning, development, manufacturing, and sales of toys, figures, and goods Advertising/sales consulting and business agency for toys, figures, and goods Package/advertisement design and web design contract for toys, figures, and goods – Good Smile Company official website –
https://corporate.goodsmile.com/ja/