[Ageless youth and longevity] was the hope that was not granted of King and nobles in the world. To make the dreams come true, stories were born about how loads of money were poured for the search of magical medicine.
Today, people are able to realize have “long life”, but if questioned about whether they are “happy”, the answer may not always be “yes”. Long lived and happy are unfortunately note always slow and stress free life.

Let’s all laugh off such a stress together!
The reason we decided the theme as “Healthy Aging” is so we hope that young generations can have positive image for the future.

[Prizes]
GeneraI Section
Grand Prize (1) 500,000 JPY
MANGA Kingdom Prize (1) 100,000 JPY
Special Prize (1) 100,000 JPY
Selected Works (1) 50,000 JPY
Good Work Prize (l0) gift

Junior Section Age [15 and trader]
Special Prize (1) 30,000 JPY
Selected Works (1) 10,000 JPY

[General Section]
Age 16 and over. Professionals, amateurs of all nationalities are acceptable
[Junior Section]
Age 15 and under. Professionals, amateurs of all nationalities are acceptable　

Maximum of A4 size (210mm by 300mm) to the minimum of post card size　

As long as it concludes within the maximum paper size, all material and style is acceptable. However, relief and three-dimensional work is unacceptable.

A former work or a work which has already been published should note where and when it was published. Also, if it is applied to other awards at the same time or was awarded, note the name of award and exhibition. If not noted, cancellation of winning prize may occur.　

Monday July 20, 2009 – postmark effective

Entry via Mail
Please Send to:
MANGA Festa Office, Promotion office of Miyagawa,
50-1 Hayashi, Miyagawa, Hida-city, Gifu-Ken
509-4423, Japan

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