Application Period: November 15, 2026, to January 15, 2027
LOCATION: Japan
The SILENT MANGA AUDITION® (SMA) is the world’s biggest manga audition, exclusively for manga without dialogue. Through silent manga, talented international creators have the same chance as Japanese creators to join the manga world. Draw your characters’ expressions full of emotion and heart to work towards your dream debut!
ELIGIBILITY:
This round’s theme is ‘A Kind Heart’! Through this theme, they hope to convey the Japanese concept of omoiyari, which describes consideration, thoughtfulness, and kindness towards others. Omoiyari often incorporates an element of self-sacrifice, in that you put the needs of others above your own.
The competition is open to anyone.
Each entry should be between 5 and 17 pages. Multiple entries are welcome.
The competition is free to enter.
For SMA25, submissions are accepted through their Google Form. Please read the submission instructions carefully before submitting your work.
Submission Basics
To submit through the Google Form, you must have a Gmail account. If you currently do not have a Gmail account, please create one.
Please number your pages in sequential order (ie, page_01, page_02, page_03).
Please export your pages as pngs or jpgs. Then, please compress your pages into a zip file and submit the zip file.
BENEFIT:
Prizes:
Grand Prix: 500,000 JPY
Grand Prix Runner-Up: 300,000 JPY
Excellence Award: 100,000 JPY
Excellence Runner-Up: 30,000 JPY
Honourable Mention: 10,000 JPY
