Summary

On Monday, Shueisha announced the commencement of the JUMP Next Generation Battle Manga Award, a manga contest that will accept one-shots from new artists in order to find the next poster child of Weekly Shōnen Jump. Professionals as well as amateur mangaka are invited to submit any battle-themed manga for a chance at publication and serialization in Shōnen Jump magazine.

This big contest comes at a very interesting time for the magazine as the new gen manga titles that rose to prominence after the end ofthe Big Three erahave closed out their serializations or moved to other publications.

JUMP Next Generation Battle Shonen Manga Award Judges Tite Kubo Kohei Horikoshi Yuki Tabata Gege Akutami BLEACH My Hero Academia Black Clover Jujutsu Kaisen

Information About The Next Generation Battle Manga Award

Four Mangaka With Highly Successful Jump Serializations Serve As Judges

The JUMP Next Generation Battle Manga Award is a contest accepting entries from professionals or amateurs presenting any battle-themed manga. Entries can have a maximum of 47 pages, with the grand prize being ¥1 million (approximately 6900 US$), with other cash prizes for the runner-up, third place and honourable mentions ranging from ¥10 000 to ¥500 000 ($70 – $3400 US).

The contest will be presided by judges Gege Akutami, author ofJujutsu Kaisen; Tite Kubo, author ofBLEACHandBURN THE WITCH;Black Cloverauthor Yuki Tabata, andMy Hero Academiaauthor Kōhei Horikoshi, who provided the promotion illustration for the competition featuring the protagonists fromeach author’s most famous work.

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Winners of first, second, and third-place positions are guaranteed a serialization in Shōnen Jump’s digital platform, Shōnen Jump+; while first and second place are also guaranteed publication in the Jump GIGA special edition, while first place gets a spot in Weekly Shōnen Jump itself.

Those who receive an honourable mention and those who were “one step away from being a finalist” willget assistance from an editorof one of the four judges' manga, with the first place winner also getting a recommendation from one of the judges on an obi after publication. The deadline is Jul 12, 2025, with winners to be announced in March.