Let's create a spin-off of a classic anime!　Submission Contest "Sunrise Yatate Bunko Grand Prize" starts today, December 20!

Echoes Inc., which operates "Manga Hack," Japan's largest original manga submission service where anyone can freely submit and view manga, regardless of whether they are a professional or amateur, and Sunrise Inc. will hold a co-creation event. A contest for submitting 1.5 manga of Sunrise's 10 popular IP titles will be held from December 20 (Thu.).

The "Sunrise Yatate Bunko Grand Prix" is a collaborative event where 1.5 manga of 10 popular Sunrise IP titles can be submitted on "Manga Hack," where more than 8,300 original manga titles have been submitted.

This is a dream-expanding contest where creators of original manga can create spin-offs of popular anime, which can then be used as future anime source material. The grand prize winner will be published in the Sunrise Yatate Bunko.

The period of the submission event and the target works are outlined below.


Outline of the "Sunrise Yarate Bunko" Grand Prize

Contents: Manga and illustrations of Sunrise IP's 1.5th creation (*1)

Categories: Manga, Name Division and Illustration Division

Application period: Manga/name division: December 20, 2018 (Thu) - February 27, 2019 (Wed)
　　　　　Illustration Division: Thursday, December 20, 2018 - Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Eligible works: 10 works
Absolute Invincible Raijin-O, Genki Bakudan Ganbargar, Nekketsu Saikyou Gauuzaurah
GaoGaiGar," "Better Man," "OVERMAN King Gainer," "Revolutionary Machine Valvrave," "Buddy Complex," "Cross Ange: The Angel and the Dragon Ring Dance," and "Code Geass: The Breakaway Chapter, Mosaic of Fragments" (*2)

Prizes: [Grand Prize] Scheduled publication in Yarate Bunko, stipulated manuscript fee, and prizes worth 100,000 yen
　　　 Prize: [Grand Prize] Publication in Manga Hack, 30,000 yen worth of prizes
　　　 Grand Prize: To be published in Yarate Bunko, stipulated manuscript fee, and a prize worth 100,000 yen.
Announcement of results: April 1, 2019 (Monday)

(*1) What is 1.5th creation?
The term "1.5th generation creation" refers to the creation of a spin-off work that has been authorized by a group, organization, or individual who owns the IP (Intellectual Property Rights).
All of the IP belongs to Sunrise Inc. and other rights holders, and creators can only submit works that have been officially approved for a limited time.

(*2) About Code Geass: Intersection, Piece of Mosaic
When submitting 1.5 comics and illustrations of "Code Geass: Intersection, Fragments of Mosaic", please use characters and settings that appear only in "Code Geass: Intersection, Fragments of Mosaic", not characters and settings that appear in the anime series or movie.

For more detailed storylines, please check the Yatate Bunko ( # ).