Celsys

Celsys' illustrations, comics, webtoons, and animation production app, Clip Studio Paint, regularly co-hosts the “Global Comic Awards,” a comic and manga contest open to creators from around the world, in collaboration with pixiv.

In the first round held in 2024, more than 1,500 unique works were gathered from creators all over the world, and the winners were awarded with Clip Studio Paint and prize money.
 

Global Comic Awards
https://www.clipstudio.net/promotion/comic-award/en/

The Global Comic Awards is an international comic and manga contest held regularly in collaboration with operators of submission platforms around the world. The purpose of this contest is to provide creators from around the world with a place to showcase their work, test their skills, and learn new expressions and techniques, as well as to provide a meeting place for creators and major media both in Japan and abroad.

We will continue to support creators around the world through our ongoing collaboration with pixiv.


Past Contests
Round 1 of the Global Comic Awards (January 2024)
https://www.celsys.com/en/topic/2024061201
Round 4 of the Global Comic Awards (January 2025)
https://www.celsys.com/en/topic/20250606
Round 7 of the Global Comic Awards (January 2026)
https://www.celsys.com/en/topic/2026070602