Awards & debuts

Awards our students have won, and the editors, debuts and serializations their work has led to.

  1. Illustration / Award

    78th Shueisha Orange Bunko Illustration Award

    Honorable mention Adult student

    A student who had attended for five years while pursuing professional illustration received the award.

    View published source
  2. Painting / Award

    “My Dream Town” Painting Competition

    Gold award Grade 4 student

    A student who had attended for a year and a half received an award in the competition organized by the Osaka Wide-Area Ready-Mixed Concrete Cooperative and Mainichi Newspapers.

  3. Painting / Award

    MOA Museum of Art Takatsuki Children’s Exhibition

    Jury encouragement award Grade 5 student

    A student who had attended for one year was selected for the jury award.

  4. Poster / Award

    Wakuwaku EXPO / 19th National Shokuiku Convention Poster Competition

    Osaka Governor’s Award Grade 3 student

    The work was selected from 2,115 entries and recognized at the award ceremony.

  5. Manga / Award

    Shueisha Ribon × Jump Elementary School Manga Award

    Super Manga Artist Award (top prize) Grade 6 student

    (Grade 7 when announced)

    The student received the top prize for a first manga submission, which was also published in Ribon.

    View published sourceAnnouncement of a student winning the Super Manga Artist Award in Shueisha's Ribon × Jump Elementary School Manga Award, for 『1億年のしるし』, published in Ribon's September 2024 issue
  6. Poster / Award

    Osaka City Clean and Fair Election Poster Competition

    Honorable mention Grade 8 student

    The recognized work was exhibited at Tsurumi Ward Office and published on Osaka City’s website.

  7. Manga / Award

    Shogakukan Weekly Shonen Sunday Newcomer Award

    Encouragement award 21-year-old student

    After attending for six years from grade 8, the student was assigned an editor on a first submission and received the award for the second work.

  8. Manga / Award

    87th Chiba Tetsuya Award, Young Division

    Honorable mention School graduate

    A graduate’s manga was selected for an honorable mention in the Young Division.

Earlier results

Besides awards, some students’ work has led to an assigned editor or a serialization.

  1. Manga / Debut / serialization

    KADOKAWA Dragon Age

    Serialization begins Adult student

    黒江景秋 began serializing 『これが魔法使いの切り札』 in KADOKAWA’s Dragon Age.

    Debut announcement: 黒江景秋 begins serializing 『これが魔法使いの切り札』 in KADOKAWA's Dragon Age
  2. Manga / Award

    Hakusensha Hana to Yume

    Effort award Adult student

    K.T. received an effort award from Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume.

  3. Manga / Editor assigned

    Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump

    Editor assigned 14-year-old student

    Y.F. was assigned an editor at Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump.

  4. Manga / Editor assigned

    Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump

    Editor assigned Adult student

    K.F. was assigned an editor at Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump.

  5. Manga / Editor assigned

    Shogakukan Weekly Shonen Sunday

    Editor assigned Adult student

    K.F. was assigned an editor at Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday.

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