Link-U Technologies, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takuya Ogushi), a group company of Link-U Group Inc., and Shogakukan Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Nobuhiro Aiga; hereinafter: Shogakukan) have significantly renewed the manga award and manga artist recruitment systems for Shogakukan's comprehensive manga site for women, "Fracomi Like!", starting July 2026, to support creators aiming to become manga artists.

The "Monthly Manga Award," which allows monthly entries and offers a grand prize of 1 million yen, has been newly established. The deadline for the first round after the renewal is July 31, 2026 (Fri) 23:59.

Furthermore, "Manga Artist Recruitment," with weekly application deadlines, will also begin. In conjunction with this, a new special page has been launched where users can check current recruitment status and upcoming deadlines at a glance.

Renewal Details

- The manga award has been revamped into a monthly entry "Monthly Manga Award" (Grand Prize: 1 million yen).

- "Manga Artist Recruitment" with weekly deadlines and guaranteed serialization has been newly established.

- The UI/UX for the manga award page and manga artist recruitment page have been renewed.

"Monthly Manga Award" Application Schedule

- Next (1st) Deadline: Until July 31, 2026 (Fri) 23:59

Manga Artist Recruitment Schedule

- Weekly deadline every Sunday at 23:59. Those interested in "wanting to work" will be contacted by their assigned editor within one week.

About "Fracomi Like!"

"Fracomi Like!" delivers approximately 250 serialized works, primarily from Shogakukan's shojo manga magazines such as "Sho-Comi," "Cheese!," "Betsukomi," "Puchi Comic," and "flowers," as well as their special issues. It features popular works like "Nodame Cantabile" (Author: Yumi Tamura), which gained attention through its live-action adaptation, and "Shujinkoi Nikki" (Author: Yu Yoshinaga), which is rapidly gaining popularity on various e-book stores.

Official Website: https://flowercomics.jp/

About Link-U Technologies, Inc.

A technology company specializing in platform development and operation, translation, and data analytics in the manga and entertainment fields. They operate manga apps with over 20 million MAU domestically and internationally, stably processing large-scale information such as 1 billion monthly viewing data and 500 million self-delivered ad impression data.

Company Name: Link-U Technologies, Inc.

Headquarters Address: Sumitomo Fudosan Ochanomizu Bldg., 2-2-3 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Representative: Takuya Ogushi, Representative Director & CEO

URL: https://technologies.link-u.co.jp/

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