The award ceremony for the four manga awards run by Coamix was held on January 30th in Kichijoji, Tokyo. At this year's award ceremony,"Monthly Comic Zenon"Three awards sponsored by『SMAC!』One award sponsored by The award winners gathered and a total of 29 new manga artists, 18 from Japan and 11 from overseas, were recognized for their wonderful achievements. Three awards sponsored by Monthly Comic Zenon, The first one is"Comic Zenon Manga Award" The winners will be determined by the judges who are the creators of the manga, the editorial department, the bookstore staff who sell the manga, and the readers of the manga. The second one is"Manga Audition" Winners will be determined by drawing one scene without dialogue and judging its "direction ability." The third one is"One-Trick Manga Audition" Winners will be determined by judging only on ``one trick'', regardless of overall ability. And “SMAC! ” is sponsored by “SILENT MANGA AUDITION®” Similar to "Manga Audition" sponsored by "Monthly Comic Zenon", This is a manga award for people all over the world, where winners are determined based on their "direction ability" without dialogue. In the 6th round (autumn 2016), we received 531 entries from 62 countries and regions. After the award ceremony, the winners also participated in the Comic Zenon New Year's Party. We actively deepened our relationships with senior manga artists who are active in Monthly Comic Zenon. In 2017, we will continue to strive to foster manga artists with the aim of further developing manga. We look forward to seeing the success of these young talents who are entering the world of manga creation through these manga awards! Click here for details on the Manga Award sponsored by Monthly Comic Zenon Click here for details on “SILENT MANGA AUDITION®” (Full text in English with automatic translation)