Celsys is running creator contests and technical partnerships around its CLIP STUDIO PAINT app. Its most recent activity is a WAKFU fan art contest with Ankama Editions, whose winning works will appear in a 2027 volume.
Celsys appears in these stories through CLIP STUDIO PAINT, its illustration and manga creation app, and through contests that put the software in front of working and aspiring creators. The most recent item is a fan art contest for the online game WAKFU, held with French publisher Ankama Editions. Celsys announced the winners on October 9. Arty_mango took the Grand Prize, Willow placed second, and _the_great_yellowbeard_ placed third. The winning works will appear in Volume 4 of WAKFU: La Grande Vague, scheduled for release in 2027, and the winners receive prize money and CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
Two months earlier, Celsys and Mangadraft named the winners of the 8th Global Comic Awards on August 6. That contest was themed "Impact" and drew over 800 entries from around the world. GaeZin won the Manga Grand Prix for "IMPACT," and Cabrita Cuernitos took the Webtoon Grand Prix for "Punch Back!" Winners received comments from guest judges, prize money, and CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
The third story is a technical one. Celsys announced the release of footage showing manga being drawn in space for Mission: SPACE COMIC, Kodansha's project to draw manga in space. The demonstration used the Kibo module's robotic arm on the ISS, and Celsys provided technical support through CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
Across the three stories, the pattern is consistent: Celsys ties CLIP STUDIO PAINT to outside partners, whether a French publisher's comic line, an international awards program, or a Kodansha project. The contests supply prizes and publication slots; the space project supplies a demonstration of the app in use. What the stories do not establish is any change to the app itself or to Celsys' own publishing plans.
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Celsys announced on October 9 the winning works of a fan art contest for the online game WAKFU, held with French publisher Ankama Editions. Arty_mango took the Grand Prize, Willow placed second, and _the_great_yellowbeard_ placed third. The works will appear in Volume 4 of WAKFU: La Grande Vague, scheduled for release in 2027. Winners receive prize money and CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
Celsys and Mangadraft announced the winners of the 8th Global Comic Awards on August 6. The contest, themed "Impact," drew over 800 entries from around the world. GaeZin won the Manga Grand Prix for "IMPACT," and Cabrita Cuernitos took the Webtoon Grand Prix for "Punch Back!" Winners received comments from guest judges, prize money, and CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
Celsys announced the release of footage showing manga being drawn in space for Mission: SPACE COMIC, Kodansha's project to draw manga in space. The demonstration used the Kibo module's robotic arm on the ISS. Celsys provided technical support through CLIP STUDIO PAINT, its illustration and manga creation app.